Text input device and method

Details Text input device and method Text input device and method

1997-11-21

1999-12-14

Powell, Mark R.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Touch panel

34082519, 345179, 345345, 707531, 707532, G09G 500

Patent

active

060023902

ABSTRACT:
A text input device and method is disclosed which enables efficient and high-speed input of text in a pen-input computer. A pen-input computer has a liquid crystal display panel, a ROM storing plural words and plural exemplary phrases, a pressure-sensitive tablet and an input pen for performing input to a soft keyboard displayed on the liquid crystal display panel and selection of candidate words displayed as a pull-down menu or pop-up menu, and a CPU for retrieving a candidate word displayed on the liquid crystal display panel on the basis of the input from the pressure-sensitive tablet and the input pen and/or a determined character array, so that text input is performed by selecting a desired word by the pressure-sensitive tablet and the input pen from the candidate words displayed on the liquid crystal display panel.

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