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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Toshiyuki Masui, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Kohno, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sakurai, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A portable terminal in which the labor in inputting plural characters and a variety of information can be relieved in case limitations are imposed on the number of available keys. The portable terminal includes an LCDa memoryfor storing the dictionary information comprised of plural words and exemplary sentences, a key input unitfor inputting unit characters, a CPUfor retrieving from the memory the words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on the LCDbased on the input from the key input unitand/or on the character string already finalized, and a jog dialA desired word and/or exemplary sentence is selected from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by the CPUresponsive to rotation of the jog dialand displayed on the LCDand the information on the finalized character string is generated.