Dynamic keyboard and method for dynamically redefining keys on a keyboard
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the plurality of keys including a displayed polysemous symbol defined to correspond thereto, and for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key;
memory for storing a plurality of symbol sequences including the corresponding polysemoous symbol of each selected key, in sequential order of selection; and
control means for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence, in response to each key selection, to a plurality of prestored symbol sequences, each including at least one symbol in a predetemined sequence, and for dynamically redefining symbols of less than all of the plurality of displayed keys of the integrated input and display device in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence matching at least one of the plurality of prestored symbol sequences.
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A dynamic keyboard includes a plurality of keys, each with an associated symbol, which are dynamically redefinable to provide access to higher level keyboards. Based on sequenced symbols of keys sequentially activated, certain dynamic categories and subcategories can be accessed and keys corresponding thereto dynamically redefined. Dynamically redefined keys can include embellished symbols and/or newly displayed symbols. These dynamically redefined keys can then provide the user with the ability to easily access both core and fringe vocabulary words in a speech synthesis system.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the plurality of keys including a displayed polysemous symbol defined to correspond thereto, and for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for storing a plurality of symbol sequences including the corresponding polysemoous symbol of each selected key, in sequential order of selection; and control means for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence, in response to each key selection, to a plurality of prestored symbol sequences, each including at least one symbol in a predetemined sequence, and for dynamically redefining symbols of less than all of the plurality of displayed keys of the integrated input and display device in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence matching at least one of the plurality of prestored symbol sequences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 87)
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42. An apparatus, comprising:
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integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the plurality of keys including a displayed rolvsemous symbol defined to correspond thereto, and for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for temporarily storing a symbol sequence including the corresponding polysemous symbol of each selected key, in sequential order of selection; and control means for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence, in response to each key selection, to a first set of a plurality of prestored symbol sequences, each including at least one symbol in a predetermined sequence and an associated prestored message, for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence to a second set of a plurality of prestored symbol sequences in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence failing to match any of the first set of prestored symbol sequences, and for dynamically redefining symbols of less than all of the plurality of displayed keys in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence matching one of the second set of prestored symbol sequences. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91)
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90. An apparatus, comprising:
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integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the plurality of keys including a displayed polysemous symbol defined to correspond thereto, and for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for temporarily storing a symbol sequence including the corresponding polysemous symbol of each selected key, in sequential order of selection; and control means for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence, in response to each key selection, to a plurality of prestored symbol sequences, each including at least one symbol in a predetermined sequence, and for dynamically redefining symbols of less than all of the plurality of displayed keys of the integrated input and display device in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence matching at least one of the plurality of prestored symbol sequences.
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92. An apparatus, comprising:
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integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the plurality of keys including a displayed polysemous symbol defined to correspond thereto, and for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for storing a plurality of symbol sequences, each associated with a prestored dynamic category; control means for detecting, in sequence, selection of a plurality of keys of the displayed keyboard, for accessing a prestored dynamic category based upon the sequence of polysemous symbols of detected keys selected, and for embellishing a plurality of displayed key symbols of the integrated input and display device based upon the accessed prestored dynamic category, to dynamically redefine symbols of keys of the displayed keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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104. An apparatus, comprising:
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integrated input and display device for displaying a plurality of keys of a displayed keyboard, each of the Plurality of keys including a corresponding displayed polysemous symbol, and for inputting a corresponding polvsemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for storing a plurality of symbol sequences, each associated with a prestored dynamic category; control means for detecting, in sequence, selection of a plurality of keys of the displayed keyboard, for accessing a prestored dynamic category based upon the sequence of polysemous symbols of detected keys selected, and for displaying keys with a plurality of new symbols in place of or simultaneous with a plurality of keys with previously displayed polysemous key symbols of the integrated input and display device based upon the accessed prestored dynamic category, to dynamically redefine the displayed keyboard to include keys with new symbols. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115)
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113. An apparatus comprising:
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keyboard, including a plurality of keys with polysemous symbols defined to correspond thereto, for inputting a corresponding polysemous symbol upon selection of a key; memory for temporarily storing a symbol sequence including the corresponding polysemous symbol of each selected key in sequential order of selection; control means for comparing the temporarily stored symbol sequence, in response to each key selection, to a plurality of prestored symbol sequences, each including at least one symbol in a predetermined sequence; display for displaying a plurality of embellished symbols, embellished from the polysemous symbols corresponding to the plurality of keys, in response to the temporarily stored symbol sequence matching at least one of the plurality of prestored symbol sequences, the control means dynamically redefining symbols of keys on the keyboard to correspond, respectively, to the displayed embellished symbols. - View Dependent Claims (114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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