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.
Claims33
A character input apparatus of a terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen for displaying a first key set and a second key set, the first key set including first letter keys for inputting consonants, and a second letter key corresponding to symbols indicating Tone Marks (Tms) and positions of predetermined vowels, for inputting the predetermined vowels and the Tms, wherein the second key set includes all of the predetermined vowels or Tms;
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- a controller for, upon a selection of a symbol through the second letter key, controlling the touch screen to display the second key set and receiving an input of at least one letter through the first key set and the second key set.
A character input method of a terminal, comprising:
- displaying a first key set on a touch screen, the first key set including first letter keys for inputting consonants, and a second letter key with symbols indicating Tone Marks (Tms) and positions of predetermined vowels, wherein the second letter key is for inputting all of the predetermined vowels and the Tms;
- displaying, upon an input of a letter through one of the first letter keys, the letter on the touch screen;
- displaying, upon selection of a symbol by the second letter key, a second key set including the predetermined vowels or Tms;
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- receiving an input of at least one letter through the second key set.
A character input apparatus of a terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen for displaying a first key set and a second key set, the first key set including a plurality of square first letter keys that have predetermined consonants and a plurality of square second letter keys that have symbols indicating positions of predetermined vowels and Tone Marks (Tms), the second key set including a plurality of square third letter keys to which at least one vowel or Tm related to a symbol corresponding to a second letter key selected from the first key set;
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- a controller for, upon selection of a first letter key from among the plurality of square first letter keys and the second letter key in the first key set, controlling the touch screen to display the second key set and receiving an input of at least one letter through the second key set.
A character input method of a terminal, comprising:
- displaying a first key set on a touch screen, the first key set including a plurality of square first letter keys that have predetermined consonants and a plurality of square second letter keys that have symbols indicating positions of predetermined vowels and Tone Marks (Tms);
- receiving inputs of a first letter key from among the plurality of square first letter keys and a second letter key, through the first key set;
- displaying a second key set including a plurality of square third letter keys to which at least one vowel or Tm related to a symbol corresponds to the selected second letter key;
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- receiving an input of at least one of the third letter keys through the second key set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.