Method and apparatus for entering text in portable terminal
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1. A method for entering text in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a focus on a first text field which is displayed on a first display area and a Soft Input Panel (SIP) on a second display area;
changing a content displayed on the first display area in response to a requested scroll on the first display area;
adjusting, when part of the first text field is not displayed on the first display area and the focus is displayed on the first text field according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, a display position of the first text field;
displaying, when none of the first text field is displayed on the first display area according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, the focus on a second text field which is being displayed on an uppermost position of the first display area; and
displaying text, entered through the displayed SIP, into a text field on which the focus being displayed,wherein the focus has a predetermined indication which represents a display position of the text.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for entering text in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes focusing on a selected text field and displaying a SIP, when the predefined text field is selected from among text fields, scroll-displaying the text fields in a display area in response to a requested scroll, when a user requests the scroll of the display area of the text fields, and identifying, from a result of the scroll display, whether the selected text field is being displayed in the display area, and determining whether text is to be entered into the selected text field.
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1. A method for entering text in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a focus on a first text field which is displayed on a first display area and a Soft Input Panel (SIP) on a second display area; changing a content displayed on the first display area in response to a requested scroll on the first display area; adjusting, when part of the first text field is not displayed on the first display area and the focus is displayed on the first text field according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, a display position of the first text field; displaying, when none of the first text field is displayed on the first display area according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, the focus on a second text field which is being displayed on an uppermost position of the first display area; and displaying text, entered through the displayed SIP, into a text field on which the focus being displayed, wherein the focus has a predetermined indication which represents a display position of the text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for entering text in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to display a first display area and a second display area; and a processor configured to; display a focus on a first text field which is displayed on the first display area and a Soft Input Panel (SIP) on the second display area, change a content displayed on the first display area in response to a requested scroll on the first display area, adjust, when part of the first text field is not displayed on the first display area and the focus is displayed on the first text field according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, a display position of the first text field, display, when none of the first text field is displayed on the first display area according to the change of the content in response to the requested scroll, the focus on a second text field which is being displayed on an uppermost position of the first display area, and display text, entered through the displayed SIP, into a text field on which the focus being displayed, wherein the focus has a predetermined indication which represents a display position of the text. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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