Character input device and character input method
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1. A character input device comprising:
- an input module configured to display a plurality of alphabetic characters on a screen and to select and input any of the plurality of alphabetic characters on the screen to an input field, based on a key operation on a remote controller; and
a controller configured to sequentially and selectively display a plurality of alphabetic characters associated with the alphabetic characters input to the input field by the input module, at positions where the alphabetic characters are input, every time a first key on the remote controller is operated, and to input the alphabetic character displayed in the input field when a second key on the remote controller is operated,wherein the controller is configured such that if an alphabetic character input to the input field by the input module has no alphabetic character associated therewith, the controller displays a warning to that effect on the screen.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a character input device is configured as follows. Based on a key operation on a remote controller, any of alphabetic characters displayed on a screen is selected and input. A plurality of graphemes present for the alphabetic character selected based on the key operation on the remote controller are displayed on the screen. Any of the plurality of graphemes displayed on the screen is selected and input.
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1. A character input device comprising:
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an input module configured to display a plurality of alphabetic characters on a screen and to select and input any of the plurality of alphabetic characters on the screen to an input field, based on a key operation on a remote controller; and a controller configured to sequentially and selectively display a plurality of alphabetic characters associated with the alphabetic characters input to the input field by the input module, at positions where the alphabetic characters are input, every time a first key on the remote controller is operated, and to input the alphabetic character displayed in the input field when a second key on the remote controller is operated, wherein the controller is configured such that if an alphabetic character input to the input field by the input module has no alphabetic character associated therewith, the controller displays a warning to that effect on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A character input method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of alphabetic characters on a screen based on a key operation on a remote controller;
selecting and inputting any of the plurality of alphabetic characters on the screen to an input field;sequentially and selectively displaying a plurality of alphabetic characters associated with an alphabetic character input to the input field by the input module, at positions where the alphabetic characters are input, every time a first key on the remote controller is operated, and inputting the alphabetic character displayed in the input field when a second key on the remote controller is operated; and if an alphabetic character input to the input field by the input module has no alphabetic character associated therewith, displaying a warning to that effect on the screen.
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