Patent ID: 8482380
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An input aiding apparatus comprising: a display module configured to display a plurality of input columns comprising a head input column and a tail end input column; a selector configured to sequentially select, from tail end to head or from head to tail end, the plurality of input columns displayed in the display module; an input module configured to enter a selected number, character or code in each selected input column; and an aiding module configured to select the tail end input column while collectively and automatically displaying a selected predetermined number, character or code in blank input columns if the selection of a head input column is requested by the selector while the head input column is selected, wherein the aiding module is configured to collectively display the selected number, character or code displayed in the head input column, wherein the input module is configured to clear the selected input column, and the aiding module is configured to select the head input column and to clear the input columns when the tail end input column is selected, in response to a request from the selector to select an input column further toward the tail end while the selected tail end input column is cleared.