Method and device for inputting a sequence of characters
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1. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
- storing character strings in a memory unit;
ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings;
indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and
indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein;
the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field,using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character only and directly to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, andthe one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character.
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Abstract
A method is proposed for the input of a character string into a processing unit, in which in a two-dimensional character field, a character to be input is determined from selectable characters for an input. In this context, the intuitive detection of a user input permits a simple navigation with the aid of a direction-input device in the thinned-out, two-dimensional character field between the selectable characters.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character only and directly to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, and the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character, the two-dimensional field includes rows and columns of characters, upon the direction input corresponding to one of a left direction and a right direction, a change is made to a selectable character whose column in the two-dimensional field is one of to the right and to the left of a column of the previously inputtable character and whose row at the same time is closest to a row of the previously inputtable character, and upon the direction input corresponding to one of a down direction and an up direction, a change is made to a selectable character whose row in the two-dimensional field lies one of below and above the row of the previously inputtable character, and whose column at the same time is closest to the column of the previously inputtable character. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character, the two-dimensional field includes rows and columns of characters, upon the direction input corresponding to one of a right direction and a left direction, a change is made to a selectable character whose column in the two-dimensional field is one of to the right and to the left of a column of the previously inputtable character and whose column at the same time is closest to a column of the previously inputtable character, and upon the direction input corresponding to one of a down direction and an up direction, a change is made to a selectable character whose row in the two-dimensional field lies one of below and above a row of the previously inputtable character, and whose row at the same time is closest to a row of the previously inputtable character. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character, and if no selectable character in the two-dimensional field lies in an input direction, continuing a search for a next selectable character starting from an edge in a selected direction opposite an edge lying in the input direction.
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15. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character, and after an input of a character and before a character string is clearly selected, one of the character selected before and a character nearest to the previously selected character is selected as a character inputtable via the confirmation input.
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16. A method for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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storing character strings in a memory unit; ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character, the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character, and after the input of a character and before a character string is clearly selected, selecting one of a character in the middle of the two-dimensional field and a character nearest to the middle of the two-dimensional field as a character inputtable via the confirmation input.
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17. A device for inputting a character string into a processing unit, comprising:
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an arrangement for storing character strings in a memory unit; an arrangement for ascertaining selectable characters for a next character of the character string to be input by the processing unit by a comparison of previously input characters to the stored character strings; an arrangement for indicating the selectable characters with prominence in a display; and an arrangement for indicating one of the selectable characters as a character to be input and inputting the one of the selectable characters as a next character of the character string to be input by a confirmation input, wherein; the selectable characters are shown in a two-dimensional field, using a direction input, a change is made from an inputtable character only and directly to one of the selectable characters lying in an input direction in the two-dimensional field with respect to the inputtable character; and the one of the selectable characters to which the change is made is indicated as the inputtable character. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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