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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/0234 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to facilitate selection of an intended character from among a plurality of characters. a mobile phone includes a designated-position detecting portion (S) for detecting a designated position. a moving direction detecting portion (S) for detecting a moving direction of the detected position. a group selecting portion (S), when the moving direction is detected, for selecting one of a plurality of character types into which the plurality of characters have been classified, on the basis of the moving direction, and a character selecting portion (S, S) for selecting one of at least one character classified in the selected character type.