Method for entering a character sequence into an electronic device as well as an electronic device for performing said method
US7075519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method for entering a character sequence consisting of one or more characters into an electronic device including keys for entering keystrokes by a user as well a display panel for presenting information to the user, wherein a group of characters is presented on the display panel in the form of a matrix composed of rows and columns, at least one specific character is pointed by a cursor which is movable through the matrix, and the character sequence is constructed by pointing out consecutive characters one by one by the cursor, and the character is entered by a keystroke. In order to enter a specific character from the character sequence, the cursor moves automatically in a first direction through a specific row or column, thereby sequentially pointing out the characters in the specific row or column; the automatically moving cursor can be moved towards the column or row, respectively, of the specific character by one or more first and/or second keystrokes.
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