INPUT DEVICE
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Abstract
An input device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes i) a base comprising an input region, ii) at least one sensor provided at the input region and configured to sense a contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region and iii) a controller configured to extract data corresponding to each input operation from a memory and receive the extracted data, according to the position of a contact point or the movement direction of the contact point sensed by the sensor relative to a reference position indicating section provided at the input region. According to one embodiment, the input device allows all desired characters, to be input, to be arranged in a minimum input region so as to be suitable for miniaturization, as well as allows each of the arranged characters to be inputted through only one-input operation so as to enable rapid and correct input of a character.
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66. An input device comprising:
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a sensing section provided at input region and configured to sense contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region; a plurality of direction indicating sections disposed equidistantly at different circumferential positions spaced apart radially outwardly from a reference position provided at the input region; and a control section configured to extract data corresponding to each input operation from a memory and input the extracted data, according to a contact with each direction indicating section detected by the sensing section or the movement direction of the contact point at each direction indicating section. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. An input device comprising:
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a sensor provided at input region and configured to sense contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region; a plurality of direction indicating sections disposed equidistantly at different circumferential positions spaced apart radially outwardly from a reference position provided at the input region; and a controller configured to extract data corresponding to each input operation from a memory and input the extracted data, according to a contact with each direction indicating section detected by the sensor or the movement direction of the contact point at each direction indicating section.
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97. An input device comprising:
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means for sensing, provided at input region, contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region; a plurality of direction indicating sections disposed equidistantly at different circumferential positions spaced apart radially outwardly from a reference position provided at the input region; and means for extracting data corresponding to each input operation from a memory and inputting the extracted data, according to a contact with each direction indicating section detected by the sensing means or the movement direction of the contact point at each direction indicating section.
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