Text input device and method
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1. A text input device comprising:
- display means capable of displaying a virtual keyboard having at least a plurality of keys for character input;
input means for pointing at least each key on the virtual keyboard to perform key input by the virtual keyboard;
dictionary storage means storing a plurality of candidate words and a plurality of exemplary phrases; and
retrieval means for retrieving a plurality of candidate words from the dictionary storage means, using the key input performed from the virtual keyboard by the input means as a retrieval condition;
the retrieval condition and the candidate words being dynamically changed in accordance with a change in a key input operation state of the virtual keyboard by the input means.
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Abstract
A text input device and method is disclosed which enables efficient and high-speed input of text 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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1. A text input device comprising:
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display means capable of displaying a virtual keyboard having at least a plurality of keys for character input; input means for pointing at least each key on the virtual keyboard to perform key input by the virtual keyboard; dictionary storage means storing a plurality of candidate words and a plurality of exemplary phrases; and retrieval means for retrieving a plurality of candidate words from the dictionary storage means, using the key input performed from the virtual keyboard by the input means as a retrieval condition; the retrieval condition and the candidate words being dynamically changed in accordance with a change in a key input operation state of the virtual keyboard by the input means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A text input method comprising:
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a display step of displaying a virtual keyboard having at least a plurality of keys for character input; an input step of pointing at least each key on the virtual keyboard to perform key input by the virtual keyboard; and a retrieval step of retrieving a plurality of candidate words from a dictionary storing a plurality of candidate words and a plurality of exemplary phrases, using the key input performed from the virtual keyboard at the input step as a retrieval condition; the retrieval condition and the candidate words being dynamically changed in accordance with a change in a key input operation state of the virtual keyboard at the input step. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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