MOBILE TERMINAL AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal having a touch panel, comprising:
- a character string display control unit for displaying, on the touch panel, an input character string display region in which a character string input by a user is displayed;
an instruction detection unit for detecting a switching instruction for switching a screen of the touch panel, the switching instruction being issued by the user; and
a display control unit for, when the switching instruction is detected by the instruction detection unit, displaying a character input sheet having a software keyboard for inputting the character string, on the input character string display region in an overlapping manner on the touch panel, and making the character string displayed on the input character string display region visible.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mobile terminal having a touch panel, which is capable of improving the convenience and operability of character input. The mobile terminal having a touch panel includes an input control unit that detects a switching instruction for switching a screen of the touch panel, the switching instruction being issued by a user, and a screen display control unit that displays a text sheet displaying the character string input by the user on the touch panel, and when the switching instruction is detected by the input control unit, displays a character input sheet having a software keyboard for inputting a character string, on the text sheet in an overlapping manner on the touch panel, and makes the character string displayed on the text sheet visible.
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7 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal having a touch panel, comprising:
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a character string display control unit for displaying, on the touch panel, an input character string display region in which a character string input by a user is displayed; an instruction detection unit for detecting a switching instruction for switching a screen of the touch panel, the switching instruction being issued by the user; and a display control unit for, when the switching instruction is detected by the instruction detection unit, displaying a character input sheet having a software keyboard for inputting the character string, on the input character string display region in an overlapping manner on the touch panel, and making the character string displayed on the input character string display region visible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A character input method that uses a mobile terminal having a touch panel, comprising:
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a character string display control step of displaying, on the touch panel, an input character string display region in which a character string input by a user is displayed; an instruction detection step of detecting a switching instruction for switching a screen of the touch panel, the switching instruction being issued by the user; and a display control step of, when the switching instruction is detected in the instruction detection step, displaying a character input sheet having a software keyboard for inputting the character string, on the input character string display region in an overlapping manner on the touch panel, and making the character string displayed on the input character string display region visible.
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