METHOD FOR CONDUCTING JAPANESE INPUT BY ONE HAND, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily input Japanese by one hand with small-sized input keys.;SOLUTION: One of the characters ('a' to 'wa') of the ('a' stage) assigned to a ten-key 16 is inputted by one hand and converted into the characters of the ('a' stage) to ('o' stage) by one-hand operation of a return key 12 for KANA (Japanese syllabary) or into the characters of the ('a' stage) to ('o' stage) by operating a multidirectional key 15 in five directions of ('a') to ('o') by one hand. Further, the inputted character or converted character is converted into characters including contracted sounds or long consonants by operating a simple conversion key 14 by one hand or into voiced consonants or 'p'-sounds by operating a voiced consonant key 13 by one hand.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2001,JPO