Journal of information and communication convergence engineering

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Improvised Layout of Mobile Keypad for Filipinos

  • Namo, Gecynth (Department of Computer and Information Engineering, Silla University Graduate School) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Hwa (Department of Computer Software Engineering, Dongeui Univesity) ;
  • Yun, Hong-Won (Department of Information Technology, Silla University)
  • Received : 2010.04.20
  • Accepted : 2010.05.14
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Filipino language is an Austronesian language based on numerous native languages with influences from other major languages such as English and Spanish. The Filipino alphabet is consists of 26 English alphabets, with the addition of two letters, "$\tilde{n}$" and "ng", a total of 28 letters. Filipino language expressions and sentences are still incomparable to English and Spanish even though there are numerous borrowed words from these languages. This study aims to discover the uniqueness in the Filipino language by identifying the frequencies of the letters in common words used and be able to introduce a revolutionary keypad for the Filipinos which is scientifically efficient. To compare the efficiency of the revised and the original keypad, computations using Fitts' Law, Hick-Hyman Law and KSPC were done. Results showed that the new keypad layout was more effective than the original keypad. Introducing a improvised keypad to the Filipinos is one step closer in achieving customized services and features to Filipinos in mobile computing.

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