Patents by Inventor Joseph D. Becker

Joseph D. Becker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • USER-TAILORABLE ROMANIZED CHINESE TEXT INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20080249763
    Abstract: Methods and systems for romanizing Chinese ideograms allow a user to create a personalized spelling dictionary that converts a user's desired roman-alphabet spelling to an equivalent Chinese character. A phonetic combination from a standard Chinese dialect is selected. The user defines a roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination that fits the way the user pronounces the phonetic combination in the user's own dialect or idiolect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph D. BECKER
  • User-tailorable romanized Chinese text input systems and methods
    Patent number: 7315982
    Abstract: Methods and systems for romanizing Chinese ideograms allow a user to create a personalized spelling dictionary that converts a user's desired roman-alphabet spelling to an equivalent Chinese character. A phonetic combination from a standard Chinese dialect is selected. The user defines a roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination that fits the way the user pronounces the phonetic combination in the user's own dialect or idiolect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph D. Becker
  • USER-TAILORABLE ROMANIZED CHINESE TEXT INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20040167769
    Abstract: Methods and systems for romanizing Chinese ideograms allow a user to create a personalized spelling dictionary that converts a user's desired roman-alphabet spelling to an equivalent Chinese character. A phonetic combination from a standard Chinese dialect is selected. The user defines a roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination that fits the way the user pronounces the phonetic combination in the user's own dialect or idiolect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joseph D. Becker