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Character input method and apparatus arrangement

  • US 6,107,994 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1997
  • Issued: 08/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A character input apparatus for a keyboard on which a key picture surface is displayed, said apparatus comprising:

  • detection means for detecting a designated key position based on input coordinates where a designated character key pattern is depicted on a displayed keyboard;

    identification means for recognizing an input pattern which is superimposed on said designated key pattern depicted in the detected key position on said displayed keyboard and for identifying a pattern having a similar shape to said input pattern from among a plurality of predetermined patterns having different shapes, respectively;

    code generation means for generating a specific code based on the designated key position detected by said detection means and the input pattern identified by said identification means; and

    input means for inputting a pattern constituted by said specific code at a plurality of coordinates corresponding to those input on the display keyboard.

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