Ulllted States Patent [19]
`Burrell, IV
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`US006043761A
`[11] Patent Number:
`[45] Date of Patent:
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`6,043,761
`*Mar. 28, 2000
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`[54] METHOD OF USING A NINE KEY
`ALPHANUMERIC BINARY KEYBOARD
`COMBINED WITH A THREE KEY BINARY
`CONTROL KEYBOARD
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`4,012,599
`4,532,378
`4,585,908
`4,918,721
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`3/1977 Meyer ................................... .. 708/146
`7/1985 Nakayama et a1. ................... .. 708/145
`4/1986 Smith .................................... .. 708/146
`4/1990 Hashimoto ......................... .. 379/9318
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`[76] Inventor: James W. Burrell, IV, PO. Box 3822,
`Union, NJ. 07083
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`[*] Notice:
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`Claimm
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`[21] Appl. No.: 08/999,986
`[22]
`Filed:
`Jul. 24, 1998
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`Related US‘ Application Data
`[63] Continuation-in-part of application No. 08/898,727, Jul. 22,
`1997,
`H03K 17/9 4
`[51] Int Cl 7
`[52] us. Cl. ......................... .. 341/23 341/22- 379/9318-
`379/368; 708/126; 345/169,
`[58] Field of Search ................................... .. 379/368, 369,
`379/370, 93.18; 341/22, 23; 345/169; 708/146,
`145
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`[56]
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`pmimry Exam”_1er—M]Chae1 Horablk
`Assistant Examzner—T1mothy Edwards, Jr.
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm—EZra Sutton
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`[57]
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`ABSTRACT
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`This invention relates to a novel Way to use a twelve button
`telephone keypad for alphanumeric data entry‘ This inven
`tion also relates to a method of alphanumeric data entry
`using short duration or long duration binary key actuations
`using a Simultaneous Coding system and/or Sequential Cod‘
`ing system for communicating on a standard tWelve key
`push-button telephone keypad. Twe binary keys are used for
`an all capital letter mode or tWo binary keys for a loWer-case
`letter mode, along With three binary keys for an upper-case
`letter mode, for producing full alphanumeric text, including
`punctuation, symbols and control.
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`3,675,513
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`7/1972 Flanagan et a1. ..................... .. 708/146
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`1
`METHOD OF USING A NINE KEY
`ALPHANUMERIC BINARY KEYBOARD
`COMBINED WITH A THREE KEY BINARY
`CONTROL KEYBOARD
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`This patent application is a continuation of a provisional
`patent application, ?led on the 8th day of April, 1997,
`entitled “ALPHANUMERIC TELEPHONY KEYPAD
`DATA ENTRY METHOD”, noW abandoned, Which is
`shoWn in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The alphabetic code, excluding
`punctuation, shoWn in FIGS. 2A and 2B, Was invented in
`August of 1972. Since 1972, the invention has never been
`disclosed until the ?ling of the provisional patent applica
`tion. This patent application, ?led Jul. 20, 1998, is a
`continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/898,
`15
`727 ?led Jul. 22, 1997, pending, entitled “A NINE KEY
`ALPHANUMERIC BINARY KEYBOARD COMBINED
`WITH A THREE KEY BINARY CONTROL KEYBOARD
`AND COMBINATIONAL (SIMULTANEOUS AND/OR
`SEQUENTIAL) CONTROL MEANS”. This continuation
`in-part application is the completion in the development of
`the telephonic code for communicating on any standard
`tWelve button telephone keypad, Which replaces the TTY/
`TDD.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`This invention relates to a novel Way to use tWelve button
`telephone keypad labeling arrangement for alphanumeric
`data entry. This invention also relates to a method of
`alphanumeric data entry using short duration or long dura
`tion binary key actuations using a simultaneous coding
`system and/or sequential coding system for communicating
`on a standard tWelve key push-button telephone keypad.
`TWo binary keys are used for an all capital letter mode or tWo
`binary keys for a loWer-case letter mode, along With three
`binary keys for an upper-case letter mode, for producing full
`alphanumeric text, including punctuation, symbols and con
`trol. This a TTY/TDD replacement computer terminal
`invention Would be properly classi?ed in the US. Patent
`classi?cation system under:
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`/3
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`. Housing or housing component,
`/428
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`. Speci?ed terminal con?guration (e.g., novelty type).
`/434
`The code part of this invention belongs in:
`CLASS 341 CODED DATA GENERATION
`OR CONVERSION and sub-classes;
`DIGITAL PAT'IER READING TYPE CONVERTER,
`. Plural types of codes on a single carrier,
`. Having combined (e.g., denominational, combinational code)
`coding pattern,
`. Actuated by physical projection,
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`BODILY ACTUAT ED CODE GENERATOR,
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`. For handicapped user,
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`. Including keyboard or keypad,
`/22
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`. Variable key legends,
`/23
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`. For numerical pulse type transmission,
`/3O
`. Pressure sensitive actuation,
`/34
`DIGITAL CODE TO DIGITAL CODE CONVERTERS,
`/5O
`. To or from multi-level codes,
`/56
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`. Binary to or from ternary,
`/57
`. To or from number or pulses,
`/64
`. To or from variable length codes,
`/67
`. To or from mixed code formats,
`/82
`. To or from alphanumeric code formats,
`/9O
`. Coding from table look-up techniques.
`/106
`This invention also belongs in:
`CLASS 364 ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS AND
`DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS and sub-classes;
`DATA PROCESSING CONTROL SYSTEMS,
`METHODS OR APPARATUS,
`. Sequential or selective,
`.
`. State of condition or parameter (e.g., on/off),
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`. Position responsive,
`. Multiple modes (e.g., digital/analog),
`. With operator control interface (e.g., control/display
`console),
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`. Keyboard,
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`. Control systems,
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`. Multiple mode,
`. Communication/data transmission,
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`. Telephone exchange,
`OPERATIONAL CONTROL
`. Data transfer,
`/260
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`. external,
`/260.1
`. Instructional sequence,
`/262.4
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`. Other speci?c instruction sequence operation,
`/262.9
`APPLICATIONS,
`/4OO
`. Word processing,
`/419.1
`/419.14 .
`. Replacement for characters or Words,
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`CLASS 379 TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS
`and subclasses;
`INCLUDING AID FOR HANDICAPPED USER
`(E.G., VISUAL, TACTILE, HEARING AID COUPLING),
`HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC LINK FOR SPEECH
`OR PAGING SIGNAL
`(E.G., LIGHT WAVE LINK),
`. Control of selectively responsive paging arrangement over
`telephone line,
`. Radio telephone system or instrument,
`.
`. Zoned or cellular system,
`.
`. Including cordless extension set
`(i.e., having single subscriber line access),
`.
`. Including supervisory or control signaling,
`TELEPHONE LINE OR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH
`DIVERSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR SIGNALING
`(E.G., COMPOSITE),
`. With transmission of digital message signal over a telephone
`line,
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`. By voice frequency signal (e.g., tone code),
`.
`.
`. By modulated audio tone,
`. To produce visual-graphic copy reproduction (e.g., facsimile),
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`. From terminal,
`. Telegraphy,
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`. Over telephone line,
`SUPERVISORY OR CONTROL LINE SIGNALING,
`. Signal reception at substation,
`TERMINAL,
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`. Multilingual,
`/419.16 .
`. Editing (i.e., deletion, insertion, blocking,
`/419.17 .
`hyphenation, punctuation or footnotes),
`/514 R . Communication engineering,
`/6OO
`ELECTRIC HYBRID COMPUTER,
`/602
`. Specialized function performed,
`/605
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`. Integration or differentiation,
`/7OO
`ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER,
`/705.01 . Combined With diverse art device,
`/705.05 .
`. Communication device (e.g., telephone, radio,
`television),
`/709.01 . With specialized input,
`/709.08 .
`. Flexible input,
`/709.12 .
`. Including speci?c keyboard type information entry,
`/709.16 .
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`. Key sequencing (i.e., sequence de?nes function),
`/710.01 . With specialized output,
`/710.08 .
`. Selective output,
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`/710.09 .
`. Using particular format,
`/710.1
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`APPLICATIONS
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`. Learning/trainable,
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`. Communications/data transmission system,
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`. Telephone,
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`. Other speci?c communications application,
`GENERIC DEVICE
`. Analog input/output,
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`. Character generator,
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`DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
`The twelve button touch-tone telephone keypad arrange
`ment and twelve pairs of tones produced by independently
`depressing any one of the tWelve buttons have become the
`standard throughout the World. Since the advent of the
`tWelve key push-button telephone arrangement, many have
`tried to produce alphanumeric text and control means using
`only tWelve buttons. In the telephony industry, the tWelve
`binary key (four high/three Wide) push-button telephone
`keypad arrangement With tWenty-four letters of the alphabet,
`excluding the “Q” and “Z”, arranged in groups of threes,
`located on the faces of the keys numbered tWo “2” through
`nine “9”, or the tWenty-six letters of an alphabet arranged in
`groups of threes, located on the faces of the keys numbered
`one “1” through nine “9” has become the World standard.
`The actuation of any one of the tWelve binary keys, produces
`an analog, dual tone multifrequency signal (DTMF), Which
`is a combination of tWo analog voice frequency tones. The
`telephone system hardWare then converts the analog DTMF
`tones into a digital signal for processing, digital phones
`being the exception. In the past, the “Q” and “Z” have been
`located on the face of the keys in a feW different locations.
`The most common Way in the past, is Where the “Q” and “Z”
`are located on the “1” key. Usually the “Q” and “Z” are
`located next to each other above the “1”.
`US. Pat. No. 3,675,513 to James Flanagan, et al. dis
`closes a communication system for exchanging alphanu
`meric information. Flanagan positions from left to right; The
`“Q”, “Z” and period “.” on the “1” key. The “Q” is produced
`by actuating the “1” key, folloWed by the actuation of the “0”
`key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key tWice,
`folloWed by the actuation of the “0” key. The period “.” is
`produced by actuating the “1” key three times, folloWed by
`the actuation of the “0” key.
`US. Pat. No. 4,012,599 to Jerome Meyer discloses a
`communicator and encoding scheme. Meyer positions from
`left to right; The period “.”, “Q” and “Z” on the “1” key. The
`period “.” is produced by actuating the “*” key, folloWed by
`the actuation of the “1” key. The “Q” is produced by
`actuating the “0” key, folloWed by the actuation of the “1”
`key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the “#” key, folloWed
`by the actuation of the “1” key.
`US. Pat. No. 4,427,848 to Peter Tsakanikas discloses an
`alphanumeric data transmission system. Tsakanikas posi
`tions from left to right; the “Q”, “Z” and hyphen “-” on the
`“1” key, although there is no coding scheme to layout to
`?gure out actuation combinations for data representation.
`Single actuation is used for the left data position, double
`actuation is used for the middle data position and triple
`actuation is used for the right data position to produce the
`desired alphabetic data.
`US. Pat. No. 4,440,977 to John Pao, et al. discloses a
`sequential tWelve key apparatus. Pao positions from left to
`right; the period “.”, “Q” and “Z” on the “1” key. The period
`“.” is produced by actuating the “1” key, folloWed by the
`actuation of the “*” key. The “Q” is produced by actuating
`the “1” key, folloWed by the actuation of the “0” key. The
`“Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key, folloWed by the
`actuation of the “#” key.
`US. Pat. No. 4,532,378 to Yasunoba Nakayama, et al.
`discloses a telephone apparatus for alphanumeric data entry.
`Nakayama positions from left to right; the “Q”, “Z” and
`period “.” on the “1” key. Single key actuation for the left
`data position, double actuation for the middle data position
`and triple actuation for the right data position, folloWed by
`the actuation of the “0” key, to produce the desired alpha
`betic data.
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`US. Pat. No. 4,585,908 to Louis Smith discloses a data
`entry and display circuit. Smith represents from left to right;
`the “Q”, a “(blank)” and a “Z” on the “1” key. The “Q” is
`produced by actuating the “1” key, folloWed by the actuation
`of the “#” key. The un?lled data position betWeen the “Q”
`and “Z”, referred to as “(blank)”, is not used for anything.
`The “Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key, folloWed by
`the actuation of the “#” key. In Smith’s patent application
`explanation, all numbers require double actuation of the
`numeric key to produce a number. Unlike this present
`invention and application, numeric data is produced by
`single number key actuations, While in a single key number
`mode. Smith also does not explain or claim a space, only
`cursor movement, and claims a circuit requiring an actuation
`of a key for an unspeci?ed predetermined duration, along
`With a second key actuation, With a second unspeci?ed
`predetermined duration of actuation. There is no con?ict in
`What Smith claims in US. Pat. No. 4,585,908, to What is
`claimed in this patent application.
`US. Pat. No. 4,650,927 to Leland James discloses a
`processor-assisted system for communicating using a tele
`phone. James positions from left to right; the “Q” and “Z”
`on the “1” key. The “Q” is produced by actuating the “1”
`key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key. When the
`alphabetic Word is completed, the user actuates the “*” key
`as a space, Which sends the alphabetic data Word to a
`computer to decipher What the Word is.
`US. Pat. No. 4,674,112 to George Kondraske, et al.
`discloses a communication apparatus including a method of
`use. Kondraske positions from left to right; the “Q”, “Z” and
`apostrophe “’” on the “1” key. The “Q” is produced by
`actuating the “1” key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the
`“1” key. When the alphabetic Word is completed, the user
`actuates the “*” key as a space, Which sends the alphabetic
`data Word to a computer to decipher What the Word is.
`US. Pat. No. 4,737,980 to William Curtin, et al. discloses
`a method and apparatus for inputting data into a computer.
`Curtin positions from left to right; the “Q”, “Z” and a box(?)
`on the “1” key. Three alphabetic letters and the number on
`the key face are all represented by the same key actuation.
`Apredetermined probability algorithm guesses What type of
`data the user entered into the phone/computer terminal.
`US. Pat. No. 4,918,721 to KaZuo Hashimoto discloses a
`phone capable of producing upper-case and loWer-case
`letters. Hasimoto positions from left to right; the “Q”, “Z”
`and “space” on the number “1” key. TWo methods of data
`entry are disclosed. In the ?rst, the “Q” is produced by
`actuating the “#” key, folloWed by the actuation the “1” key.
`The “Z” is produced by actuating the “#” key tWice, fol
`loWed by the actuation of the “1” key. The “space” is
`produced by actuating the “#” key three times, folloWed by
`the actuation of the “1” key. In the second method of data
`entry, the “Q” is produced by actuating the “1” key tWice,
`folloWed by the actuation of the “#” key. The “q” is
`produced by actuating the “1” key tWice, folloWed by the
`actuation of the “*” key. The “Z” is produced by actuating
`the “1” key three times, folloWed by the actuation of the “#”
`key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key three
`times, folloWed by the actuation of the “*” key. The space
`“ ” is produced by actuating the “1” key four times, folloWed
`by the actuation of the “#” key.
`US. Pat. No. 5,392,338 to Adel Danish, et al. discloses a
`method for entering alphabetic characters into a telephone
`apparatus. Danish et al. represents from left to right; the “Q”
`and “Z” on the “1” key. The “Q” is produced by actuating
`the “1” key. The “Z” is produced by actuating the “1” key
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`twice. Numbers must be entered individually, followed by
`the activation of the “#” key.
`US. Pat. No. 3,647,973 to James et al., US. Pat. No.
`4,005,388 to Morley et al., US. Pat. No. 4,007,443 to
`Bromberg et al., US. Pat. No. 4,191,854 to Coles, US. Pat.
`No. 4,307,266 to Messina, US. Pat. No. 4,426,555 to
`Underkof?er, US. Pat. No. 4,608,457 to Fowler et al., US.
`Pat. No. 4,825,464 to Wen, are additional prior art patents
`Where the “Q” and “Z” are represented or located on the “0”
`key.
`US. Pat. No. 3,526,892 to Bartlett et al., US. Pat. No.
`3,573,376 to Bartlett et al., US. Pat. No. 3,618,038 to Stein,
`US. Pat. No. 3,746,793 to Sachs, US. Pat. No. 3,833,765 to
`Hillborn et al., US. Pat. No. 3,870,821 to Steury, US. Pat.
`No. 3,879,722 to KnoWlton, US. Pat. No. 3,967,273 to
`KnoWlton, US. Pat. No. 4,304,968 to Klausner et al., US.
`Pat. No. 4,344,069 to Frame, US. Pat. No. 4,381,502 to
`Frame, US. Pat. No. 4,500,751 to Darland et al., US. Pat.
`No. 4,649,563 to Risken, US. Pat. No. 4,658,417 to Hash
`imoto et al., US. Pat. No. 4,677,659 to Dargan, US. Pat. No.
`4,817,129 to Risken, US. Pat. No. 4,988,997 to Frame, US.
`Pat. No. 5,117,455 to Danish, US. Pat. No. 5,163,084 to
`Kim et al., US. Pat. No. 5,303,288 to Duffy et al., US. Pat.
`No. 5,339,358 to Danish et al., US. Pat. No. 5,486,823 to
`Tsai, US. Pat. No. 5,548,634 to Gahang et al., US. Pat. No.
`5,559,512 to J asinski et al., disclose prior art patents that use
`the phone keypad to enter alphanumeric data.
`US. Pat. No. 2,073,333 to ChireiX, US. Pat. No. 3,381,
`276 to James, US. Pat. No. 3,582,554 to LeBlang, US. Pat.
`No. 3,778,553 to Rackman, US. Pat. No. 4,481,508 to
`Kamei et al., US. Pat. No. 4,486,741 to NoZaWa et al., US.
`Pat. No. 4,680,278 to Davis,II et al., US. Pat. No. 4,724,423
`to Kinoshita, US. Pat. No. 4,799,254 to Dayton et al., US.
`Pat. No. 4,860,234 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 4,891,777 to
`Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 4,910,697 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No.
`4,924,431 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 4,999,795 to Lapeyre,
`US. Pat. No. 5,007,008 to Beers, US. Pat. No. 5,031,119 to
`Dulaney et al., US. Pat. No. 5,062,070 to Lapeyre, US. Pat.
`No. 5,067,103 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 5,105,375 to
`Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 5,124,940 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No.
`5,184,315 to Lapeyre, US. Pat. No. 5,274,693 to Waldman,
`US. Pat. No. 5,581,593 to Engelke et al., disclose other prior
`art patents.
`With the advent of the alphanumeric pager and the
`transference of alphanumeric data using the standard tWelve
`key telephone, a Way of eliminating a data entry operator is
`needed. This invention solves the problem of tWelve button
`alphanumeric simultaneous and/or sequential coding for full
`alphanumeric teXt data entry.
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`This invention uses any standard tWelve key push-button
`phone keypad arrangement to produce full alphanumeric
`text, including a space, punctuation, symbols and control.
`The differences in the present invention are the keyboard
`arrangement and the system and method of producing
`tWenty-siX letters of an alphabet or data characters, such as
`Chinese or Japanese, and a space on a standard tWelve key
`pushbutton phone arrangement. The preferred telephone
`keypad labeling embodiment, has the letters “Q” and “Z” are
`produced by the preferred number “1” key, With a “space”
`positioned betWeen the “Q” and “Z”, the “ABC” on the
`preferred “2” key, the “DEF” on the preferred “3” key, the
`“GHI” on the preferred “4” key, the “JKL” on the preferred
`“5” key, the “MNO” on the preferred “6” key, the “PRS” on
`the preferred “7” key, the “TUV” on the preferred “8” key
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`and the “WXY” on the “9” key. The “ABC” could be on the
`“1” key or on any other key. As long as any tWenty-siX
`alphabetic characters and a space are produced by nine
`binary keys numbered one “1” through nine “9” combined
`With ?rst, second or third binary control key, of a three key
`binary control keyboard, producing a ?rst, second or third
`data character on each binary key of a ?rst set of nine binary
`keys, While in an alphabetic mode.
`Numbers are produced in the number mode by the single
`key activations presently used throughout the World today.
`To produce a hyphen “-” betWeen numbers, Which are
`found in phone numbers, While in the number mode, the ?rst
`left preferred asterisk “*” binary control key is combined
`With the activation, either simultaneously With or folloWed
`by-the activation of the third right preferred number “#”
`binary control key.
`To produce a decimal point “.” found betWeen numbers,
`While in the number mode, the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*”
`binary control key is combined With the activation, either
`simultaneously With or folloWed by the activation of the
`second middle preferred Zero “0” binary control key.
`To produce a backspace While in the number mode, the
`third right preferred number “#” binary control key is
`activated once, When it is not folloWed by the activation of
`a ?rst binary control key or a second binary control key,.
`To delete all previously entered numeric data While in the
`number mode, the third right preferred number “#” binary
`control key is activated, When it is not folloWed by the
`activation of a ?rst binary control key or a second binary
`control key, folloWed by the secondary activation of the third
`right preferred number “#” binary control key, When it is not
`folloWed by the activation of a ?rst binary control key or a
`second binary control key,.
`Activation of the third right preferred number “#” binary
`control key three times, While in the number mode or
`alphabet mode, produces the “ENTER/RETURN/SEND”
`function.
`binary
`Activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk
`control key, While in the number mode, When not folloWed
`by the activation of second middle preferred Zero “0” binary
`control key or the activation of the third right preferred
`number “#” binary control key, eXits the number mode and
`enters a tWo key upper-case alphabet mode.
`binary
`Activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk
`control key folloWed by the secondary activation of the ?rst
`left preferred asterisk “*” binary control key, When not
`folloWed by the activation of second middle preferred Zero
`“0” binary control key or the activation of the third right
`preferred number “#” binary control key, While in the
`number mode, eXits the number mode and enters a tWo key
`loWer-case alphabet mode and a three key upper-case alpha
`bet mode, Where the secondary activation of the binary
`control key produces the upper-case character.
`When the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*” binary control
`key is depressed once While in the number mode, the
`apparatus enters into a tWo key continuous upper-case
`alphabet mode to produce up to tWenty-siX letters or char
`acters of an alphabet and a space. Depressing the binary key
`of a ?rst set of nine binary keys, With the desired alphabetic
`data, combined With the simultaneous activation or folloWed
`by the activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*” binary
`control key produces the ?rst left position data character, the
`second middle preferred Zero “0” binary control key pro
`duces the second middle position data character, or the third
`right preferred number “#” binary control key produces the
`third right position data character. The tWo key preferred
`embodiment is shoWn in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
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`When the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*” binary control
`key is depressed once While in the number mode, followed
`by the secondary activation the ?rst left preferred asterisk
`“*” binary control key, the apparatus enters into a tWo key
`loWer-case and three key upper-case alphabetic mode, to
`produce tWenty-siX loWer-case letters or characters of an
`alphabet and a space and tWenty-siX upper-case letters or
`characters of an alphabet and a space. Depressing the binary
`key of a ?rst set of nine binary keys, With the desired
`alphabetic data, combined With the simultaneous activation
`or folloWed by the activation of the ?rst left preferred
`asterisk “*” binary control key produces the ?rst left posi
`tion data character, Where the secondary activation of the
`binary control key produces the upper-case character the
`second middle preferred Zero “0” binary control key pro
`duces the second middle position data character, Where the
`secondary activation of the binary control key produces the
`upper-case character, or the third right preferred number “#”
`binary control key produces the third right position data
`character, Where the secondary activation of the binary
`control key produces the upper-case character. The tWo key
`loWer-case and three key upper-case preferred embodiment
`is shoWn in FIGS. 6A through 6D.
`Activation of the second middle preferred Zero “0” binary
`control key, While in the alphabetic mode, folloWed by the
`secondary activation of the second middle preferred Zero “0”
`binary control key, produces a space.
`Activation of the second middle preferred Zero “0” binary
`control key three times successively, While in the alphabetic
`mode, produces the “TAB” function.
`binary
`Activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk
`control key, While in the alphabetic mode, folloWed by the
`secondary activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*”
`binary control key, deletes the previously entered alphabetic
`or punctuation bit of data, otherWise knoWn as the back
`space. Activation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*”
`binary control key three times successively, While in the
`alphabetic mode, deletes the previously entered Word. Acti
`vation of the ?rst left preferred asterisk “*” binary control
`key, While in the alphabetic mode, combined With the
`activation, either simultaneously With or folloWed by the
`activation of the second middle preferred Zero “0” binary
`control key, produces a period “.”. Activation of the ?rst left
`preferred asterisk “*” binary control key, While in the
`alphabetic mode, combined With the activation, either simul
`taneously With or folloWed by the activation of the third right
`preferred number “#” binary control key, enters a one-time
`use punctuation mode, Which is then folloWed by the desired
`punctuation data representation on one of the ten keys
`numbered one “1” through Zero “0”, Where the preferred “1”
`key produces a question mark “?”, Where the preferred “2”
`key produces a comma “,”, Where the preferred “3” key
`produces an exclamation mark “!”, Where the preferred “4”
`key produces an open quote ‘“‘”, Where the preferred “5” key
`produces an apostrophe “’”, Where the preferred “6” key
`produces a closed quote “’”’, Where the preferred “7” key
`produces an open parenthesis “(”, Where the preferred “8”
`key produces a semi-colon “;”, Where the preferred “9” key
`produces a closed parenthesis “)”; Where the preferred “0”
`key produces a colon “1”. After the activation of the pre
`ferred numbered key, the apparatus automatically returns to
`the previous alphabetic mode.
`Activation of the third right preferred number “#” binary
`control key combined With the activation, either simulta
`neously With or folloWed by the activation of the second
`middle preferred Zero “0” binary control key While in the
`alphabetic mode, returns the keyboard to the number mode.
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`Further objects, features, and advantages of the present
`invention Will become apparent upon the consideration of
`the folloWing detailed description of the presently-preferred
`embodiment When taken in conjunction With the accompa
`nying draWings, Wherein:
`FIG. 1 shoWs the standard tWelve key push-button tele
`phone keypad con?guration.
`FIGS. 2A and 2B shoW a coding scheme for use on the
`keypad of FIG. 1 or preferably on the keypad of FIG. 4, ?led
`as a provisional application on 8th day of April, 1997,
`entitled “ALPHANUMERIC TELEPHONY KEYPAD
`DATA ENTRY METHOD”.
`FIG. 3 shoWs the standard tWelve key push-button tele
`phone keypad con?guration With the “Q” and “Z” located on
`the number “1” key With a space “ ” positioned betWeen the
`“Q” and “Z.”
`FIG. 4 shoWs a preferred embodiment for the tWelve key
`push-button telephone keypad, With punctuation marks
`included.
`FIGS. 5A and 5B shoW a preferred continuous upper-case
`alphabetic coding scheme for use on the keypad of FIG. 1 or
`preferably on the keypad of FIG. 4.
`FIGS. 6A through 6D shoW a preferred loWer-case and
`upper-case alphabetic coding scheme for use on the keypad
`of FIG. 1 or preferably on the keypad of FIG. 4.
`FIG. 7 shoWs an eXample of the activation combinations
`for the continuous upper-case alphanumeric mode.
`FIG. 8 shoWs an eXample of the activation combinations
`for the loWer-case and upper-case alphanumeric mode.
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