DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A display apparatus comprising:
- a display which displays an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items;
an inputter configured to receive a command to select one of the plurality of character items; and
a controller configured to determine at least one recommended character item associated with a first character item, if the first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items,wherein the at least one recommended character item is displayed to overlap with a character item adjacent to the first character item.
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Abstract
A display apparatus and a method for inputting characters thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit which displays a character input UI including a plurality of character items, each character item comprising a border and a character located in the border, an input unit which receives a user command to select one of the plurality of character items, and, a controller which, if a first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items through the input unit, controls the display unit to display at least one recommended character item associated with the first character to partially overlap with character items adjacent to the first character item. Accordingly, a user can input characters more easily using the character input UI.
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58 Claims
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display which displays an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items; an inputter configured to receive a command to select one of the plurality of character items; and a controller configured to determine at least one recommended character item associated with a first character item, if the first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items, wherein the at least one recommended character item is displayed to overlap with a character item adjacent to the first character item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 41, 42, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53)
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18. A method for inputting characters, the method comprising:
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displaying an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items; and if a first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items, determining at least one recommended character item associated with the first character item and displaying the at least one recommended character item, wherein the at least one recommended character item is displayed to overlap with a character item adjacent to the first character item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54)
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35. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display displays an input UI comprising a plurality of character items; an inputter configured to receive a command to select one of the plurality of character items; a storage which stores at least one from among a dictionary database and a user database in which information on words that have been used is recorded; and a controller configured to control the display to display at least one function item around an input character if a combination of characters input through the inputter is a word that is not recorded in the at least one from among dictionary database and the user database. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method for inputting characters, the method comprising:
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displaying an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items; receiving a plurality of characters through the input UI; and if a combination of the input plurality of characters is a word that is not recorded in at least one from among a dictionary database and a user database, displaying at least one function item around an input character. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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55. A non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a program for executing a method for inputting characters, the method comprising:
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displaying an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items; and if a first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items, determining at least one recommended character item associated with the first character item and displaying the at least one recommended character item, wherein the at least one recommended character item is displayed to overlap with a character item adjacent to the first character item.
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56. A non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a program for executing a method for inputting characters, the method comprising:
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displaying an input user interface (UI) comprising a plurality of character items; receiving a plurality of characters through the input UI; and if a combination of the input plurality of characters is a word that is not recorded in at least one from among a dictionary database and a user database, displaying at least one function item around an input character.
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57. A user interface comprising:
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a virtual keyboard comprising a plurality of character items, wherein the virtual keyboard is configured to receive a command to select one of the plurality of character items, wherein at least one recommended character item associated with a first character item is determined, if the first character item is selected from among the plurality of character items, and wherein the at least one recommended character item is displayed to overlap with a character item adjacent to the first character item. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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