Touch-type key input apparatus
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Abstract
A touch press key inputting device includes: a plurality of character keys 21˜32 with at least 2 characters displayed on the surface of each key; an input judging means 72 for sensing the character keys touched and the first touched points in the area of the character keys, performing a movement longer than a specified length originally touched, and judging a moving direction in touch press inputting; a character selecting and outputting means 73 for selecting and outputting the characters displayed in the moving direction, corresponding to the moving direction judged by the input judging means, relative to the reference positions of the character keys. Since the characters on the positions are selected and output corresponding to the touch press inputting operations of the characters displayed on the key surfaces of respective character keys 21˜32, the inputting operations can be directly sensed and easily assured, and the inputting operability is improved.
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21 Claims
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20. A keypad having a plurality of keys for indicating a desired input, comprising:
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a first key of the plurality of keys having a visible indication of at least one of an alphabetic, numeric, and symbol character directly associated therewith; a character register table in which a plurality of multiple character sequences are registered; a key-activation judge that determines when said first key has been activated with a first-type of key touch and when said first key has been activated with a second type of key touch; and said key activation judge adapted to provide indication of a desired input of said at least one of an alphabetic, numeric, and symbol character when said first type of key touch is determined, and adapted to provide indication of a desired input of a multiple character sequence including said character of said at least one of an alphabetic, numeric, and symbol character from said character register table when said second type of key touch is determined.
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21. A keypad having a plurality of keys for indicating a desired input, comprising:
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a first key of the plurality of keys having a visible indication of at least one alphabetic character directly associated therewith; a character register table in which a plurality of multiple character sequences are registered; a key-activation judge that determines when said first key has been activated with a first-type of key touch and when said first key has been activated with a second type of key touch; and said key activation judge adapted to provide indication of a desired input of said at least one alphabetic character when said first type of key touch is determined, and adapted to provide indication of a desired input of a multiple character sequence from said character register table that, when spoken, includes a sound that is associated with said at least one alphabetic character when said second type of key touch is determined.
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