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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Jung-Chul Huh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0489 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G09G 5/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0233 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04895 (2013.01); G09G 5/26 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04805 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for inputting a character using a keyboard displayed on a touch screen in a portable terminal. The apparatus and method determines if a touch signal is generated, with the keyboard displayed. Upon generation of the touch signal, a touched character is recognized by analyzing the touch signal. The character is displayed enlarged in a predetermined screen area. It is then determined if the touch has been completed, while the character is displayed enlarged. Upon sensing the touch completion, the character is displayed in a main screen area.