APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS IN PORTABLE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inputting characters in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- an input unit for sensing key input, including character keys for inputting characters and numbers and a position fixation symbol key for sensing the input of position fixation symbols;
a display unit for outputting the input characters and position fixation symbols;
a symbol converter for converting the position fixation symbols into characters to output them to the display unit; and
a character processing unit for making the symbol converter convert the position fixation symbols into characters while changing an input mode and selecting the kind of character after a sentence is input which includes one kind of character and the position fixation symbols being input.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for inputting characters in a portable terminal and are provided. The apparatus comprises an input unit for sensing key input, including character keys for inputting characters and numbers, and a position fixation symbol key for sensing the input of position fixation symbols; a display unit for outputting the input characters and position fixation symbols; a symbol converter for converting the position fixation symbols into characters to output them to the display unit; and a character processing unit for making the symbol converter convert the position fixation symbols into characters while changing an input mode selecting the kind of character to be entered after a sentence including one kind of characters and the position fixation symbols are being input.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inputting characters in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit for sensing key input, including character keys for inputting characters and numbers and a position fixation symbol key for sensing the input of position fixation symbols; a display unit for outputting the input characters and position fixation symbols; a symbol converter for converting the position fixation symbols into characters to output them to the display unit; and a character processing unit for making the symbol converter convert the position fixation symbols into characters while changing an input mode and selecting the kind of character after a sentence is input which includes one kind of character and the position fixation symbols being input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of inputting character in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a sentence including one kind of character and position fixation symbols; selecting the position fixation symbol that comes first; and when the input of a character into which the position fixation symbol is to be converted is detected, converting the selected position fixation symbol into the input character. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of inputting characters in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a sentence including at least one position fixation symbol representing a kind of character which is different from at least one other kind of character in the sentence; and converting the position fixation symbol into the kind of character. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of inputting characters in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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inputting a sentence including at least one position fixation symbol representing a kind of character which is different from at least one other kind of character in the sentence; and when the input of a character into which the position fixation symbol is to be converted is detected, converting the selected position fixation symbol into the input character. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A portable terminal for inputting characters, comprising:
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means for inputting a sentence including at least one position fixation symbol representing a kind of character which is different from at least one other kind of character in the sentence; and means for converting the position fixation symbol into the kind of character. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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