Input device, mobile telephone, and mobile information device
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Abstract
An input device having touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position during a period of time of touch when the touched position detecting means is touched, wherein a character and a symbol are inputted to be displayed on a display screen. Provided are: a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of characters or symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on the touched position detecting means; means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a character or a symbol of a virtual key corresponding to an area including the touched position; means for temporarily displaying on the display screen a character or a symbol of the outputted code signal; and means for determinately displaying the character or the symbol on the display screen when the code signal has disappeared.
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55 Claims
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16. An input device which has touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch, and is configured so as to input a character and a symbol to be displayed on a display screen, comprising:
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a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of characters or symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a character or a symbol of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a character or a symbol of the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the character or the symbol on said display screen when the code signal has disappeared. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An input device which has touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch, and is configured so as to input a group of characters and a group of symbols to be displayed on a display screen, comprising:
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a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of groups of characters or groups of symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a group of characters or a group of symbols of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a group of characters or a group of symbols of the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the group of characters or the group of symbols on said display screen when said code signal has disappeared. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A mobile telephone which has an input device for inputting a character and a symbol, and displays a character or a symbol inputted through said input device on said display screen and executes a function inputted and instructed through said input device, wherein said input device comprises:
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touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch;
a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of characters or symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a character or a symbol of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a character or a symbol of the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the character or the symbol on said display screen when the code signal has disappeared.
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44. A mobile telephone which has an input device for inputting a group of characters and a group of symbols, and displays a group of characters or a group of symbols inputted through said input device on said display screen and executes a function inputted and instructed through said input device, wherein said input device comprises:
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touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch;
a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of groups of characters or groups of symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a group of characters or a group of symbols of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a group of characters or a group of symbols the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the group of characters or the group of symbols on said display screen when the code signal has disappeared. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. A mobile information device which has an input device for inputting a character and a symbol, and displays a character or a symbol inputted through said input device on said display screen and executes a function inputted and instructed through said input device, wherein said input device comprises:
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touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch;
a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of characters or symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a character or a symbol of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a character or a symbol of the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the character or the symbol on said display screen when the code signal has disappeared. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A mobile information device which has an input device for inputting a group of characters and a group of symbols, and displays a group of characters or a group of symbols inputted through said input device on said display screen and executes a function inputted and instructed through said input device, wherein said input device comprises:
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touched position detecting means for outputting a signal indicating a touched position thereof during a period of time of touch;
a virtual keyboard in which each virtual key corresponding to a plurality of groups of characters or groups of symbols is arranged corresponding to each divided area on said touched position detecting means;
means for outputting, during the period of time of touch, a code signal indicating a group of characters or a group of symbols of a virtual key corresponding to an area including said touched position;
means for temporarily displaying on said display screen a group of characters or a group of symbols the code signal outputted by said means; and
means for determinately displaying the group of characters or the group of symbols on said display screen when the code signal has disappeared. - View Dependent Claims (43, 53, 54, 55)
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Specification