US 2011/0219302 A1 · MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE

Abstract

A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.

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Dependent claims

A mobile terminal device, comprising:

a display including a first display section configured to display a first plurality of operation keys and a second display section configured to display a second plurality of operation keys;
a touch sensor configured to receive a touch input corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of operation keys displayed in the first display section and the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section;
and
a controller configured to select the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section based on a predetermined set of operation keys stored in memory, and switch the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section to a third plurality of operation keys based on predetermined touch input received at the second display section.

1 more element

A computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by a mobile terminal device, cause the mobile terminal device to perform a method comprising:

displaying, in a first display section of the mobile terminal device, a first plurality of operation keys;
displaying, in a second display section of the mobile terminal device, a second plurality of operation keys;
receiving a touch input corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of operation keys displayed in the first display section and the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section;
selecting the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section based on a predetermined set of operation keys stored in memory;
and
switching the second plurality of operation keys displayed in the second display section to a third plurality of operation keys based on predetermined touch input received at the second display section.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/906,668Filed 18 Oct 2010

Priority

2 Mar 2010

Published

8 Sep 2011

Term ends

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Classification13 codes

G06F 3/04886
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the…
G06F 3/03545
With detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D…
G06F 3/041
Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form: digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads,…
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…

Mobile terminal device and input device

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Mobile terminal device and input device

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Abstract

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