Patent ID: 8508485

Claim:
A method for inputting a character in a pocket-sized mobile communication device having a touch screen, comprising: displaying a keyboard including a plurality of keys in a first area of the touch screen, wherein each key of the keyboard is displayed having an original touch recognizable area according to a size and location of the key; detecting a touch on the displayed original touch recognizable area of a key of the keyboard; displaying an enlarged character corresponding only to the key in a fixed second area of the touch screen, wherein the fixed second area is located separately and without overlapping with the first area and further wherein the location of the fixed second area is independent of the location of the detected touch; detecting a movement of the touch from the displayed original touch recognizable area of the key to a displayed original touch recognizable area of another key wherein the another key has same size as the key; removing the enlarged character corresponding to the key in the fixed second area and displaying an enlarged character corresponding only to the another key in the fixed second area if the movement of the touch from the displayed original touch recognizable area of the key to the displayed original touch recognizable area of the another key is detected; determining if the touch has been released from the displayed touch recognizable area of the key while displaying the enlarged character corresponding only to the key if the movement of the touch is not detected; determining if the touch has been released from the displayed touch recognizable area of the another key while displaying the enlarged character corresponding only to the another key if the movement is detected; and inputting the character corresponding only to the key if the movement of the touch is not detected or corresponding only to the another key if the movement of the touch is detected, if the touch has been released.