METHOD FOR CREATING SHORT MESSAGE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING THE SAME
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
- a communication unit;
a touch display screen; and
a control unit configured to;
display, via the touch display screen, a message received by the communication unit;
in response to a request for creating a reply message to the received message, control the touch display screen to display a text message creation region, an input expected word display region, and a keypad, and to display input expected words in the input expected word display region before there is any character input in the text message creation region using the keypad;
receive, via the touch display screen, a user input of selecting one of the input expected words; and
control the touch display screen to display the selected input expected word in the text message creation region,wherein the displayed input expected words are automatically provided based on the received message.
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Abstract
A method for automatically creating a short message and a portable terminal using the same includes extracting at least one word expected to be input from a database provided in the portable terminal when a message creation menu is selected. At least one input expected word that has been extracted is then displayed. At least one word that is recognized is selected from among the displayed at least one input expected word; and inputting the selected word to a text message creation window. A user can create a short message without having to input words one-by-one through a keyboard.
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
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a communication unit; a touch display screen; and a control unit configured to; display, via the touch display screen, a message received by the communication unit; in response to a request for creating a reply message to the received message, control the touch display screen to display a text message creation region, an input expected word display region, and a keypad, and to display input expected words in the input expected word display region before there is any character input in the text message creation region using the keypad; receive, via the touch display screen, a user input of selecting one of the input expected words; and control the touch display screen to display the selected input expected word in the text message creation region, wherein the displayed input expected words are automatically provided based on the received message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable terminal comprising:
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a touch display screen; a database for storing, as input expected words, at least one of one or more predetermined words and one or more frequently used words; and a control unit configured to; in response to a request for creating a message, control the touch display screen to display a text message creation region, an input expected word display region, and a keypad, and to display input expected words in the input expected word display region before there is any character input in the text message creation region; receive, via the touch display screen, a user input of selecting one of the input expected words; and control the touch display screen to display the selected input expected word in the text message creation region, wherein the displayed input expected words are automatically provided based on the database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A message creation method of a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a received message; in response to a request for creating a reply message to the received message, displaying a text message creation region, an input expected word display region, and a keypad, and displaying input expected words in the input expected word display region before there is any character input in the text message creation region using the keypad; receiving, a user input of selecting one of the input expected words; and displaying the selected input expected word in the text message creation region, wherein the displayed input expected words are automatically provided based on the received message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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