Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Keun-Ho Shin

Dae-kyu Shin

Jin-he Jung

Young-Seop Han

Woo-Jei Choi

Yun-Je Oh

Jin-Won Kim

Se-Hwan Park

Dae-Kyu Shin

Kwang-yong Lee

Dong-kyu Heo

Se-hwan Park

Sung-Wook Kang

Jin-He Jung

Kurgi Eduard

Dong-Gyu Ahn

Provided is a character input method and apparatus for automatically switching an input mode in a terminal having a touch screen. If a press event occurs in one of key regions displayed in the touch screen, it is determined whether a drag event occurs prior to occurrence of a release event. According to whether the drag event occurs, one of a separate input mode for inputting one of characters of a corresponding character group and a text input mode for inputting a word including one of the characters of the character group is executed. Thus, a user can easily input a character by rapidly selecting a desired input mode.

Character input apparatus and method for automatically switching input mode in terminal having touch screen

An apparatus is capable of sharing information through a presence service in a communication network and capable of providing presence information of a Mobile Station (MS). The apparatus extracts at least one of application information and contents indication information from an application in execution. Presence information is generated that includes at least one of the application information and the contents indication information, and transmitting the presence information to a presence server.

Apparatus and method for sharing information through presence service in a communication network

An apparatus and method for inputting a character on a touch keyboard in a terminal are provided. A touch screen displays a basic key set and an extended key set. The basic key set includes consonant keys and the extended key set includes character keys corresponding to characters combinable with a consonant corresponding to a consonant key input from the basic key set. The touch screen displays the extended key set, upon input of the consonant key from the basic key set and receiving at least one character from the basic key set and the extended key set.

Apparatus and method for inputting characters on touch screen of a terminal

Provided is a character input method and apparatus for automatically switching an input mode in a terminal having a touch screen. If a press event occurs in one of key regions displayed in the touch screen, it is determined whether a drag event occurs prior to occurrence of a release event. According to whether the drag event occurs, one of a separate input mode for inputting one of characters of a corresponding character group and a text input mode for inputting a word including one of the characters of the character group is executed. Thus, a user can easily input a character by rapidly selecting a desired input mode.A character input method in a terminal having a touch screen. The character input may include a plurality of key regions, including a first key region and a second key region, being set to be displayed on the touch screen, and at least one character of a plurality of characters for the first region being set to be displayed over the second region based upon a touch input on the first region and a draft input starting from the touch input. A character corresponding to the at least one character is set to be displayed in a display region based on a release of the drag input.

An apparatus and method for inputting a character on a touch keyboard in a terminal, in which a touch screen displays a basic key set and an extended key set, the basic key set including with consonant keys and the extended key set including character keys corresponding to characters combinable with a consonant corresponding to a consonant key input from the basic key set, and a controller for controlling the touch screen to display the extended key set, upon input of the consonant key from the basic key set, and receiving at least one character from the basic key set and the extended key set are provided.

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Keun-Ho Shin