Patents by Inventor Wen-Piao Li

Wen-Piao Li 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).

  • Method and apparatus for inputting Chinese characters
    Patent number: 7548860
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, to which Chinese characters can be input by using a phonetic input method. The electric apparatus comprises a plurality of input keys and a switch circuit. The plurality of input keys are divided into three groups: initial consonant keys, compound vowel keys, and medial vowel keys. The switch circuit is used for switching the function of some of the initial consonant keys into that of tone keys after a user presses any key for a first phonetic symbol of a phonetic symbol combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
    Inventor: Wen-Piao Li
  • Method and apparatus for inputting Chinese characters
    Publication number: 20070055521
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, to which Chinese characters can be input by using a phonetic input method, is disclosed. The electric apparatus comprises a plurality of input keys and a switch circuit. The plurality of input keys are divided into three groups: initial consonant keys, compound vowel keys, and medial vowel keys. The switch circuit is used for switching the function of some of the initial consonant keys into that of tone keys after a user presses any key for a first phonetic symbol of a phonetic symbol combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Wen-Piao Li