*****
民國初年, 鑒於中文查字困難, 陳立夫先生發明五筆檢字法,
以首四筆,末一筆的簡單方法從字典中找字. 可惜早了幾十年,
敵不過根深蒂固的 "字根部位法".
結果像我這樣的笨人都只好使用 "數筆畫表", 或 "難字表" 來找字.
除了 "木", "三點水", "火", .... 幾個簡單的部首,
好多字根本不知道從那裡查起!
你知道 "愛" 要查 "心" 部嗎?
1991 年, 北京商務出版張椿兄的 "新華字典 - 筆順部首檢字表",
張先生於 1980 年代提出:
橫 ( - ),
直 ( | ),
撇 (飄) ( / ),
點 ( . ),
曲 (乙)
檢字法總算向前跨了一步. 他捨棄 "部首" 不管,
專注意餘下的 "半字", 用他的 五種筆畫 去找字.
這樣查字典找字, 是簡單快速了許多.
最有效率的辦法是 ", 按序 縮小範圍去找",
西方文字就是使用這種方法.
連幼稚園的小朋友都會查字典.
~~~
筆者最近發明的
先確定漢字的 "外框(輪廓)", 再及 "內涵(內容)".
各由周邊四個筆畫,
用 4 個 幾何形狀與筆畫者相似之對應 數字 GeoStroke 碼,
先後依 順序表出.
逐 "碼" 按序 縮小範圍直至突顯出所想要找出的 "漢字" 為止.
採用同樣方法來搜求 "網址" 也極為有效.
而且, 是十個數目字, 從 0 找到 9
比 26 個字母從 a 找到 z 要快速得多.
~~~
2 橫[筵]
-
***
1976 年發表 "形意檢字法".
1979 年依三軍大學校長蔣緯國建議改名 "倉頡輸入法";
1989 年在大陸發表 "中文大字庫",
1991 年發表 "聚珍中文
合系統", 並回到臺灣發展.
1998 年成立士芯公司,
1999 年二月香港文化傳信集團購併士芯公司, 邀請他擔任文化傳信集團副主席.
~~~
1992 年資訊月推出 "國音輸入法",
1994年改名為 "自然輸入法",
以人類智慧解決注音輸入, 倉頡輸入
(聯合報記者: 李若松)
***
* 所謂 五筆, 即是將鍵盤上之
26 個字母 a,b, ..., y, z 鍵上之諸輸入用 字根
依 各漢字字根之起始筆畫
用前述之五種筆畫分劃成
橫, 直, 撇, , 及 曲
, 以便利雙手迅速操作.
即:
橫 (-): "1 區", G 以左之字母 ASDFG 鍵.
起筆為 "-" 之諸字根.
例如: 工, 丁, 大, 土, 王.
直 (|): "2 區", H 以右之字母 HJKL 加上 M 鍵.
起筆為 "|" 之諸字根.
例如: 目, 日, 口, 田, 山.
撇 (/): "3 區", T 以左之字母 QWERT 鍵.
起筆為 "/" 之諸字根.
例如: 金, 人, 月, 白, 竹.
(): "4 區", Y 以右之字母 YUIOP 鍵.
起筆為 "." 或 "\" 之諸字根.
(由之短小 下鈍筆畫 ".",
或 由左上向右下落之短小 下寬轉尖筆畫 "\" ).
例如: 方,立, 水, 火, 之.
曲 (乙): "5 區": N 以左之字母 XCVBN 鍵.
起筆為 "乙" (曲, 彎, 扭) 之諸字根.
例如: 弓, 又, 女, 子, 心.
~~~
US4684926: Universal system of encoding chinese characters and its keyboard View Images (15 pages) | View Cart Add to cart: PDF (~1430 KB) | TIFF (~1130 KB) | SmartPatent (~1130 KB) | Fax | More choices... Inventor(s):
Applicant(s): none Issued/Filed Dates: Aug. 4, 1987 / May. 14, 1984 CC Application Number: US1984000609900 IPC Class: G06F 003/02; B41V 005/00; Class: Current: 341/028; 382/243; 400/109; 400/110; Original: 340/365.R; 400/109; 400/110; 382/056; Field of Search: 340/365 R,365 S,484 400/110,109 382/56,13
~~~
I claim: 1. A method for encoding Chinese characters and phrases inputted from a keyboard, each of the phrases including at least two characters, each of the characters including at least one root, and each of the roots including at least one stroke, and each of the roots having a sequence within its respective character, and each of the strokes having a form and a sequence within its respective root, the sequences of roots and strokes being determined by the traditional sequence of Chinese handwriting, the method comprising:
(i) strokes are characterized as having one of a plurality
of basic types in accordance with their forms;
(ii) roots, selected according to a frequency distribution
both in constituting characters and in practical usage,
are classified into a plurality of sections, each root
being classified according to a first one of the basic
types which characterizes a first stroke of the root and
each basic type of stroke is also considered to be a
root; and
(iii) each of the sections is divided into blocks, each of
the blocks being identified by one of:
A. a second one of the basic types which
characterizes a second stroke of each root; and
B. a number of strokes forming a root;
the keys corresponding to the break-down in such a way that each of the plurality of keys corresponds to one of the blocks; and
***
Applicant(s): Tsai; Buck S., Taipei, Taiwan Issued/Filed Dates: April 24, 1990 / Dec. 1, 1987 E2 (Expired) Application Number: US1987000127069 IPC Class: G06F 015/38; Class: Current: 707/535; 400/110; 400/484; Original: 364/419; 400/110; 400/484; Field of Search: 400/110,484,489 364/419,200 MS File,900 MS File Priority Number(s): June 22, 1987 CN1987076103564
~~~
I claim: 1. An improved method of inputting Chinese characters and phrases, each of the phrases including more than two characters, each of the character including at least one radical, and each of the radical including at least one stroke, wherein 244 basic radicals for forming the characters are associated with 41 keys of a computer keyboard, comprising the following steps:
(1) selecting a radical covering as many strokes as
possible without taking consideration of stroke orders;
(2) using at most four codes for a character while
omitting the code between the third code and the last
code;
(3) entering first the radical in the middle portion of a
character in case the middle portion is flanked
symmetrically by a left side portion and a right side
portion, with the exception that the side portions are " ",
" ", " " or " ";
(4) entering first a radical enclosing the remaining
strokes of a character on four sides or three sides or
upper left and right sides;
(5) entering a radical enclosing the remaining stroke of
a character on lower left and right sides after inputting
the remaining stroke, for example, " " and " ";
(6) entering directly the radicals of " " and " " if their
strokes are completed before crossing by the other
stroke, for example, " " and " "; otherwise, the radical of
" " is keyed in alternatively, for example, " " and " ";
(7) entering the radical of " " by " " instead of " " in case
the radical is crossed with other stroke, for example, " "
being keyed in by " " instead of " "; and
(8) entering directly the radical of " " is without taking
consideration of the stroke contained therein; and
***
Applicant(s): none Issued/Filed Dates: Aug. 4, 1998 / Sept. 22, 1994 Application Number: US1994000310726 IPC Class: H03K 017/94; Class: Current: 341/028; 400/110; 707/535; Original: 341/028; 400/110; 707/535; Field of Search: 341/28,22,20 364/419.09 400/110 707/535 345/171
~~~
I claim:
1. A method of encoding Chinese and Japanese ideographic
characters for computer entry, retrieval and processing, comprising
the steps of:
a) categorizing the geometrical strokes utilized to form
ideographic characters into ten stroke family types and
assigning a distinct Arabic numeral, ranging between 0-9, to
each of said ten stroke types, wherein each stroke is
categorized to closely resemble it's assigned numeral;
b) reading the stroke formations at four strategic locations, the
two upper corners and the two lower-side edges, on the
periphery of a character in a "Z" sequence to obtain a four-digit
FRAME code for the character;
c) identifying the block formation pattern of the character and
selecting a particular block or sub-block thereof as an ID
block, in accordance with a set of rules; and
d) reading the stroke formations at four strategic locations, the
two upper corners and the two lower-side edges, of the
selected ID block of the character in a "Z" sequence to obtain
a four-digit ID code therefore;
wherein each ideographic character is uniquely identified by an
eight-digit Geo-Stroke code comprising a corresponding
four-digit FRAME code and a corresponding four-digit ID code.
***
*****
(II) The Radical Method is too difficult to learn and use,
not practical in daily living use.
It can not be promoted widely to general public
and to Chinese-character-using population.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
10-key GeoStroke,See US Pat. 5,790,055 n D370,899
IBM Patent Search Site
PRC Pat. CN 1121598A
^^^^^^^^^^^^
數據式 (不拆字猜字根, 不用猜音符.)
專業 與 日常生活 皆可使用
www.10-key.com
Summary of Patents (2)
GeoStroke 中文輸入法解說
認圖(見字)設碼輸入法 GeoStroke 專利說明書
(US 5790055, US D370899 , US 5852414)
www.GeoStroke.com (Big5, GB, n Eng. )
日常生活用 四碼中文輸入法
文字處理專業用 八碼中文輸入法
介紹 認圖(見字)中文輸入法 (Eng.)
GeoStroke 介紹 (Big-5)
GeoStroke 介紹 (GB)
10-key GeoStroke (Big-5)
拆字字根式 文字處理人員專業用
五筆字型 (US 4684926)
大易 (US 4920492)
倉頡 (Big5 n GB)
行列輸入法
大易輸入法
嘸蝦米輸入法
注, 拼音式, 自然(國音)式, ... 文字處理人員專業用
自然輸入法 (Big5 n Eng.)
注音, 拼音, 及羅馬拼音