Apparatus and methods of selecting special characters in a mobile communication terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSung Bong You
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods of selecting special characters in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes storing a set of European alphabet letters in a memory, inputting an alphabet letter to be converted in a European alphabet letter, determining a mode conversion key has been activated, displaying a plurality of European alphabet letters corresponding to the inputted alphabet letter on a pop-up window when it is determined that the mode conversion key has been activated, wherein the European alphabet letters are read from the memory, and selecting a desired one of the displayed European alphabet letters.
Claims25
A method of selecting special characters in a hand-held mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- receiving a letter;
- determining whether a mode conversion key has been activated;
- displaying a plurality of special characters corresponding to the received letter on an additional screen partially overlaying a screen if it is determined that the mode conversion key has been activated;
- and
- allowing a user to select one of the displayed special characters.
A method of selecting special characters in a hand-held mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- storing a set of special characters in a memory;
- receiving a letter to be converted to a special character;
- determining whether a mode conversion key has been activated;
- displaying a plurality of special characters corresponding to the received letter on a pop-up window partially overlaying a screen when it is determined that the mode conversion key has been activated, wherein the special characters are read from the memory;
- and
- allowing a user to select a desired one of the displayed special characters.
Apparatus for selecting special characters in a hand-held mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- means for receiving a letter;
- means for determining whether a mode conversion key has been activated;
- means for displaying a plurality of special characters corresponding to the received letter on an additional screen partially overlaying a screen if it is determined that the mode conversion key has been activated;
- and
- means for allowing a user to select one of the displayed special characters.
A method of selecting one or more characters in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one character;
- determining whether a key has been activated, wherein the key is used to display a plurality of recommended characters related to the at least one received character;
- displaying the plurality of recommended characters corresponding to the at least one received character on an additional screen partially overlaying a screen if the key has been activated;
- and
- allowing a user to select at least one of the plurality of recommended characters.
A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- an input device that receives at least one character;
- a display device that displays the at least one character;
- and
- a controller operatively connected with the input device and the display device and adapted to perform the steps of:
- determining whether a key has been activated, wherein the key is used to display a plurality of recommended characters related to the at least one received character;
- displaying the plurality of recommended characters corresponding to the at least one received character on an additional screen partially overlaying a screen of the display device if the key has been activated;
- and
- allowing a user to select at least one of the plurality of recommended characters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.