Apparatus and method for inputting characters on touch screen of a terminal

摘要

An apparatus and method for inputting a character on a touch keyboard in a terminal, in which a touch screen displays a basic key set and an extended key set, the basic key set including with consonant keys and the extended key set including character keys corresponding to characters combinable with a consonant corresponding to a consonant key input from the basic key set, and a controller for controlling the touch screen to display the extended key set, upon input of the consonant key from the basic key set, and receiving at least one character from the basic key set and the extended key set are provided.

主权项

1. An apparatus for inputting a character in a terminal, comprising:
a touch screen for displaying a basic key set and an extended key set, the basic key set including a plurality of consonant keys and the extended key set including a plurality of character keys corresponding to a plurality of characters combinable with a consonant corresponding to a consonant key input from the basic key set; anda controller configured to:
control the touch screen to display the basic key set, in response to a touch on a consonant key of the plurality of consonant keys, control the touch screen to display a pop-up window comprising an extended key set including a key corresponding to the touched consonant key and the plurality of character keys combinable with the key, the key arranged on a center of the pop-up window and the plurality of character keys being arranged to surround at least a part of the key on the pop-up window, while the touch is maintained, control the touch screen to display the pop-up window at a touched position of the consonant key, the pop-up window being overlapped with the displayed basic key set, and in response to dragging the touch, input a first consonant character corresponding to the key and a second character corresponding to one of the plurality of character keys, wherein the dragging the touch is a drag and drop movement from the key to the one of the plurality of character keys, and wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously display two consonant characters including a consonant corresponding to a predetermined key by making a first dragging movement, and display the consonant corresponding to the predetermined key input from the basic key set and a character corresponding to a character key input from the extended key set by making a second dragging movement from the predetermined key to the character key.