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US 10,592,081 B2Granted
Multi-language input method and multi-language input apparatus using the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGyoung Ryoul Lee
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Abstract
A multi-language input method is provided. The method includes sensing a touch input for a letter entry, sensing a touch gesture consecutive to the touch input, and displaying a letter corresponding to the touch input and a symbol corresponding to the touch gesture.
Claims10
A multi-language input method, comprising:
- sensing a touch input for a letter entry;
- identifying a letter corresponding to the touch input;
- sensing a touch gesture consecutive to the touch input;
- determining a direction in which the touch gesture is moved;
- identifying a symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction from a memory;
- displaying the letter without the symbol based on the symbol not being stored in the memory;
- determining that the symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction is combined on top of the letter corresponding to the touch input based on the symbol being stored in the memory;
- and
- displaying the letter corresponding to the touch input with the symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction, based on the determination that the symbol is combined on top of the letter,
- wherein the symbol is displayed on the top of the letter.
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A multi-language input apparatus, comprising:
- an input device that senses a user's input;
- a display device that displays information;
- and
- a controller that:
- controls the input device to sense a touch input for a letter entry;
- identifies a letter corresponding to the touch input;
- controls the input device to sense a touch gesture consecutive to the touch input,
- determines a direction in which the touch gesture is moved;
- identifies a symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction from a memory;
- controls the display device to display the letter without the symbol based on the symbol not being stored in the memory;
- determines that the symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction is combined on top of the letter corresponding to the touch input based on the symbol being stored in the memory;
- and
- controls the display device to display the letter corresponding to the touch input with the symbol corresponding to the touch gesture and the determined direction, based on the determination that the symbol is combined on top of the letter,
- wherein the symbol is displayed on the top of the letter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.