Text input device and method
First Claim
1. A text input device to input a desired character string, the text input device comprising:
- display means capable of displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means storing character strings including a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary phrases;
pen input means for performing input of only a portion of the character string and selective input of a menu item displayed on the display means by contacting the pen input means to the display means; and
retrieval means for retrieving a plurality of stored character strings from the dictionary storage means for display as the menu items of a pulldown menu on the display means, on the basis of the portion of the character string input from the input means and/or an already determined character array;
popup menu display means for displaying the menu items in a popup menu on the display means in response to the input pen means being released from the display means;
wherein the desired character string is selectable by the input means from the plurality of character strings displayed as the menu items in either the pulldown menu or the popup menu on the display means so as to perform the text input.
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Abstract
A text input device and method is disclosed which enables efficient and high-speed input of texts in a pen-input computer. A pen-input computer has a liquid crystal display panel, a ROM storing plural words and plural exemplary phrases, a pressure-sensitive tablet and an input pen for performing input to a soft keyboard displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and selection of candidate words displayed as a pull-down menu or pop-up menu, and a CPU for retrieving a candidate word displayed on the liquid crystal display panel on the basis of the input from the pressure-sensitive tablet and the input pen and/or a determined character array, so that text input is performed by selecting a desired word by the pressure-sensitive tablet and the input pen from the candidate words displayed on the liquid crystal display panel.
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28 Claims
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1. A text input device to input a desired character string, the text input device comprising:
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display means capable of displaying at least a character; dictionary storage means storing character strings including a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary phrases; pen input means for performing input of only a portion of the character string and selective input of a menu item displayed on the display means by contacting the pen input means to the display means; and retrieval means for retrieving a plurality of stored character strings from the dictionary storage means for display as the menu items of a pulldown menu on the display means, on the basis of the portion of the character string input from the input means and/or an already determined character array; popup menu display means for displaying the menu items in a popup menu on the display means in response to the input pen means being released from the display means; wherein the desired character string is selectable by the input means from the plurality of character strings displayed as the menu items in either the pulldown menu or the popup menu on the display means so as to perform the text input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A text input method to input a desired character string, the method comprising:
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a display step of displaying at least a character on a display screen; an input step of contacting a pen with the display means to perform input of only a portion of the character string and selective input of a menu item displayed on the display screen; and a retrieval step of retrieving a plurality of stored character strings for display as a pulldown menu of the menu items on the display screen from a dictionary storing character strings including a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary phrases, on the basis of the pen contact input by the input step and/or an already determined character array; a popup menu display step of displaying the menu items in a popup menu upon release of the pen from the display means; wherein the desired character string is selected by the input step from the plurality of character strings displayed as the menu items on the display screen so as to perform the text input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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