Novel Character Specification System and Method that Uses Remote Selection Menu and Touch Screen Movements
First Claim
1. A computer processor-implemented method comprising:
- electronically enabling display of an arrangement of two or more primary characters within a first region on a touch-sensitive electronic screen;
electronically enabling display of four or more secondary characters within the first region, wherein each secondary character is positioned adjacent to a primary character and each primary character is associated with its one or more adjacent secondary characters;
electronically enabling display of two or more selection buttons within a second region on the screen in an arrangement wherein each selection button corresponds to a primary character having a relative position in the arrangement of primary characters which is the same as a relative position of the selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons;
electronically enabling selection of each primary character by receiving input resulting from contact of the corresponding selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons; and
electronically enabling selection of each secondary character by receiving input resulting from contact, by a tool, of a selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons whose corresponding primary character is associated with the secondary character, followed by movement of the tool along the screen in a direction substantially the same as that from the associated primary character to the secondary character.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of identifying and selecting characters from among a plurality of characters. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer processor electronically enables display of primary and secondary characters within a first region on a touch-sensitive electronic screen. Each secondary character has an associated primary character. Selection buttons within a second region on the screen are arranged to correspond with the positions of the primary characters. The computer processor electronically enables selection of a primary character by receiving input resulting from contact of the selection button that corresponds to the selected primary character. Selection of a secondary character is enabled by receiving input resulting from contact of the selection button that corresponds to the selected secondary character'"'"'s associated primary character and movement of a tool along the screen in the direction of the selected secondary character relative to the selected secondary character'"'"'s associated primary character.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer processor-implemented method comprising:
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electronically enabling display of an arrangement of two or more primary characters within a first region on a touch-sensitive electronic screen; electronically enabling display of four or more secondary characters within the first region, wherein each secondary character is positioned adjacent to a primary character and each primary character is associated with its one or more adjacent secondary characters; electronically enabling display of two or more selection buttons within a second region on the screen in an arrangement wherein each selection button corresponds to a primary character having a relative position in the arrangement of primary characters which is the same as a relative position of the selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons; electronically enabling selection of each primary character by receiving input resulting from contact of the corresponding selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons; and electronically enabling selection of each secondary character by receiving input resulting from contact, by a tool, of a selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons whose corresponding primary character is associated with the secondary character, followed by movement of the tool along the screen in a direction substantially the same as that from the associated primary character to the secondary character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a case having a touch-sensitive electronic screen; two or more primary characters positioned within a first region on the electronic screen; four or more secondary characters positioned within the first region, each secondary character positioned adjacent to a primary character and associated with its adjacent primary character; two or more selection buttons positioned within a second region on the screen, each positioned to correspond with a primary character, wherein each selection button enables selection of a primary character by contact of the selection button and each selection button enables selection of a secondary character by contact of the selection button followed by movement of a tool in contact with the screen; and a processor inside the case, the electronic screen and the selection buttons communicatively coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions thereon for performing the following:
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electronically enabling display of an arrangement of two or more primary characters within a first region on a touch-sensitive electronic screen; electronically enabling display of four or more secondary characters within the first region, wherein each secondary character is positioned adjacent to a primary character and each primary character is associated with one or more adjacent secondary characters; electronically enabling display of two or more selection buttons within a second region on the screen in an arrangement wherein each selection button corresponds to a primary character having a relative position in the arrangement of primary characters which is the same as a relative position of the selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons; electronically enabling selection of each primary character by receiving input resulting from contact of the corresponding selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons; and electronically enabling selection of each secondary character by receiving input resulting from contact, by a tool, of a selection button in the arrangement of selection buttons whose corresponding primary character is associated with the secondary character, followed by movement of the tool along the screen in a direction substantially the same as that from the associated primary character to the secondary character. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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