| 摘要 |
<p>An input apparatus using a direction selection key simple to input and easy to operate. An input apparatus arranged in an information terminal apparatus includes an input key including a direction selection key having n (n is an arbitrary natural number) on/off contacts, center selection means and other necessary input keys, and display means displaying a key selection state. By using the direction selection key, it is possible to input Japanese by specifying a consonant and a vowel of Japanese Kana or to input other languages by specifying character groups such as characters and alphanumerics and characters, numbers, symbols, and the like contained.</p> |
