Method for inputting a string of characters and apparatus thereof
US8514178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0237
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided herein is a method and apparatus for more effectively and accurately inputting a character string through a gesture input, and the apparatus for inputting a character string associated with an embodiment of the present invention may include a keypad for inputting a gesture generated by touch motion; a memory configured to store at least one of a gesture, character string information corresponding to the gesture, and a gesture input from the keypad; a controller configured to identify a character string corresponding to the gesture input from the keypad to extract a character string corresponding to the identified character string or including the identified character string among the character strings previously stored in the memory; and a display unit configured to display the extracted character string under a control of the controller.
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