Patent ID: 9606726
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T,H04B

Claim:
1. A method in a terminal for operating an input area which is output on a screen of a display unit, the method comprising: displaying on the screen, in response to receiving a user request for activating the input area, a first input module including a key map area having keys, and a first change item indicating a moving direction of the first input module, the key map area being displayed biased towards a first direction relative to a center of the display unit; when a signal for inputting the first change item is received, removing the first input module and the first change item from display and displaying a second input module entirely overlapping a region of the screen from which the first change item is removed, the second input module comprising a second key map including the same keys, biased towards a second direction opposite the first direction; and displaying a second change item indicating a moving direction towards the first direction.