Patent ID: 9298270
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G06F,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A character input apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display a graphic zone that displays multiple character groups including one or more characters and a touch zone that senses a touch of an input mean; a display control unit configured to select any one of the multiple character groups depending on a touch type of the input mean sensed by the touch zone and display the selected character at a predetermined position of the graphic zone; and an input unit configured to set the character displayed at the predetermined position of the graphic zone for a predetermined time as an input character, wherein the graphic zone and the touch zone are defined in a touch screen of the character input apparatus, and when the characters displayed on the graphic zone are moved in a sliding direction of the input mean by a touch input of the input mean on the touch screen, the display control unit selects a character moved to be closest to the predetermined position by the sliding direction and displays the selected character at the predetermined position of the graphic zone.