Jenny K Lai

US Patent:

8103499, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Mar 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/050840

Inventors:

Jenny Huang-Yu Lai - Seattle WA, US
Jianchao Wu - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Tegic Communications, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 4, 704 2, 704 3, 704 7, 704 8, 704 9, 345168, 345171, 715262, 715263, 715264, 715265

Abstract:

To enter Chinese text, a user enters the corresponding phonetic spelling via telephone style keypad. Some or all keys represent multiple phonetic letters. In disambiguating entered key presses to yield a valid phonetic spelling, a computer divides the key presses into segments, while still preserving key press order. Each segment must correspond to an entry in a dictionary of Chinese characters, character phrases, and/or character components such as radicals or other predetermined stroke groupings. Upon arrival of a new key press that cannot form a valid entry when appended to the current segment, key presses are incrementally reallocated from the previous segment. As for already-resolved segments occurring prior to the previous and current segments, these are left intact. After each shifting attempt, the computer reinterprets key presses of the last two segments, and accepts the new segmentation if the segments form valid dictionary entries.

US Patent:

20050027524, Feb 3, 2005

Filed:

Jul 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/631543

Inventors:

Jianchao Wu - Sammamish WA, US
Jenny Lai - Seattle WA, US
Lian He - Kirkland WA, US
Pim Meurs - Kenmore WA, US
Keng Wong - Seattle WA, US
Lu Zhang - Bothell WA, US

International Classification:

G10L015/26

US Classification:

704235000

Abstract:

A system and method for inputting Chinese characters using Pinyin without requiring the entry of a delimiter key between Pinyin entries in a reduced keyboard is disclosed. The system searches for all possible single or multiple Pinyin spellings based on the entered Latin alphabets. Once the user has completed the inputting of the Pinyin spellings for desired Chinese phrase or characters, all possible matching phrases or characters are displayed on screen and off-screen due to screen size. The user then scrolls through a list of matching phrases or characters and selects the desired one by clicking.

US Patent:

20060018545, Jan 26, 2006

Filed:

Jan 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/040911

Inventors:

Lu Zhang - Bothell WA, US
Pim Meurs - Kenmore WA, US
Lian He - Issaquah WA, US
Ethan Bradford - Seattle WA, US
Jianchao Wu - Sammamish WA, US
Jenny Lai - Seattle WA, US
Kengchong Wong - Bellevue WA, US
Siu Leung - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/18

US Classification:

382185000

Abstract:

The invention provides a stroke and phonetic text input entry system that has substantially the same definition of stroke match as that used in T9, where the input is a phrasal input rather than a character input. The invention solves the problem of Chinese phrasal stroke and phonetic text input by allowing users to enter an arbitrary number of strokes for each character in a phrase, where each character is separated by a delimiter. In this way, the invention provides a system that is easily learned and efficiently applied. Thus, the invention makes it possible for users to enter multiple characters while keeping their single character input habits. Each Chinese character has a standard stroke sequence in Guo Biao (GB), which is the standard for mainland China, or multiple sequences for BIG5 Chinese Character Encoding for Traditional (Complex) Characters, which is the de facto standard in Taiwan but not used in mainland China. With the invention, users do not have to enter the complete sequence for a single character, but instead can stop at any point and enter a delimiter which indicates the end of the previous character and the start of the next character. The whole stroke sequence entered by the user can then be split into a few groups that are separated by zero or more delimiters. Phrases can then be identified by user entry of groups of characters. The presently preferred phrase matching criteria are as follows: the first stroke group matches the leading stroke sequence of the first character of the phrase; the second stroke group matches the leading stroke sequence of the second character of the phrase, etc; the phrases that match the entered stroke sequence are presented to the user for selection. A user interface design for Chinese phrasal stroke text input is also provided.

US Patent:

20070040707, Feb 22, 2007

Filed:

Aug 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/464748

Inventors:

Jenny Lai - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H03K 17/94
G06F 17/20

US Classification:

341028000, 704008000

Abstract:

Components and characters are separated in a user interface for stroke based input of Chinese characters. A user enters a stroke sequence, and matching components and characters are separately displayed in separate selection lists. When the user selects a component, the character selection list is updated to only display characters that contain that component. This input methodology can be implemented on mobile phones, as well as other computing devices such as personal digital assistants. More characters are visible in the character selection list, which aids all users. Of further benefit to those who do use components, more components are displayed as components and characters do not need to share selection list space. Furthermore, separating components and characters reduces confusion between characters and components that look similar.

US Patent:

20080154576, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/614960

Inventors:

Jianchao Wu - Sammamish WA, US
Jenny Huang-Yu Lai - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/28

US Classification:

704 2

Abstract:

A computer-driven system includes different modes interpreting user entered text according to different corresponding vocabularies. Each mode may additionally include a different modality for ultimately resolving and completing the input. Each mode presents the user with a different interpretation of user entered text, according to the associated vocabulary. Displayed output is limited to one or another of the modes in accordance with user instructions to switch between modes.

US Patent:

20080168381, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Aug 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/848197

Inventors:

Jonathan Nelson - Seattle WA, US
David Schultz - Seattle WA, US
Jenny Lai - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

715780

Abstract:

A non-modal search box with a text-entry ribbon for a portable media player. The non-modal search box enables a user to quickly and efficiently locate media on the portable media player, without having to enter a specific search mode. The non-modal search box may be present on one or more media player screens, without the user first having to select a search option or otherwise indicate a desire to search for a piece of media. The non-modal search box allows a user to navigate between the search box and search results without having to switch modes. The search box is an input box for character entry. The search box may utilize a text-entry ribbon to allow a user to input characters into the search box.

US Patent:

20100318551, Dec 16, 2010

Filed:

Jun 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/816373

Inventors:

Jenny Lai - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

707765, 715810, 707E17063

Abstract:

A hardware and/or software facility facilitates search string entry and refinement on a mobile device. A user enters a search string on a mobile device via one or more input methods. The facility searches the user's device and/or one or more remote data areas and returns search results that match the entered search string. Search results include, for example, information, links, files, and other results that correspond to the search string. Before and/or after the search is performed, the facility applies one or more filters that produce refined search results. Filters may relate to location, category, synonyms, data type, social-network, and other groupings—including user-defined groupings—that may refine the search results. Filters may be applied automatically and/or in response to user selection of a filter.