Character-input method and medium and apparatus for the same
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1. A character-input method comprising:
- providing a plurality of objects having a predetermined arrangement according to a character-input request;
mapping characters included in a character group represented by a representative character mapped to an object identified by a first signal among objects to which at least one representative character is mapped when the first signal is received from a user input device; and
inputting characters mapped to an object identified as a second signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped or objects to which characters included in the character group are mapped when the second signal is received from the user input device, wherein the representative character represents a predetermined character group, and is mapped to one or more objects among the plurality of objects.
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Abstract
A character-input method is provided. The character-input method includes providing a plurality of objects having a predetermined arrangement, mapping characters included in a character group represented by a representative character mapped to an object identified as a first signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped, to one or more objects among the plurality of objects when the first signal is received from a user input device, and inputting characters mapped to an object identified as the second signal among objects to which the characters are mapped.
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1. A character-input method comprising:
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providing a plurality of objects having a predetermined arrangement according to a character-input request;
mapping characters included in a character group represented by a representative character mapped to an object identified by a first signal among objects to which at least one representative character is mapped when the first signal is received from a user input device; and
inputting characters mapped to an object identified as a second signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped or objects to which characters included in the character group are mapped when the second signal is received from the user input device, wherein the representative character represents a predetermined character group, and is mapped to one or more objects among the plurality of objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A user-interface-providing device comprising:
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an object-providing module that provides the plurality of objects having a predetermined arrangement;
a character-mapping module that maps characters, which are included in the character group represented by representative characters mapped to objects identified as the first signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped, to one or more objects among the plurality of objects when a first signal is received from a user input device;
a character-input module that inputs characters mapped to objects identified as the second signal among objects to which the characters are mapped when a second signal is received; and
an output module that outputs a user-interface including the plurality of objects provided by the object-providing module, the representative characters and the characters mapped by the character-mapping module, and characters inputted by the character-inputting module, wherein the representative character is mapped to one or more objects among the plurality of objects having a predetermined arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A character-input method comprising:
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mapping a representative character of a character group having a plurality of characters to an object identified by a first signal and mapping other characters of the character group to one or more objects, which have not been mapped to any representative characters; and
inputting characters mapped to object identified by a second signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped or objects to which characters included in the character group are mapped. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A user-interface-providing device comprising:
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a character-mapping module that maps a representative character of a character group having a plurality of characters to an object identified by a first signal and maps other characters of the character group to one or more objects, which have not been mapped to any representative characters;
a character-input module that inputs characters mapped to objects identified by a second signal among objects to which representative characters are mapped or objects to which the characters in the character group are mapped; and
an output module that outputs a user-interface including objects to which representative characters are mapped and to which the characters in the character group are mapped.
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