Patents Assigned to Ventris, Inc.
  • Stroke-based input of characters from an arbitrary character set
    Patent number: 6837633
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning a relatively large character set to a small keyboard. The apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys in a rectangular array. Each key is assigned to a stroke similar to handwriting strokes. A virtual keyboard is described with two alternate configurations. Combinations of keystrokes are used to resolve the characters with the order of keystrokes determined by analogy to scanning the character under the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Ventris, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip C. Lorenzo
  • Stroke-based input of characters from an arbitrary characters set
    Publication number: 20030202832
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning a relatively large character set to a small keyboard. The apparatus includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys in a rectangular array. Each key is assigned to a stroke similar to handwriting strokes. A virtual keyboard is described with two alternate configurations. Combinations of keystrokes are used to resolve the characters with the order of keystrokes determined by analogy to scanning the character under the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Ventris, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip C. Lorenzo