Patent ID: 7088340
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A touch press key inputting device, characterized in that said device includes many character keys, on each of which at least two characters are set, input judging means being capable of detecting touch actions of said character keys and judging a moving direction of a draw-line touch input action which maintains the touch state to move longer than a specific length since the first touch point in said character key area, and character selecting and outputting means being capable of selecting and outputting characters displayed in said moving direction relative to a center position of said character key, corresponding to said moving direction judged by the input judging means, wherein: English alphabets are marked on left-down portion or down portion or right-down portion of the surface of said character keys; symbols are marked on left-up portion or up portion or right-up portion of the surface of said character keys; numbers are marked on left portion or right portion of the surface of said character keys; said input judging means at least can judge moving directions of these 3 draw-line touch input actions of the up direction, the down direction and the left direction; said character selecting and outputting means selects and outputs said characters when performing said draw-line touch input in a direction in which the numbers in said right direction or left direction are displayed; said character selecting and outputting means selects and outputs said characters set on said character keys in the order of the left-up portion, the up portion and right-up portion according to the times of the draw-line touch input actions, when performing said draw-line touch input in the up direction; said character selecting and outputting means selects and outputs said characters set on said character keys in the order of the left-down portion, the down portion and right-down portion according to the times of the draw-line touch input actions, when performing said draw-line touch input in the down direction.