Method and apparatus for inputting characters in a mobile communication terminal

摘要

A method and apparatus which efficiently inputs characters through a touch screen in a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method, for inputting characters through a touch screen in a mobile communication terminal, includes displaying a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keyboard keys on the touch screen in response to a character input request, inputting an input signal through the touch screen; and inputting a corresponding character, if the input signal is a click signal. If the input signal is a drag signal, the virtual keyboard is moved. Therefore, the character input method and apparatus display a virtual keyboard that is greater than the touch screen and thus reduce the user character input errors.

主权项

1. A method for displaying a keyboard and receiving an input through a touch screen in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a virtual keyboard having a first orientation on the touch screen, wherein, in the first orientation, a first plurality of keys of the virtual keyboard displayed near the center of the touch screen are displayed more prominently than keys displayed away from the center of the touch screen; displaying an input portion on the touch screen; detecting an input signal on the displayed virtual keyboard having the first orientation; displaying a character corresponding to the input signal in the input portion when the detected input signal is a touch and release signal; and moving the keys in the displayed virtual keyboard to have a second orientation on the touch screen when the detected input signal is a touch and drag signal, wherein, in the second orientation, a second plurality of keys of the virtual keyboard displayed near the center of the touch screen are displayed more prominently than keys displayed away from the center of the touch screen, and wherein the second plurality of keys is different from but not entirely exclusive of the first plurality of keys.