Apparatus and method for inputting characters in a terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSe-Hwan PARK
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Abstract
A character input apparatus and method in a terminal are provided, in which a touch screen displays a first key set and a second key set. The first key set includes first letter keys with all consonants and a second letter key with symbols indicating Tone Marks (Tms) and positions of predetermined vowels, for inputting all vowels and Tms. The second key set includes the predetermined vowels or Tms. Upon selection of a symbol by the second letter key, the controller controls the touch screen to display the second key set and receives at least one letter by the first key set and the second key set.
Claims12
A character input apparatus of a terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen for displaying a first key set including at least one first group key and a second group key, each of the at least one first group key having a plurality of predetermined first letters arranged in predetermined directions and the second group key having a plurality of symbols which correspond to a plurality of predetermined second letter groups and are arranged in predetermined directions;
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- a controller for, upon receipt of a touch input on the second group key, controlling display of a second key set including letter keys to which a plurality of second letters are allocated, which are included in a second letter group corresponding to a symbol positioned in a direction corresponding to the touch input.
A character input method of a terminal, comprising:
- displaying a first key set including at least one first group key and a second group key, each of the at least one first group key having a plurality of predetermined first letters arranged in predetermined directions and the second group key having a plurality of symbols which correspond to a plurality of predetermined second letter groups and are arranged in predetermined directions;
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- displaying, upon receipt of a touch input on the second group key, a second key set including letter keys to which a plurality of second letters are allocated, which are included in a second letter group corresponding to a symbol positioned in a direction corresponding to the touch input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.