Character input device and character input method
First Claim
1. A character input device, comprising:
- a touch panel capable of detecting touches on a plurality of points; and
a control unit for displaying a plurality of buttons on the touch panel and determining whether a first touch gesture in which a touch position with respect to the touch panel is continuously changed occurs, wherein,when detecting occurrence of a second touch gesture being a further touch on a different area from an area where the first touch gesture occurs while the first touch gesture occurs in the area where the buttons are displayed,the control unit is configured to receive, as an input, a character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture when the second touch gesture occurs, andthe control unit is configured todisplay an additional display including the character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture in the different area, anddetect a touch on the additional display as the second touch gesture.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, a character input device includes: a touch panel capable of detecting touches on a plurality of points; and a control unit for displaying a plurality of buttons on the touch panel and determining whether a first touch gesture in which a touch position with respect to the touch panel is continuously changed occurs. When detecting occurrence of a second touch gesture being a further touch on a different area from an area where the first touch gesture occurs while the first touch gesture occurs in the area where the buttons are displayed, the control unit is configured to receive, as an input, a character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture when the second touch gesture occurs.
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12 Claims
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1. A character input device, comprising:
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a touch panel capable of detecting touches on a plurality of points; and a control unit for displaying a plurality of buttons on the touch panel and determining whether a first touch gesture in which a touch position with respect to the touch panel is continuously changed occurs, wherein, when detecting occurrence of a second touch gesture being a further touch on a different area from an area where the first touch gesture occurs while the first touch gesture occurs in the area where the buttons are displayed, the control unit is configured to receive, as an input, a character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture when the second touch gesture occurs, and the control unit is configured to display an additional display including the character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture in the different area, and detect a touch on the additional display as the second touch gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A character input method executed by a character input device with a touch panel capable of detecting touches on a plurality of points, the character input method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of buttons on the touch panel; detecting occurrence of a first touch gesture in which a touch position continuously changes, and a second touch gesture being a further touch on a different area from an area where the first touch gesture occurs while the first touch gesture occurs in the area where the buttons are displayed; receiving, as an input, a character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture when the second touch gesture occurs; displaying an additional display including the character corresponding to the button corresponding to the touch position of the first touch gesture in the different area; and detecting a touch on the additional display as the second touch gesture.
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