KR20040023329A - Character input apparatus at telematics terminal and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for inputting texts in a telematics terminal is provided to input texts at a minimum of input keys and at a minimum of keypad space by enabling a user to cyclically shift texts of text sets through a Dial button and to select and input desired texts when the user selects Hangul, English, numbers, and a text mode using a 2-directional key. CONSTITUTION: A system for inputting texts in a telematics terminal is composed of a 2-directional key, an Enter key, a Dial button, and a mode transfer key. The 2-directional key is to shift the cursor to a Hangul mode or an English/number/special letter mode, bisectionally displayed on a display part(10), and to shift the cursor to a text set at an associated mode displayed on the display part(10). The Enter key is to select and input the mode of a location shifted by the 2-direction key or a letter at which the cursor is positioned. The Dial button is to move the cursor between texts of a text set shifted by the 2-directional key. The mode transfer key(Esc) is to move to an upper menu.

Description

CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS AT TELEMATICS TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a character input device and method in a telematics terminal. More specifically, when a Korean, English, numeric and character mode is selected by a two-way key, characters of the character sets of the corresponding mode are circulated through a dial button. The present invention relates to a character input device and method in a telematics terminal capable of inputting a character by minimizing a space occupied by a minimum input key and a keypad by selecting and inputting a character to be input.

Recently, the vehicle is equipped with a telematics device to provide vehicle location information service, vehicle theft and accident detection, remote vehicle diagnosis, emergency rescue, traffic information service, mobile office implementation using wireless internet, and e-mail service.

Such telematics is a combination of TELEcommunication and information science (inforMATICS), which means a combination of automobile, computer, and telecommunication technology. Currently, the most widely known are automatic navigation technology and global positioning system (GPS). Satellite positioning system) system.

In addition, another function of the telematics device may be to remotely diagnose the failure of a vehicle in operation at a car service center, and to provide a variety of contents such as wireless Internet, vehicle remote diagnosis and emergency rescue assistance, traffic information, and living information. It is also used as a function.

Meanwhile, in order to implement a mobile office or support an e-mail service through such a telematics terminal, various characters must be input.

As described above, in order to input various characters, 12 or more keys are required in a 3 * 4 key input method as used in a keypad of a conventional mobile phone.

In addition, such a keypad requires a minimum space necessary for accurate selection of the target keys and separation of adjacent keys in order to recognize the terminal by pressing a key with a finger so that no other key is recognized when any one key is pressed. Done.

Therefore, in order to secure such a minimum required space, not only a large number of keys must be formed on the terminal but also a minimum required space must be secured.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to select the Hangul, English, numerals and character mode by the two-way key to cycle through the characters of the character set of the mode through the dial button The present invention provides a character input device and method in a telematics terminal that enables a user to input a character by selecting a character to be input by moving the character and inputting the character by minimizing a space occupied by a minimum input key and a keypad.

1 is a view schematically showing a character input device of a telematics terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining the input state of the Hangul in the character input device of the telematics terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining the input state of the English, numerals and special characters in the character input device of the telematics terminal according to the present invention.

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The character input device of the telematics terminal of the present invention for realizing the above object is a Korean language mode in which the character input device of the telematics terminal for inputting Korean, English, numbers, and special characters on the display is divided into two parts. 2-way key to move to and alpha / numeric / special character mode or to the character set corresponding to the mode displayed by dividing the display part, and select the mode of the position moved by 2-way key or select the character where the cursor is located. And a selection key for selecting and inputting, a dial button for moving between characters of the character set moved by the 2-direction key, and a mode switching key for moving to a higher menu.

The character set of the Hangul mode is characterized by being divided into consonants and vowels.

In addition, the character set of the English / number / special character mode is characterized by being divided into English and numbers / special characters.

Characterized in that by the dial button from the above moves between the characters of the character set is cyclically moved.

Characters by the character selected by the selection key from the above is characterized in that displayed by the automatic completion function.

The dial button and the selection key from the above is characterized in that formed in one body.

In addition, the character input method in the telematics terminal according to the present invention is a character input method in the telematics terminal through the two-way key and the dial button, comprising the steps of displaying the Hangul mode and the English / numeric / special character mode in a display unit; , Selecting and moving to any one of the modes divided by the two-way key; displaying the character set of the selected mode bidirectionally on the display; and moving the character set divided by the two-way key to one of the character sets. Positioning a cursor on a character, rotating a cursor located on a character of the moved character set by rotating a dial button, inputting a selected character through a selection key while rotating the dial button, and entering the entered characters. It characterized by consisting of the steps of auto-complete display.

The present invention made as described above is selected by the two-way key to display the mode divided by the display portion and the character set for the mode is displayed by dividing the display on the display portion by moving the dial button by moving it through the two-way key to select If you input one syllable by selecting letters through the key, the text is completed by the auto-complete function.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only.

1 is a view schematically showing a character input device of the telematics terminal according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a view for explaining the input state of the Hangul in the character input device of the telematics terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 In the character input device of the telematics terminal according to the present invention is a view for explaining the input state of English, numerals and special characters.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the Hangul mode is displayed on the left side of the display unit 10 and the English / numeric / special character mode is displayed on the right side, the cursor is moved to the left and right sides, or as shown in FIG. 2. On the left side of 10, the consonants of the Hangul are displayed and the vowels of the Hangul are displayed on the right. The display unit 10 not only moves to or moves to the vowels of the Hangul, as shown in FIG. The upper and lower case letters are displayed on the left side of the letter and numbers and special characters are displayed on the right side, and the 2-direction keys (←, →) are used to move the cursor to English and numbers.

Also, a selection key for selecting a mode of a position moved by the two-way key (←, →) or a character in which the cursor is located, and between characters of the character set moved by the two-way key (←, →). Dial button (Dial) for moving the is provided.

Dial button (Dial) is 'a', 'b', 'c', 'ㄹ', ... when the dial button (Dial) to the left and right when the cursor is located in the consonants of the Hangul shown in FIG. … , 'ㅌ', 'ㅍ', 'ㅎ', 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ',… … The characters in the character set are moved up and down sequentially.

In addition, when the cursor is located on the vowel in Korean, if the dial button (Dial) is turned left or right, 'ㅏ', 'ㅑ',... … , 'ㅜ', 'ㅠ', 'ㅡ', 'ㅣ', 'ㅐ', 'ㅔ',… … They move up and down sequentially.

At this time, a double consonant, a double vowel, and the like may be displayed on the character set, or the double consonant and the double vowel may be automatically completed by an autocomplete function.

In addition, a mode switch key (Esc) for moving from the current menu to the upper menu is provided to move the mode to be input.

On the other hand, by forming a dial button (Dial) and the select key (Enter) in one body to rotate the left and right through the dial button (Dial) to select a letter and then press the dial button (Dial) can be selected.

Referring to the character input method in the telematics terminal according to the present invention made as described above are as follows.

An example of inputting "Modern Mobis" through the character input device according to the present invention will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when displayed in the Hangul mode on the left side of the display unit 10 and the English / numeric / special character mode on the right side, press the '←' key of the two-way key (←, →) to enter the Hangul mode. Move the cursor and press the Select key (Enter) to select Korean mode.

When the Hangul mode is selected as shown in FIG. 2, the character set of the Korean consonants is displayed on the left side, and the character set of the Korean vowels is displayed on the right side so that Korean characters can be input.

At this time, press '←' key of 2-way direction key (←, →) to select Korean consonant, and turn dial dial (Dial) so that the cursor is at the position of 'ㅎ' and press Select key (Enter) to select 'ㅎ'. Enter it.

Then, press the '→' key of the two-way keys (←, →) to select the Korean vowel, turn the dial to rotate the cursor to the 'ㅕ' position, and then press the ENTER key to select 'ㅕ'. Enter '.

Then, the tongue 10 is displayed on the display unit 10 by the automatic completion function.

Then press the '←' key of 2-direction key (←, →) to select the Korean consonant, and turn the dial button (Dial) to turn the cursor to 'b' and then press the select key (Enter) to select 'b'. If you enter the 'string' is displayed on the display unit 10 by the automatic completion function.

Then, in the same way, press the 2-direction key (←, →), the dial button (Dial) and the select key (Enter) to enter 'Hyundai', and then press the mode switch key (Esc) to move to all selection menus in FIG. After moving to English / numeric / special character mode by pressing '→' of 2-way key (←, →), press the select key (Enter) to select English / numeric / special character mode.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a character set of English upper and lower case letters is displayed on the left side of the display unit 10, and a character set of numbers and special characters is displayed on the right side.

Therefore, select 'English' by pressing '←' of 2-direction key (←, →), turn the dial to dial 'M' and press 'Enter' to enter 'M'. .

Then, turn the dial button (Dial) to turn to the 'o' position and press the select key (Enter) to enter 'o'. The display will display 'Modern Mo'.

Subsequently, turn the dial to dial 'b', 'i' and 's', and then press the Select key to enter 'Modern Mobis'.

As described above, in the present invention, when the Korean, English, numeric and character modes are selected by the two-way key, the characters of the character sets of the corresponding mode are cyclically moved through the dial button so that the characters to be input can be selected and inputted. By doing so, there is an advantage that characters can be input by minimizing the space occupied by the minimum input key and keypad.

Claims (7)

In the character input device of the telematics terminal for inputting Korean, English, numbers, special characters on the display unit, A two-way key for moving to a Korean mode and an English / numeric / special character mode divided by the display unit or a character set corresponding to a corresponding mode displayed by dividing the display unit; A selection key for selecting a mode of a position moved with the 2-direction key or selecting and inputting a character at which the cursor is located; A dial button for moving between characters of the character set moved by the two-way key; Mode switch key to move to upper menu Character input device in a telematics terminal, characterized in that consisting of. The character input apparatus of claim 1, wherein the character set of the Hangul mode is divided into consonants and vowels. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the character set of the English / numeric / special character mode is divided into English and numbers / special characters. The character input apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dial button moves cyclically when the characters of the character set are moved. The character input device of a telematics terminal according to claim 1, wherein a character by a character selected by said selection key is displayed by an automatic completion function. The character input device of claim 1, wherein the dial button and the selection key are formed in one body. In the method of inputting characters in the telematics terminal through the 2-direction key and the dial button, Displaying the Hangul mode and the English / numeric / special character mode on the display in two parts; Selecting and moving to any one of the two modes divided by the two-way key; Displaying the character set of the selected mode bidirectionally on the display unit; Moving the cursor to any one of the character sets divided by the two-way key, and placing the cursor on the characters of the character set; Rotating the cursor on the character of the moved character set by turning the dial button, Inputting the selected character through the select key while rotating the dial button, Autocomplete and display the input characters Character input method in a telematics terminal comprising a.