TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD THEREIN
First Claim
1. A method of inputting a character via a touch panel of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- partitioning a touch area of the touch screen into a plurality of array positions;
assigning one or more characters to each of the partitioned array positions;
enlarging and rearranging a subset of the characters on the touch screen in response to a first user action; and
displaying one of the rearranged characters in a display window of the electronic device in response to a second user action.
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Abstract
A device, computer program product and method of inputting a character in a touch screen device, in which a touch area is partitioned into a plurality of array positions, and one or more letters are assigned to each of the partitioned array positions. The method comprises the steps of: partitioning a touch area of the touch panel into a plurality of array positions and assigning one or more characters to each of the partitioned array positions; sensing an expansion event of selecting one among the array positions; dividing the touch area into a plurality of selection positions and assigning the characters assigned to the array position selected by the expansion event to the respective selection positions; sensing a selection event of selecting one among the selection positions; and recognizing the character assigned to the selection position selected by the selection event as an input character.
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1. A method of inputting a character via a touch panel of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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partitioning a touch area of the touch screen into a plurality of array positions; assigning one or more characters to each of the partitioned array positions; enlarging and rearranging a subset of the characters on the touch screen in response to a first user action; and displaying one of the rearranged characters in a display window of the electronic device in response to a second user action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen; a display; and a control unit configured to partition a touch area of the touch screen into a plurality of array positions; assign one or more characters to each of the partitioned array positions; enlarge and rearrange a subset of the characters on the touch screen in response to a first user action; and display one of the rearranged characters in a display window of the display in response to a second user action. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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