Key display device and recording medium
US9195340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04883
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile electronic device includes a touch panel, a display unit, and a CPU that displays a key on the display unit and, when a key group of a soft keyboard that has a plurality of keys arranged within a predetermined area is displayed on the display unit, the CPU displays, in a switchable manner, first arrangement in which each key of the key group is arranged within the predetermined area and second arrangement in which at least one of the keys of the key group is deleted or arranged in a size smaller than that of a key that is in the first arrangement and that corresponds to the one of the keys and in which a handwriting input area is arranged at a space area that is generated within the predetermined area as the one of the keys is deleted or arranged in a smaller size.
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