METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL TO INPUT CHARACTERS TO DISPLAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for a remote control to input characters to a display device, comprising:
- (a) in response to a character input request sent by a remote control, displaying an input box and a soft keyboard, wherein the soft keyboard comprises a plurality of preset single characters or strings, and wherein each string at most comprises four characters;
(b) in response to a position movement instruction sent by a button on the remote control, moving a cursor to a target character, wherein buttons on the remote control comprise arrow buttons and an Ok button; and
(c) in response to an input confirmation instruction sent by a button on the remote control, inputting the target character to the input box.wherein the characters comprise English characters, pinyin characters, digit/symbol characters, five-stroke radical characters, and expression characters.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention, a method for a remote control to input characters to a display device includes: in response to a character input request sent by a remote control, displaying an input box and a soft keyboard, where the soft keyboard includes a plurality of preset single characters or strings, and each string at most includes four characters; in response to a position movement instruction sent by a button on the remote control, moving a cursor to a target character, where buttons on the remote control include arrow buttons and an Ok button; and in response to an input confirmation instruction sent by a button on the remote control, inputting the target character to the input box.
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1. A method for a remote control to input characters to a display device, comprising:
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(a) in response to a character input request sent by a remote control, displaying an input box and a soft keyboard, wherein the soft keyboard comprises a plurality of preset single characters or strings, and wherein each string at most comprises four characters; (b) in response to a position movement instruction sent by a button on the remote control, moving a cursor to a target character, wherein buttons on the remote control comprise arrow buttons and an Ok button; and (c) in response to an input confirmation instruction sent by a button on the remote control, inputting the target character to the input box. wherein the characters comprise English characters, pinyin characters, digit/symbol characters, five-stroke radical characters, and expression characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a remote control to perform a method for inputting characters to a display device, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) in response to a character input request sent by a remote control, displaying an input box and a soft keyboard, wherein the soft keyboard comprises a plurality of preset single characters or strings, and wherein each string at most comprises four characters; (b) in response to a position movement instruction sent by a button on the remote control, moving a cursor to a target character, wherein buttons on the remote control comprise arrow buttons and an Ok button; and (c) in response to an input confirmation instruction sent by a button on the remote control, inputting the target character to the input box. wherein the characters comprise English characters, pinyin characters, digit/symbol characters, five-stroke radical characters, and expression characters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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