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Text input method in portable device and portable device supporting the same

  • US 8,799,779 B2
  • Filed: 03/08/2011
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A text input method for a portable device, the method comprising:

  • displaying a screen including a text input area with at least one consonant and vowel;

    detecting one or more multi-touch events obtained by multi-touching at least two key icons included in the text input area, wherein a multi-touch event of the one or more multi-touch events comprises touching one of the at least two key icons while maintaining a touch to another of the at least two key icons; and

    combining key icons selected based on the multi-touch events to display at least one specific text,wherein the displayed at least one specific text is not input while the one or more multi-touch events are maintained, andwherein each of the at least two key icons is selected from a predetermined set of key icons comprising at least one vowel key icon, at least one consonant key icon, and at least one key icon for inputting a double consonant.

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