JPH0728581A - Method for inputting kana character - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make an effective use of a screen in performing inputting by inputting the required KANA characters (Japanese syllabary) with the use of part of the Japanese syllabary as a retrieval key. CONSTITUTION:When a character of 'line A' 2 is inputted by key input on a screen 1, the display is shifted to a screen 6 and the input is waited while displaying a character group 7. In this case, when the next input comes from the character group 7, the input is discriminated as the character to be inputted and the character located at a cursor 4 in a display column 3 is displayed. When another character is inputted from the characters of the line A 2 on the screen 6, the line corresponding to the character is displayed on the line input column 7 and the input is waited. Further, when a function key 5 is inputted, the display column 2 of the key line and the characters of a line input column 7 are turned into KATAKANA or small characters at the display and the input is waited.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to key input on a touch panel of a mobile terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Regarding a display with a touch panel, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-212530, a method of displaying characters to be input on the screen has been described, but the screen itself is It does not consider how to use it effectively.

[0003]

When attempting to input kana characters on a display with a touch panel,
You must show all the gojyuon on the display. For this reason, most of the screen must be used for kana character input, and the screen that is originally required cannot be displayed.

An object of the present invention is to effectively use the screen when performing the above input processing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a part of the Japanese syllabary is used as a search key, and a necessary kana character is input from there.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the kana characters can be smoothly input by controlling the display with the touch panel as described above, and the screen can be effectively used.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a screen transition diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and 1 is an initial screen for inputting kana characters. 2 is a key character and displays the column. Reference numeral 3 is a display field for displaying input characters, 4 is a cursor indicating a display position, and 5 is a key for changing the input state of katakana, hiragana, uppercase, lowercase, etc. 6 is a screen for selecting a character to be actually input, 7 is a character group called by the key of 2,
The figure shows the screen when displaying the line. 8 is a screen for inputting katakana, 9 is a function key for changing the input state at this time, 10 is a lowercase input screen,
Reference numeral 11 is the function key. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the processing of the present invention. When the key input shown in step 12 causes the key input from the screen 1,
When the entered key is the function key of 5, the process of step 14 is followed by the process of step 14 to shift from the 1 to 8 katakana input screen of FIG. 1 and the determination of step 15 is followed by the process of step 16 By the processing, the screen shifts to the lower case input screen from 1 to 10.

When a character is input from the key input in step 12 on the screen of 1 through the row of 2, step 1
By the processing of 7 and 18, the screen shifts to 6, the character group of 7 is displayed, and the input is awaited. Here, if there is the next input from the character group of 7, it is determined in step 19 and step 20 that this is the character to be actually input, and the character is placed at the cursor position of 4 in the display field of 3. indicate. Further, if another character is input from the character in the line 2 in the screen of 6, the line corresponding thereto is displayed in 7 and the input is waited for. Further, when the function key 5 is input, the characters in the columns 2 and 7 are displayed again in katakana or lowercase, as in the case of the screens 8 and 9, and the input is awaited.
As a result, the kana can be entered without displaying all the Japanese syllabary characters on the screen itself, and the screen can be effectively used.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when inputting a kana character in the conventional processing operation, most of the screen was required for inputting. By adopting this method, effective use of the screen is possible. Can be planned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a screen transition diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Initial screen, 2 ... Key column display field, 3 ... Input field, 4 ... Cursor, 5 ... Input state change key, 6 ... Line input screen, 7 ... Line input field, 8 ... Katakana input screen, 9 ... Input state change key for katakana input, 10 ... Lower case input screen, 11 ... State conversion key for lower case input, 12 to 20 ...
Each step in the program.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal having a touch panel on the display surface, when inputting a kana, a part of the Japanese syllabary is displayed as a search key, and the character selected by touching the touch panel is used as a key. A kana character input method characterized by inputting a kana by displaying the corresponding character group on the screen and selecting a character from this character group.