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Text input method in touch screen terminal and apparatus therefor

  • US 9,569,091 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2012
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to input a text in an electronic device including a touch screen, the method comprising:

  • designating an input window, a keyboard, and a region on the touch screen;

    detecting whether a touch input is started from the keyboard or the designated region, wherein the designated region is a region on the touch screen having an area that is less than a total area of the touch screen;

    in response to detecting the touch input starting from the keyboard, detecting a key on the keyboard that corresponds to the detected touch input and identifying a first character that corresponds to the detected key;

    in response to detecting the touch input starting from the designated region, disabling a text input mode through the keyboard to allow the touch input to extend into the keyboard, acquiring at least one or more paths of the detected touch input, and identifying a second character using character recognition based on the acquired one or more paths; and

    inputting the first or second character in the input window.

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