Patents by Inventor WEI BIN GAO

WEI BIN GAO 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).

  • Chinese character entry via a Pinyin input method
    Patent number: 11150739
    Abstract: A Chinese character Pinyin input method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes displaying on a human-machine interaction interface (HMI) initial keys representing all initials and simple final keys representing all simple finals. The method further includes, in response to an operation with respect to a simple final, displaying on the HMI auxiliary keys corresponding to the simple final, wherein various combinations of the simple final and symbols represented by the auxiliary keys respectively form compound finals starting with the simple final. The disclosed method and apparatus are especially applicable to inputting Chinese characters on a smart device touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Bin Gao, Hong Bo Peng, Cheng Xu, Quan Wen Zhang
  • CHINESE CHARACTER ENTRY VIA A PINYIN INPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20180232059
    Abstract: A Chinese character Pinyin input method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes displaying on a human-machine interaction interface (HMI) initial keys representing all initials and simple final keys representing all simple finals. The method further includes, in response to an operation with respect to a simple final, displaying on the HMI auxiliary keys corresponding to the simple final, wherein various combinations of the simple final and symbols represented by the auxiliary keys respectively form compound finals starting with the simple final. The disclosed method and apparatus are especially applicable to inputting Chinese characters on a smart device touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: WEI BIN GAO, HONG BO PENG, CHENG XU, QUAN WEN ZHANG
  • Chinese character entry via a Pinyin input method
    Patent number: 9971416
    Abstract: A Chinese character Pinyin input method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes displaying on a human-machine interaction interface (HMI) initial keys representing all initials and simple final keys representing all simple finals. The method further includes, in response to an operation with respect to a simple final, displaying on the HMI auxiliary keys corresponding to the simple final, wherein various combinations of the simple final and symbols represented by the auxiliary keys respectively form compound finals starting with the simple final. The disclosed method and apparatus are especially applicable to inputting Chinese characters on a touchscreen of smart devices, such as mobile phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Bin Gao, Hong Bo Peng, Cheng Xu, Quan Wen Zhang
  • CHINESE CHARACTER ENTRY VIA A PINYIN INPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20150212586
    Abstract: A Chinese character Pinyin input method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes displaying on a human-machine interaction interface (HMI) initial keys representing all initials and simple final keys representing all simple finals. The method further includes, in response to an operation with respect to a simple final, displaying on the HMI auxiliary keys corresponding to the simple final, wherein various combinations of the simple final and symbols represented by the auxiliary keys respectively form compound finals starting with the simple final. The disclosed method and apparatus are especially applicable to inputting Chinese characters on a touchscreen of smart devices, such as mobile phones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: WEI BIN GAO, HONG BO PENG, CHENG XU, QUAN WEN ZHANG