Apparatus and method for character recognition

摘要

Disclosed is a letter-recognition apparatus and method for recognizing a language letter inputted in a pen drag direction without a special operation for switching a language mode in a terminal equipped with a touch screen. A user interface having a plurality of letter input areas displayed on the touch screen is provided. The letter input areas have first language consonant letters that are divided into a plurality of pairs of basic consonant letters and extended consonant letters of a first language assigned thereto. The basic consonant letters and the extended consonant letters of the first language are mapped and assigned to basic consonant letters and extended consonant letters of a second language. One of the consonant letters assigned to a letter input area corresponding to a touch pen input according to a type of the touch pen input is selected when the touch pen input is present on the letter input areas, such that a display unit displays the selected consonant letter. When the touch pen input is present on the letter input areas and the touch pen input type is a pen drag in a vowel letter direction, the display unit displays a previously assigned vowel letter of the first language according to the vowel letter direction. <IMAGE>