Apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for communication terminal
First Claim
1. An apparatus for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch screen keyboard on a touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool for communications with an outside or data storage, the apparatus comprising:
- a block body positioned in the touch screen keyboard for generating a manipulation signal of a stationary block in accordance with a block manipulation of a user who desires a character/numeral input or a moving manipulation in at least four directions based on a center of a user, the block body including a plurality of blocks and a plurality of closed sectors of the stationary block positioned in at least four directions, in which the block body is moved, being allocated with consonants, vowels, numerals, symbols, and function keys by languages including Hangeul, Roman characters, and Japanese;
a character storage unit storing character data by languages used in the character input apparatus;
a program memory storing an inner operating program of the communication terminal;
a code storage unit storing code data corresponding to the blocks provided on the block body and the stationary block positioned on an outside of the block body;
a block manipulation recognition unit detecting a touch manipulation state of each block provided on the block body;
a stationary block recognition unit detecting a manipulation state of the stationary block in accordance with a moving manipulation of the block body in at least four directions;
a microprocessor judging of which language a user inputs a phoneme with reference to the character data stored in the character storage unit in accordance with the operating program stored in the program memory when a touch manipulation state detection signal is inputted through the block or stationary block manipulation recognition unit, and generating and outputting a display control signal for displaying phonemes of the corresponding language inputted by the user with reference to the code data stored in the code storage unit;
a display drive unit outputting a drive control signal for displaying the character and numeral selected by the user through manipulation of the stationary block in accordance with the moving manipulation of the block body or the block on the block body, in accordance with the display control signal outputted from the microprocessor; and
a display unit displaying the character and the numeral in accordance with the drive control signal outputted from the display drive unit;
wherein the stationary block and the block body are logically implemented and are displayed on the touch part of the touch screen.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch part is disclosed. A plurality of blocks are formed on a block main body in a touch screen keyboard of the touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool, for communications with an outside or data storage, and consonants of characters for each language are arranged on the respective blocks while vowels are arranged on a plurality of fixed blocks in at least four directions (e.g. upward, downward, left, right, and diagonal directions) in which the block main body moves. In the case of Korean (i.e. Hangeul) keyboard, Roman character keyboard, and Japanese keyboard, consonants are inputted by touching the respective blocks on the block main body, and vowels of the fixed blocks are inputted through manipulation of the block main body that moves in at least four directions.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch screen keyboard on a touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool for communications with an outside or data storage, the apparatus comprising:
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a block body positioned in the touch screen keyboard for generating a manipulation signal of a stationary block in accordance with a block manipulation of a user who desires a character/numeral input or a moving manipulation in at least four directions based on a center of a user, the block body including a plurality of blocks and a plurality of closed sectors of the stationary block positioned in at least four directions, in which the block body is moved, being allocated with consonants, vowels, numerals, symbols, and function keys by languages including Hangeul, Roman characters, and Japanese; a character storage unit storing character data by languages used in the character input apparatus; a program memory storing an inner operating program of the communication terminal; a code storage unit storing code data corresponding to the blocks provided on the block body and the stationary block positioned on an outside of the block body; a block manipulation recognition unit detecting a touch manipulation state of each block provided on the block body; a stationary block recognition unit detecting a manipulation state of the stationary block in accordance with a moving manipulation of the block body in at least four directions; a microprocessor judging of which language a user inputs a phoneme with reference to the character data stored in the character storage unit in accordance with the operating program stored in the program memory when a touch manipulation state detection signal is inputted through the block or stationary block manipulation recognition unit, and generating and outputting a display control signal for displaying phonemes of the corresponding language inputted by the user with reference to the code data stored in the code storage unit; a display drive unit outputting a drive control signal for displaying the character and numeral selected by the user through manipulation of the stationary block in accordance with the moving manipulation of the block body or the block on the block body, in accordance with the display control signal outputted from the microprocessor; and a display unit displaying the character and the numeral in accordance with the drive control signal outputted from the display drive unit; wherein the stationary block and the block body are logically implemented and are displayed on the touch part of the touch screen. - 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 method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal, comprising:
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(1) a microprocessor of the communication terminal judging whether a user selects a character mode corresponding to a language; (2) the microprocessor judging which mode of a Hangeul input mode, Roman character input mode, and a Japanese character input mode the user selects; (3) if the user selects the Hangeul input mode, the microprocessor detecting a manipulation signal of a stationary block in accordance with a user'"'"'s manipulation of a plurality of blocks provided on a block body or a block body moving manipulation in upper, lower, left, right, and diagonal directions, inputted from a block manipulation recognition unit and/or a stationary block manipulation recognition unit, combining a consonant and a vowel of a corresponding Hangeul and a numeral/symbol, and displaying a corresponding Hangeul and numeral/symbol on a display screen of the communication terminal; (4) if the user selects the Roman character input mode, the microprocessor detecting a manipulation signal of a stationary block in accordance with a user'"'"'s manipulation of a plurality of blocks provided on a block body or a block body moving manipulation in upper, lower, left, right, and diagonal directions, inputted from a block manipulation recognition unit and/or a stationary block manipulation recognition unit, combining a consonant and a vowel of a corresponding Roman character and a numeral/symbol, and displaying a corresponding Roman character and numeral/symbol on a display screen of the communication terminal; (5) if the user selects the Japanese input mode, the microprocessor detecting a manipulation signal of a stationary block in accordance with a user'"'"'s manipulation of a plurality of blocks provided on a block body or a block body moving manipulation in upper, lower, left, right, and diagonal directions, inputted from a block manipulation recognition unit and/or a stationary block manipulation recognition unit, combining hiragana, katakana, a Chinese character and a numeral/symbol, and displaying it on a display screen of the communication terminal; (6) if a character input work through any one input mode selected among the Hangeul input mode, the Roman character input mode, and the Japanese input mode is finished, the microprocessor of the communication terminal judging whether the user selects a character storage and storing the character inputted by the user; and (7) the microprocessor of the communication terminal judging whether the user ends the character mode, and continuing or removing the character mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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