Method and apparatus for zoomed display of characters entered from a telephone keypad

A method of assisting a user to enter data using a user interface having elements that may be activated by the user, comprising:

• displaying a string of characters on a display screen in a first format, wherein the characters correspond to an activated element or element of the user interface;
• receiving a newly activated element of the user interface;
• displaying a character or characters corresponding to the newly activated element on said display screen in a second format, said second format comprising at least an enlargement of the character or characters corresponding to the newly activated element compared to the first format, wherein said second format contrasts with the first;
• and
• restoring said second format to said first format after a predefined time.

An apparatus for displaying a character or characters corresponding to an activated element of an input interface, comprising:

• a display screen;
• an input interface;
• a screen driver operable to cause said display screen to displays-a character or characters corresponding to an activated element of the input interface;
• a memory for storing instructions for an application module;
• and
• a processor coupled to said screen driver, said input interface, and said memory, said processor executing said instructions to cause said screen driver to drive said display screen to
• display a string of characters corresponding to an activated element of the input interface on the display in a first format;
• receive a newly activated element of the input interface;
• display a character or characters corresponding to said newly activated element on said display screen in a second format, said second format comprising at least an enlargement compared to the first format, wherein said second format contrasts with said first format;
• and
• restore said second format to said first format after a predefined time.