Text input method in touch screen terminal and apparatus therefor
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
- a touchscreen display; and
a processor configured to;
display a text input area in a first area and a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys in a second area below the first area by using the touchscreen display;
while displaying the text input area and the virtual keyboard, receive a drag input moving from an area that is outside of the second area toward the second area;
while a contact of the drag input is maintained on the touchscreen display, recognize a path of the drag input moving across over any one of the plurality of keys included in the virtual keyboard as a part of a handwriting character instead of a key input of the virtual keyboard, wherein the handwriting character is different from all of a plurality of characters that are supportable by the plurality of keys; and
display, in the text input area, the handwriting character obtained based at least in part on the path of the drag input.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus input test in a touch screen terminal. The method comprises designating a certain region on a keyboard interface picture, not permitting text input through a keyboard when touch drag started from the designated region is sensed and acquiring a path of the touch drag, acquiring a path of following touch drag when at least the one or more following touch drag are sensed, and reading out at least the acquired one or more paths by cursive character recognition, deducing a character, determining the deduced character as an input target, and permitting the text input through the keyboard.
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display; and a processor configured to; display a text input area in a first area and a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys in a second area below the first area by using the touchscreen display; while displaying the text input area and the virtual keyboard, receive a drag input moving from an area that is outside of the second area toward the second area; while a contact of the drag input is maintained on the touchscreen display, recognize a path of the drag input moving across over any one of the plurality of keys included in the virtual keyboard as a part of a handwriting character instead of a key input of the virtual keyboard, wherein the handwriting character is different from all of a plurality of characters that are supportable by the plurality of keys; and display, in the text input area, the handwriting character obtained based at least in part on the path of the drag input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method executed in a portable communication device with a touchscreen display, the method comprising:
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displaying a text input area in a first area and a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys in a second area below the first area by using the touchscreen display; while displaying the text input area and the virtual keyboard, receiving a drag input moving from an area that is outside of the second area toward the second area; while a contact of the drag input is maintained on the touchscreen display, recognizing a path of the drag input moving across over any one of the plurality of keys included in the virtual keyboard as a part of a handwriting character instead of a key input of the virtual keyboard, wherein the handwriting character is different from all of a plurality of characters that are supportable by the plurality of keys; and displaying, in the text input area, the handwriting character obtained based at least in part on the path of the drag input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a touchscreen display, cause the electronic device to:
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display a text input area in a first area and a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys in a second area below the first area by using the touchscreen display; while displaying the text input area and the virtual keyboard, receive a drag input moving from an area that is outside of the second area toward the second area; while a contact of the drag input is maintained on the touchscreen display, recognize a path of the drag input moving across over any one of the plurality of keys included in the virtual keyboard as a part of a handwriting character instead of a key input of the virtual keyboard, wherein the handwriting character is different from all of a plurality of characters that are supportable by the plurality of keys; and display, in the text input area, the handwriting character obtained based at least in part on the path of the drag input.
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