Patent ID: 7443386

Claim:
A method for inputting characters to a mobile communication apparatus, comprising: enabling input of strokes representing a first character in an input area of a touch sensitive display, wherein said input area comprises a first input area and a second input area; determining said first character from said strokes; and detecting if further characters are input within a predetermined time period, and if no further characters are detected within said time period performing the steps of: determining one or more candidates of characters for word association with said first character; presenting said one or more candidates on the display; and enabling selection among said one or more candidates; and wherein characters can be inputted in said first and second areas alternately and character correction can be enabled by inputting a character in the same of said first and second input areas as the preceding character, and where said input of a character is performed in either the first input area or the second input area and said presentation of candidates is performed in the first input area or second input area not being used.