Patent ID: 8994675
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An information processing method of a mobile terminal, comprising: displaying a plurality of virtual key buttons on a touch screen including one or more touch input nodes generating a touch signal corresponding to a touch; receiving a touch signal corresponding to the plurality of virtual key buttons displayed on the touch screen; and outputting a key value of at least one of the plurality of virtual key buttons corresponding to the received touch signal according to touch data calculated based on the received touch signal, wherein the touch data is calculated by expanding the touch signal to at least one virtual touch input node in proximity to touch input nodes generating the touch signal from among the one or more touch input nodes, wherein the outputting comprises determining the key value among the virtual key buttons based on a predetermined priority, when at least part of a shape of a touch region formed according to the touch data overlaps with at least two of the virtual key buttons, and wherein the priority is determined such that a virtual key button having a larger area overlapping pin with the shape of the touch region from among the plurality of virtual key buttons is given a first higher priority, a virtual key button located at an upper part from among the plurality of virtual key buttons is given a second higher priority, a center virtual key button from among the plurality of virtual key buttons is given a third higher priority, a virtual key button outputting a key value, which is input following a previously input key value to accomplish a meaningful word or sentence, is given a fourth higher priority, or a fifth priority corresponding to a combination of at least two of the first to fourth higher priorities is used.