METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING LETTERS
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1. A method of editing letters input through an input unit and displayed on a display, the method comprising:
- deleting at least one letter by a backspace operation;
storing the at least one deleted letter;
displaying, when a letter is re-input at a position where the at least one letter was deleted, a stored phrase that includes the re-input letter; and
replacing the re-input letter with the displayed phrase when the displayed phrase is selected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for editing letters in which letters are conveniently edited through use of an autocomplete operation after input of a backspace operation, the method including: deleting at least one letter by a backspace operation that moves a cursor one position backwards and deletes a preceding letter; storing the at least one deleted letter; displaying, when a letter is re-input at the position where the at least one letter was deleted, a stored phrase that includes the re-input letter; and replacing the re-input letter with the displayed phrase when the displayed phrase is selected.
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1. A method of editing letters input through an input unit and displayed on a display, the method comprising:
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deleting at least one letter by a backspace operation; storing the at least one deleted letter; displaying, when a letter is re-input at a position where the at least one letter was deleted, a stored phrase that includes the re-input letter; and replacing the re-input letter with the displayed phrase when the displayed phrase is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for editing letters, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit to input letters and to input a backspace that deletes at least one letter; a display to display the letters input through the input unit; and a controller to store the at least one deleted letter, to display, when a letter is re-input at a position where the at least one letter was deleted, a stored phrase if the stored phrase includes the re-input letter, and to replace the re-input letter with the displayed phrase when the displayed phrase is selected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of editing letters input through an input unit of a portable device and displayed on a display of the portable device, the method comprising:
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deleting at least one letter by a backspace operation; displaying, when a letter is re-input at a position where the at least one letter was deleted, a phrase that includes the re-input letter; and replacing the re-input letter with the displayed phrase when the displayed phrase is selected. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of editing letters input through an input unit and displayed on a display, the method comprising:
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deleting at least one letter by a backspace operation; storing the at least one deleted letter; and displaying, when a letter is re-input at a position where the at least one letter was deleted, a stored phrase that includes the re-input letter. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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