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US 2007/0184878 A1Published application
Text inputting
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSung-Bum Lee
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Abstract
More convenient text inputting can be achieved by receiving text entries from a user via a keypad in a particular text input mode, activating a different text input mode via a text input mode converter operated by the user, and receiving text entries from the user via the keypad in the different text input mode while the text input mode converter is being depressed or continuously touched by the user.
Claims30
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a keypad part which includes a plurality of keys;
- an input mode converting unit that changes an input mode of a key;
- and
- a controller that changes an input code allocated to a keypad according to whether the shift key is inputted or not.
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A method for inputting characters of a mobile terminal comprising:
- inputting a certain key of a keypad in a state that a first key is inputted;
- controlling changing of an input code of the keypad key by analyzing and/or combining a command of the first key and a command of the inputted certain key of the keypad;
- and
- displaying a character, a number or a symbol corresponding to the changed input code.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a keypad to allow a user to enter text in a particular text input mode;
- and
- an input mode converter to allow the user to enter text in a different text input mode via the keypad while the input mode converter is being activated by the user.
A method of text inputting comprising:
- receiving text entries from a user via a keypad in a particular text input mode;
- activating a different text input mode via a text input mode converter operated by the user;
- and
- receiving text entries from the user via the keypad in the different text input mode while the text input mode converter is being depressed or continuously touched by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.