Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsOkyun Kwon, Seongui Seo
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Abstract
A character input keyboard including a first key area where character keys corresponding to a first character group are arranged, a second key area where character keys corresponding to a second character group are arranged, and a conversion key arranged between the first key area and the second key area. A processor is configured to display a first character corresponding to a selected character key based on selection of a character key in the first key area or the second key area, and display a second character associated with the first character in place of the first character based on selection of the conversion key while the first character is being displayed.
Claims15
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- an interface;
- and
- a processor configured to display a character input keyboard, which includes a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of characters of a specific language, and a cursor for pointing at any one of the plurality of character keys, on the display, and to perform an input operation for a character corresponding to a character key pointed by the cursor among the plurality of character keys based on movement and selection instructions received through the interface, wherein
- at least one character selected from a first character group among the plurality of characters and at least one character selected from a second character group among the plurality of characters are combinable to form a syllable of the language,
- the character input keyboard includes:
- a first key area where character keys of the plurality of character keys corresponding to the first character group are arranged,
- a second key area where character keys of the plurality of character keys corresponding to the second character group are arranged, and
- a conversion key arranged between an outside of the first key area and an outside of the second key area, and
- the processor is configured to display a first character corresponding to a selected character key based on selection of the character key in the first key area or the second key area, and display a second character associated with the first character in place of the first character based on selection of the conversion key arranged between the outside of the first key area and the outside of the second key area while the first character is being displayed.
A method of controlling an electronic apparatus, comprising:
- displaying a character input keyboard, which includes a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of characters of a specific language, and a cursor for pointing at any one of the plurality of character keys, on a display;
- and
- performing an input operation for a character corresponding to a character key pointed by the cursor among the plurality of character keys based on movement and selection instructions received through an interface, wherein
- at least one character selected from a first character group among the plurality of characters and at least one character selected from a second character group among the plurality of characters are combinable to form a syllable of the language,
- the character input keyboard includes:
- a first key area where character keys of the plurality of character keys corresponding to the first character group are arranged,
- a second key area where character keys of the plurality of character keys corresponding to the second character group are arranged, and
- a conversion key arranged between an outside of the first key area and an outside of the second key area, and
- the performing the input operation for the character includes:
- displaying a first character corresponding to a selected character key based on selection of the character key in the first key area or the second key area, and
- displaying a second character associated with the first character in place of the first character based on selection of the conversion key arranged between the outside of the first key area and the outside of the second key area while the first character is being displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.