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| 20090189789 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - A character input device and its method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes: i) a base, ii) an input unit positioned at the base to allow each of first direction input and second direction input to be independently performed, the first direction input being performed by moving the input unit from a reference position to any one of a plurality of first direction indication positions spaced and arranged radially from the reference position within a predetermined input area and the second direction input being performed by selecting any one of a plurality of second direction indication positions spaced and arranged radially in the input unit itself; a first sensing unit for sensing the movement of the input unit, iii) a second sensing unit for sensing the second direction input and iv) a control unit for extracting and running a first character or a second character from a memory unit, the first character being assigned to the first direction indication position in which the movement of the input unit is sensed, and the second character being assigned to the second direction indication position in which the second direction input is sensed, thereby making it possible to minimize a necessary space for inputting characters and accurately input each character according to a user's intention. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090195418 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - A data input device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the data input device includes a plurality of input keys in which a one-stage input for inputting a first character and a two-stage input for inputting a second character are independently performed, a sensor for sensing the one-stage input and the two-stage input to the input keys, and a controller for extracting the first character or the second character redundantly assigned to the corresponding input key based on the sense result of the sensor from a memory to input the first character or the second character. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090262090 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes i) a base comprising an input region, ii) at least one sensor provided at the input region and configured to sense a contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region and iii) a controller configured to extract data corresponding to each input operation from a memory and receive the extracted data, according to the position of a contact point or the movement direction of the contact point sensed by the sensor relative to a reference position indicating section provided at the input region. According to one embodiment, the input device allows all desired characters, to be input, to be arranged in a minimum input region so as to be suitable for miniaturization, as well as allows each of the arranged characters to be inputted through only one-input operation so as to enable rapid and correct input of a character. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100019940 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a character input device including a plurality of directional input keys. The character input device includes input means including four input keys that are arranged in four radial directions around a center so that distances between adjacent input keys are uniform. The respective input keys are provided such that they can be moved toward a plurality of direction indication locations arranged in radial directions around a reference location, and can perform directional movement input. Accordingly, each of characters, numbers, and symbols can be input through a single action using four input keys, thereby enabling the minimization of the space and rapid and accurate character input. Furthermore, characters arranged on respective input keys are separately arranged in the directions of the movement of input keys, and thus a user can easily become accustomed to the operation of the input keys, thereby enabling efficient character input. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100020012 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character input device. The character input device includes a first directional input unit ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100026625 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - A character input device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the character input device includes an input unit, press detection units, movement detection units, and a control unit. The input unit is provided as a single body such that first directional input, which is performed by pressing one of first direction indication locations arranged radially from a reference location and spaced apart from one another, and second directional input, which is performed through movement from each of the first direction indication locations to one of second direction indication locations arranged radially around the first direction indication location, can be performed. The press detection units detect the first directional input. The movement detection units detect the second directional input. The control unit extracts a character code, assigned to each selected one of the direction indication locations, from a memory unit based on results of the detection. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100134428 | DATA INPUT DEVICE BY DETECTING FINGER'S MOVING AND THE INPUT PROCESS THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a data input device and an input conversion method using the data input device. The data input device includes a detection unit provided in a predetermined input region, the detection unit processing first directional input that generates a first directional input signal through detection of lateral pressing in a predetermined radial direction by a finger placed at a reference location in the input region, second directional input that generates a second directional input signal through detection of vertical pressing in a predetermined direction in a state in which the finger is placed at the reference location, third directional input that generates a third directional input signal through detection of tilt pressing in a state in which the finger is placed at the reference location, and fourth directional input that generates a fourth directional input signal through detection of a tilt input in a state in which the finger is placed at the reference location; and a control unit configured to determine input locations of a lateral pressing direction, vertical pressing direction, tilt pressing direction and tilting direction of the finger, extract relevant data from memory, and input the extracted data; wherein the data is input through combination of two or more of the first to fourth directional inputs. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141580 | PIEZO-ELECTRIC SENSING UNIT AND DATA INPUT DEVICE USING PIEZO-ELECTRIC SENSING - Disclosed herein is a piezoelectric sensing unit and a data input device using piezoelectric sensing. The data input device of the present invention includes a base, an input unit, first piezoelectric sensing parts, and a control unit. The input unit performs a first directional input in such a way that the input unit moves to one of first direction indicating locations arranged around a base location in radial directions at positions spaced apart from each other within a pre-determined input radius defined on the base. The first piezoelectric sensing parts are provided on respective moving paths of the input unit, so that when the first directional input is performed, the corresponding first piezoelectric sensing part is pressed by the input unit, thus generating a first sensing signal proportional to a pressing force. When the first sensing signal is greater than a preset value, the control unit extracts data, assigned to the corresponding first direction indicating location at which movement of the input unit is sensed, from a memory unit and inputs the data. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100194700 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character input device which allows all the characters which it is desired to input to be arranged in a minimum input region so as to be suitable for miniaturization, as well as allows each of the arranged characters to be input through only one-input operation so as to enable rapid and correct input of a character. The character input device includes a base having an input region; one or more sensing sections provided at the input region for sensing a contact with the input region or a contact movement to the input region; and a control unit for extracting data corresponding to each input operation from a memory unit (not shown) and inputting the extracted data, according to the position of a contact point or the movement direction of the contact point sensed by the sensing section relative to a reference input section provided at the input region. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100207899 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character input device. The character input device includes a detection unit, an input tool and a control unit. The detection unit detects one or more input forms of vertical pressing horizontal pressing tilting pressing, contact, and contact movement. The input tool enables directional input corresponding to each input form detectable by the detection unit to be performed. The control unit generates a plurality of direction indication locations corresponding to directional inputs performed by the input tool, and extracts data, assigned to a direction indication location corresponding to detected directional input, from a memory unit and inputting the extracted data when directional input of the input tool corresponding to any one of the direction indication locations is detected by the detection unit. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100245244 | CHARACTER INPUTTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character inputting device. The character inputting device includes an input unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The input unit is configured such that a plurality of input areas is radially arranged around a reference location, one or more characters are assigned to each input area, and the respective characters can be selected through different input actions. The detection unit is configured to separately detect different input actions for each of the input areas. The control unit is configured to extract a relevant character from a memory unit in accordance with results of the detection by the detection unit, and input the character. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100259481 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - A data input device according to the present invention includes an input unit provided to enable, within a predetermined input region, movement input performed by horizontal movement, central input performed by any of vertical movement and selection of a central input key provided on one side of the input unit, and central and movement input performed by horizontal movement of the input unit when the central input has been performed; a detection unit adapted to detect the horizontal movement of the input unit, a path, and the vertical movement or the selection of the central input key; and a control unit adapted to, based on detection results of the detection unit, extract input commands corresponding to the movement input, the central input and the central and movement input from a memory unit and execute them. Accordingly, the data input device according to the present invention can perform the various functions of the mouse of a desktop computer using a single finger without limitation within a minimum input space by performing various input actions independently or in combination using a single input unit. Furthermore, when characters are performed using the data input device according to the present invention, every character to be input can be input through a single action by combining respective input actions together. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100265201 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a data input device. The data input device includes a base. An input unit is provided to independently perform first directional input in which the input unit is laterally moved to any one of first direction indication locations, second directional input in which the input unit is tilted downwards and moved to a direction of any one of second direction indications, and third directional input in which any one of third direction indication locations is selected. First detection units detect lateral movement of the input unit. Second detection units detect tilting movement of the input unit. Third detection units detect the third directional input; A control unit extracts and inputs a first character, second character and third character assigned to each first direction indication location, each second direction indication location, and each third direction indication location, respectively. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100309116 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character input device. The character input device includes a base. An input unit is provided on the base and independently performs first directional input in which the input unit moves from a reference location to one of first direction indication locations arranged radially around the reference location and spaced apart from one another, and second directional input in which one of second direction indication locations arranged radially on the input unit and spaced apart from one another is selected. A first detection unit detects movement of the input unit. A second detection unit detects second directional input. A control unit extracts a first character assigned to a first direction indication location at which movement of the input unit is detected, or a second character assigned to a second direction indication location at which second directional input is detected. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110001718 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - There is provided a data input device. The data input device comprises a plurality of sensing units having sensors, a plurality of direction indicating positions and direction inputs in an input radius spaced and arranged from a center position in a radial direction in a uniform range in one input unit, and a controller so that data are input by continuously performing at least two direction inputs. Therefore, the input unit of a portable electronic apparatus having a narrow input space sequentially performs a plurality of movement combinations in accordance with the movements corresponding to first to sixth direction inputs from a reference position in a radial direction to minimize an input space and to rapidly and correctly input desired characters by a series of input operations. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110004849 | INPUTTING METHOD BY PREDICTING A WORD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRACTICING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of predicting and entering a word and an electronic device in which the method is implemented. The method of predicting and entering a word includes the steps of entering a premise letter through one or more direction inputs from among a contact, pressing, movement, and an inclination for indication locations radially arranged around a reference location and spaced apart from one another; switching to a prediction word entry mode in response to a set input and arranging prediction words, including the premise letter, in the indication locations; and selecting an intended word from among the prediction words through the direction input and entering the selected word. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110043491 | DATA INPUT DEVICE AND DATA INPUT METHOD - There is provided a data input device and a data input method. The data input device including: a sense unit provided by forming a predetermined sense region at a side of a case of an electronic apparatus terminal, for generating a first direction input signal by sensing a horizontal pressure in a predetermined radial direction of the finger put on a reference position within the sense region, and for generating a second direction input signal by sensing a vertical pressure leaned in a predetermined direction while the finger is put on the reference position; and a controller for determining a horizontal pressure direction or a vertical pressure position of the finger from the first direction input signal and the second direction input signal, and for extracting data assigned to a corresponding radial direction and a pressure position to input. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110060585 | INPUTTING METHOD BY PREDICTING CHARACTER SEQUENCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRACTICING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of predicting and entering a character string and an electronic device in which the method is implemented. The method of predicting and entering a character string includes a step (S | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110063241 | DATA INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a data input device with a predetermined sensing region in a terminal for an electronic device, including an input unit for sensing one or more contact and pressing actions for a reference position displaceable in the sensing region and a plurality of first indicating positions arranged in a radial direction from the reference position, and generating an input signal corresponding to the contact or pressing action, and a control unit for judging a finger contact or pressing point or a contact or pressing direction from the input signal, extracting data allocated to the input signal from a memory, and inputting the extracted data. | 03-17-2011 |
