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The '''Q9 input method''' ({{zh|九方輸入法}}), invented by Qcode Information Technology Ltd. of Hong Kong, is an [[Chinese input methods for computers|input method]] that uses only the number keys on a [[numeric keypad]] to input Chinese characters into a digital device.<ref name="Ge2017">{{cite book |last=Ge |first=Wenjun 革文軍 |date=2017 |title=李嘉誠管理模式 |trans-title=Li Ka-shing management model |language=zh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFFADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT195 |___location=Taipei |publisher=崧博出版 |via=[[Google Books]] |accessdate=2024-02-18 }}</ref><ref name="HK2000">{{cite journal |date=2000 |title=Hong Kong Industrialist article |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bZu3AAAAIAAJ |journal=Hong Kong Industrialist |publisher=[[Federation of Hong Kong Industries]] |via=[[Google Books]] |pages=38–39 |accessdate=2024-02-18 }}</ref> Invented in 1999 by Vincent Lau Man-kin,<ref name="Ng2001-05-11">{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Eric |date=2001-05-11 |title=GEM listing candidate cites 'very strong patent protection' as deterrent |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/346614/gem-listing-candidate-cites-very-strong-patent-protection-deterrent |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |accessdate=2024-02-18 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240218114557/https://www.scmp.com/article/346614/gem-listing-candidate-cites-very-strong-patent-protection-deterrent |archivedate=2024-02-18 }}</ref><ref name="Oriental2019-03-29">{{cite news |date=2019-03-29 |title=曾創九方輸入法
Lau's previous experience was as a television screenwriter for three decades.<ref name="Sing2004-04-27">{{cite news |date=2004-04-27 |title=九方科技控股有限公司主席梁立人 |trans-title=Vincent Lau Man-kin, Chairman of Q9 Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. |language=zh |newspaper=[[Sing Tao Daily]] |page=B8 }}</ref> A friend asked Lau in 1999 if he could create an input method capable of using the numeric keypad on the mobile phone to output Chinese characters. He spent three days creating the Q9 input method. Making the input method his company's primary product, he renamed the company from Quick Code Information Technology ({{Lang-zh|t=快碼資訊科技}}) to Q9 Information Technology ({{zh|t=九方資訊科技}}).<ref name="Metro2003-12-29">{{cite news |date=2003-12-29 |title=梁立人料九方明年轉虧為盈 |trans-title=Vincent Lau Man-kin expects Q9 to turn losses into profits next year |language=zh |newspaper=[[Metro Daily]] |page=P12 }}</ref>
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==Commentary==
Lai-Man Po and his co-authors called the Q9 input method "an easy to learn method but its input speed is quite low".<ref name="Po2009">{{cite
==See also==
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