Method for entering a character sequence into an electronic device as well as an electronic device for performing said method
First Claim
1. A method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device, said electronic device having keys for entering keystrokes by a user and a display panel for presenting information to the user,wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns,wherein at least one specific character can be pointed out by a cursor movable through said matrix, andwherein the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters in the sequence one by one by the cursor and entering the pointed out character by a keystroke,characterized in that said method comprises the steps ofautomatically moving the cursor in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column;
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Abstract
In a method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device including keys for entering keystrokes by a user as well a display panel for presenting information to the user, wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, at least one specific character is pointed by a cursor which is movable through the matrix, and the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters one by one by the cursor, and the character is entered by a keystroke. In order to enter a specific character from the character sequence, the cursor moves automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in the specific row or column; the automatically moving cursor can be moved towards the column or row, respectively, of the specific character by one or more first and/or second keystrokes.
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1. A method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device, said electronic device having keys for entering keystrokes by a user and a display panel for presenting information to the user,
wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, wherein at least one specific character can be pointed out by a cursor movable through said matrix, and wherein the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters in the sequence one by one by the cursor and entering the pointed out character by a keystroke, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of automatically moving the cursor in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column; - and
moving the automatically moving cursor towards a specific column or row, respectively, containing the specific character by one or more first and/or second keystrokes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device comprising keys for enabling a user to enter keystrokes, and a display panel for presenting information to the user, said electronic device being suitable for entering a character sequence composed of one or more successive characters, and comprises means for presenting a group of characters on said display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, and means for pointing out at least one specific character using a cursor movable through said matrix, characterized in that in order to enter a specific character from the character sequence, said electronic device comprises:
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means for moving the cursor automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, the cursor thus sequentially pointing out the characters in said row or column; and means for moving the automatically moving cursor to the column or row, respectively, containing the specific character by one or more first and/or second keystrokes of said keys. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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