MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD
First Claim
1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
- a display unit having a display screen of a substantially rectangular shape;
an operation unit having a plurality of operation keys to which at least a first character kind character and a second character kind character are assigned; and
a control unit which, when one operation key is operated among the plurality of operation keys, displays the first character kind character and the second character kind character assigned to the operated operation key on the display screen;
wherein, in a state where the display screen is used horizontally, the control unit displays the first character kind character left aligned on an upper side of the display screen and displays the second character kind character right aligned on a lower side of the display screen;
and when a predetermined operation is performed with the operation unit, the control unit continues the display of either one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character on the display screen while maintaining the display position and deletes the display of the other one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character.
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Abstract
An object is to provide a mobile electronic device and a character input method which can shorten a view point movement distance of a user even in a state where the display screen of the display unit is used horizontally. The control unit displays the first character kind character left aligned on an upper side of the display screen, and displays the second character kind character right aligned on a lower side of the display screen. When a predetermined operation is performed with the operation unit, the control unit maintains the display of either one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character on the display screen according to the operated action while maintaining the display position, and deletes the display of the other one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character.
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11 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a display unit having a display screen of a substantially rectangular shape; an operation unit having a plurality of operation keys to which at least a first character kind character and a second character kind character are assigned; and a control unit which, when one operation key is operated among the plurality of operation keys, displays the first character kind character and the second character kind character assigned to the operated operation key on the display screen;
wherein, in a state where the display screen is used horizontally, the control unit displays the first character kind character left aligned on an upper side of the display screen and displays the second character kind character right aligned on a lower side of the display screen;and when a predetermined operation is performed with the operation unit, the control unit continues the display of either one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character on the display screen while maintaining the display position and deletes the display of the other one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A character input method in a mobile electronic device including a display unit having a display screen of a substantially rectangular shape, and an operation unit, the method comprising:
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a step of displaying, when one operation key is operated among a plurality of operation keys of the operation unit, a first character kind character and a second character kind character assigned to the operated operation key on a display screen of the display unit; a step of displaying, in a state where the display screen is used horizontally and both the first character kind character and the second character kind are displayed on the display screen, the first character kind character left aligned on an upper side of the display screen, and the second character kind character right aligned on a lower side of the display screen; and a step of continuing, when a predetermined operation is performed with the operation unit, the display of one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character on the display screen performed while maintaining the display position, and deleting the display of the other one of the first character kind character and the second character kind character.
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