Method for entering a character sequence into an electronic device as well as an electronic device for performing said method
First Claim
1. A method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device (1), which device also comprises keys for entering keystrokes by a user as well a display panel (2) for presenting information to the user, wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, wherein at least one specific character can be pointed out by means of a cursor (3) which is movable through said matrix, and wherein the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters in the sequence one by one by means of the cursor and entering the character in question by means of a keystroke, characterized in that in order to enter a specific character from the character sequence the cursor moves automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column, and in that the automatically moving cursor can be moved towards the row or the column of the specific character by means of one or more first and/or second keystrokes (U, D).
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Abstract
Method for entering a character sequence consisting o one or more characters into an electronic device, which device comprises keys for entering keystrokes by a user as well a display panel for presenting information to the user, wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, wherein at least one specific character can be pointed by means of a cursor which is movable through said matrix, and wherein the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters one by one by means of the cursor and said character is entered by means of a keystroke. According the invention the method is characterized in that in order to enter a specific character from the character sequence the cursor moves automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column; the automatically moving cursor can be moved towards the row or column of the specific character by means of one or more first and/or second keystrokes.
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1. A method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device (1), which device also comprises keys for entering keystrokes by a user as well a display panel (2) for presenting information to the user, wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns,
wherein at least one specific character can be pointed out by means of a cursor (3) which is movable through said matrix, and wherein the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters in the sequence one by one by means of the cursor and entering the character in question by means of a keystroke, characterized in that in order to enter a specific character from the character sequence the cursor moves automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column, and in that the automatically moving cursor can be moved towards the row or the column of the specific character by means of one or more first and/or second keystrokes (U, D).
- 10. An electronic device, for example a portable telephone, which also comprises keys which enable a user to enter keystrokes, as well as a display panel for presenting information to the user, which device is suitable for entering a character sequence composed of one or more successive characters, and comprises means for presenting a group of characters on said display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, as well as means for pointing out at least one specific character by means of a cursor which is movable through said matrix, characterized in that in order to enter a specific character from the character sequence there are provided means for moving the cursor automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, the cursor thus sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column, and in that further means are provided for moving the automatically moving cursor towards the row or the column of the specific character by means of one or more first and/or second keystrokes (U, D).
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