Touch sensitive input system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for receiving hand written characters or signs from an operator, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch pad for the operator to use for entering a character, a display, means for controlling the display to illustrate to the user any part(s) of the character entered so far, means for, on the basis of the entries of the operator, identifying a character, taken from a predetermined set of characters, means for having the controlling means replace, on the display, the part(s) illustrated with a predetermined representation of the determined character, and means for determining whether the operator, during entering, exerts an excessive force to the touch pad and for, if so, determining a position of the touch pad receiving the excessive force and having the display display a predetermined image or illustration on a corresponding position of the display.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as a mobile telephone or another PDA and a method of operating the apparatus, which apparatus comprises a touch pad or touch screen where the operator manually enters or draws characters. On a display, such as on a touch screen, is illustrated the parts entered so far, and these parts are replaced by an illustration of the character when identified. If the operator exerts an excessive force to the touch pad or touch screen, a predetermined illustration, such as an illustration resembling an ink stain, is illustrated at a position of the display corresponding to the position of the touch pad or touch screen where the excessive force was applied.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for receiving hand written characters or signs from an operator, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch pad for the operator to use for entering a character, a display, means for controlling the display to illustrate to the user any part(s) of the character entered so far, means for, on the basis of the entries of the operator, identifying a character, taken from a predetermined set of characters, means for having the controlling means replace, on the display, the part(s) illustrated with a predetermined representation of the determined character, and means for determining whether the operator, during entering, exerts an excessive force to the touch pad and for, if so, determining a position of the touch pad receiving the excessive force and having the display display a predetermined image or illustration on a corresponding position of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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