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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Yong Gu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joon-ho Won, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Gu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joon-ho Won, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0236 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract
A character input apparatus to input a character using a touch and drag method, the character input apparatus including: an interface to display a character on a touched location, if a touch is detected on the interface; a control unit to control the interface to change the displayed character and a location of the displayed character according to a dragging trace, if the touched location is dragged; and an input unit to input the displayed character displayed when the touch is completed. Accordingly, characters may be conveniently input on a narrow screen.