Method and apparatus for assisting data input to a portable information terminal
First Claim
1. A method for data input to a portable information terminal, comprising:
- displaying an input window including a plurality of input fields when data input is requested;
identifying which character set of a plurality of character sets is suitable to a selected input field on the displayed input window; and
providing a data input screen including the identified character set in response to designation of the selected input field.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a suitable soft keyboard for end users to conveniently enter data to a portable information terminal that can not provide concurrently multiple character set keyboards, such as Korean, English, and Numeric keyboards. A data input assisting method displays an input window including a plurality of input fields when data input is requested. The input window identifies an input data set among English, Numeric, and non-English character sets suitable to an input field, which is selected for information input on the displayed input window, and provides a soft keyboard of touch screen or the like including the identified character set. Therefore, faster and more convenient data input is ensured when a user must select and enter non-English (e.g., Korean), English, or Numeric data to match information type of each data field to be stored in a portable information terminal, such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).
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18 Claims
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1. A method for data input to a portable information terminal, comprising:
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displaying an input window including a plurality of input fields when data input is requested;
identifying which character set of a plurality of character sets is suitable to a selected input field on the displayed input window; and
providing a data input screen including the identified character set in response to designation of the selected input field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for data input to a portable information terminal, comprising:
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displaying an input window including a plurality of input fields when data input is requested;
identifying which character set among a plurality of character sets is suitable to a selected input field on the displayed input window; and
limiting a search target to the identified character set among all possible character sets. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus of data input to a portable information terminal, comprising:
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display means for displaying an input window including a plurality of selectable input fields when data input is requested;
storing means for storing information on which character set among a plurality of character sets is suitable to each of the input fields; and
controller means for identifying a suitable character set for a selected input field on the displayed input window based on the information stored in said storing means, and displaying a data input screen including the identified character set in said display means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. An apparatus of data input to a portable information terminal, comprising:
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a display that displays an input window including a plurality of input fields when data input is requested;
a storing device that stores information on which character set among a plurality of character sets is suitable to each of the input fields; and
a controller that identifies which character is entered in a selected input field through searching and comparing an entered character with characters stored in said storing device, and stores the identified character as a piece of information of an input field selected in the input window.
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