Character input method and apparatus arrangement
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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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Abstract
In a character input method and apparatus, data can be input by a simple operation using a displayed keyboard. The keyboard is displayed on the picture surface of a display unit, and data is input by designating a key position on the keyboard. The designated key position is detected based on a designated coordinate position on the keyboard. The corresponding operation is identified based on coordinate positions subsequently input on the keyboard, and a specific key code is generated based on the detected key position and the identified operation.
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1. A character input apparatus for a keyboard on which a key picture surface is displayed, said apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A character input method for a keyboard on which a key picture surface is displayed,
said method comprising the steps of: -
detecting a designated key position based on input coordinates where a designated character key pattern is depicted on a displayed keyboard; recognizing an input pattern which is superimposed on said designated key pattern depicted in the detected key position on said displayed keyboard and identifying a pattern having a similar share to said input pattern from among a plurality of predetermined patterns having different shapes, respectively; generating a specific code based on the detected designated key position and the identified input pattern; and inputting a pattern constituted by said specific code at a plurality of coordinates corresponding to those input on the display keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A character input apparatus, comprising:
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coordinate information input means for inputting coordinate information on a keyboard displayed on a picture surface, with the coordinate information being a continuous single input of information including a start position at a first key and an end position at a second key on the displayed keyboard; storage means for storing key codes together with coordinate information corresponding thereto; key code determination means for comparing the coordinate information input by said coordinate information input means with the stored coordinate information to identify coordinate information including the input coordinate information and for determining a key code indicated by the input coordinate information; and character code determination means for determining one character code from the determined two key codes indicated by the start position and end position of a continuous single input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A character input method, comprising the steps of:
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inputting coordinate information on a keyboard displayed on a picture surface, the coordinate information being input in a single continuous operation and including a start position at a first key and an end position at a second key on the keyboard; storing key codes together with coordinate information corresponding thereto; comparing the coordinate information with the stored coordinate information to identify coordinate information including the input coordinate information and determining a key code indicated by the input coordinate information; and determining one character code from the determined two key codes indicated by the start position and end position of a continuous single input. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A storage medium which contains a program for carrying out a character input method for displaying a keyboard on which a key picture surface is displayed, in which said method comprises the steps of:
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detecting a designated key position based on input coordinates where a designated character key pattern is depicted on a displayed keyboard; recognizing an input pattern which is superimposed on said designated key pattern depicted in the detected key position on said displayed keyboard and identifying a pattern having a similar shape to said input pattern from among a plurality of predetermined patterns having different shapes, respectively; generating a specific code based on the detected designated key position and the identified input pattern; and inputting a pattern constituted by said specific code at a plurality of coordinates corresponding to those input on the display keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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