Patent ID: 6486870
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A character input control system comprising:a controller for controlling the display of a plurality of character input display fields on a display unit such that one of said plurality of character input display fields is positioned in a central location relative to the other of said plurality of character input display fields, said controller also controlling cursor movement for specifying one character input display field out of the plurality of character input display fields displayed on said display unit, said cursor initially being located at said central location position of said one character input display field and is moveable by said controller from the central location position to said other of said plurality of character input display fields, and wherein said controller controls cursor movement such that said cursor returns to said central location position when cursor movement from said central location position ends; and an input character selector for selecting one character out of a plurality of characters corresponding to a specified character input display field.