Character input device, character input method, and character input program

A character input device comprising:

• a display unit;
• a touch sensor for detecting a contact with a surface thereof;
• a character recognition processing unit for recognizing a character on the basis of a locus connecting positions where the contact is detected by the touch sensor;
• and
• an input control unit configured to
• display a screen for a first function to which the character recognized by the character recognition processing unit is input on the display unit when the character is used for the first function, and
• display a screen for a second function to which the character recognized by the character recognition processing unit is input on the display unit when the character is used for the second function.

A character input method performed by a character input device including a display unit and a touch sensor for detecting a contact with a surface thereof, the character input method comprising:

• performing a first character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a first function on the basis of a locus connecting positions where the contact is detected by the touch sensor;
• performing a second character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a second function on the basis of the locus;
• and
• displaying, on the display unit, a first input screen for the first function to which the character recognized by the first character recognition process is input and/or a second input screen for the second function to which the character recognized by the second character recognition process is input.

A non-transitory storage medium that stores a character input program for causing, when executed by a character input device including a display unit and a touch sensor for detecting a contact with a surface thereof, the character input device to execute:

• performing a first character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a first function on the basis of a locus connecting positions where the contact is detected by the touch sensor;
• performing a second character recognition process for recognizing a character used for a second function on the basis of the locus;
• and
• displaying, on the display unit, a first input screen for the first function to which the character recognized by the first character recognition process is input and/or a second input screen for the second function to which the character recognized by the second character recognition process is input.