Electronic device and method for entering characters therein
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a processor; and
a touch screen operatively coupled to the processor, the touch screen having a character selection area displaying at least one group of characters and a character display area, wherein, in use, when a stroke has been scribed at least partially over a selected character from the of group of characters the processor automatically inserts a version of the selected character into the display area, the version of the character being dependent upon a scribed direction of the stroke.
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Abstract
An electronic device (100) having a touch screen (106) and method (500) for entering data in into electronic device (100). The method performs displaying (502) in a character selection area (202) of the touch screen (106) a group of characters. Strokes that are scribed over the characters are detected (504) and inserted (506) and displayed in a character display area (204) of screen (504).
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor; and
a touch screen operatively coupled to the processor, the touch screen having a character selection area displaying at least one group of characters and a character display area, wherein, in use, when a stroke has been scribed at least partially over a selected character from the of group of characters the processor automatically inserts a version of the selected character into the display area, the version of the character being dependent upon a scribed direction of the stroke. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of entering data in an electronic device, the method including:
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displaying at least one group of characters on a touch screen character selection area;
detecting a stroke of a stylus on the touch screen character selection area, the stroke being at least partially scribed over at least one selected character from the group of characters; and
inserting a version of the selected character, in a touch screen character display area of the device, wherein the version of the character is dependent upon a scribed direction of the stroke. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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