MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal device comprising:
- an area setting unit configured to set a plurality of display areas for displaying a plurality of software keys mapped to each of a plurality of pieces of character information included in a predetermined input character type;
a software key display unit configured to display two or more software keys assigned to each of the plurality of display areas set by the area setting unit, in corresponding display areas;
a plurality of pointing devices configured to be able to select the software keys displayed by the software key display unit, independently for every display area; and
a character information display unit configured to display character information corresponding to the software key selected by the pointing device.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal device according to the present invention includes: an area setting unit, a software key display unit, a pointing device and a character information display unit. The area setting unit sets a plurality of display areas for displaying a plurality of software keys mapped to each of a plurality of pieces of character information included in a predetermined input character type. The software key display unit displays the two or more software keys assigned to each of the plurality of display areas set up by the area setting unit, in corresponding display areas. The plurality of pointing devices select the software keys displayed by the software key display unit, independently for every display area in accordance with an operation made by a user. The character information display unit displays character information corresponding to the software key selected by the pointing device.
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10 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal device comprising:
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an area setting unit configured to set a plurality of display areas for displaying a plurality of software keys mapped to each of a plurality of pieces of character information included in a predetermined input character type; a software key display unit configured to display two or more software keys assigned to each of the plurality of display areas set by the area setting unit, in corresponding display areas; a plurality of pointing devices configured to be able to select the software keys displayed by the software key display unit, independently for every display area; and a character information display unit configured to display character information corresponding to the software key selected by the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An input device comprising:
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a software key display unit configured to display a plurality of software keys, each of which is mapped to character information included in a predetermined input character type, in each of two display areas in accordance with a character arrangement; two pointing devices configured to select each of the software keys displayed by the software key display unit, independently for every display area; and a character information display unit configured to display the character information corresponding to the software key selected by the pointing device.
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