DATA INPUT DEVICE, AND DATA INPUT METHOD THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO SWITCH DISPLAY OF CHARACTER INPUT BUTTONS IN RESPONSE TO INPUT OPERATIONS IN TWO DIRECTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220027046A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US16934976

    申请日:2020-07-21

    申请人: Rei Sato

    发明人: Rei Sato

    摘要: The present invention provides a novel character input system. The data input device 10 includes a display unit 11, a first detection unit 12, an input unit 13, and a second detection unit 14. The display unit 11 displays input buttons 1511 arranged in a plurality of rows and columns in a button display section 151. The first detection unit 12 detects a selection from the input buttons 1511 by the user. The input unit 13 performs data input according to the selected input button 1511. The second detection unit 14 detects an input operation in a first direction to the detection section 153 by the user and an input operation in a second direction that is different from the first direction to the detection section 153 by the user. The display unit 11 performs switching to a different one of partial arrays in the same array group by switching the display of the input buttons 1511 in the button display section 151 in response to an input operation in the first direction. The display unit 11 performs switching to one of array groups in a different category or to a different one of the array groups in the same category, by switching the display of the input buttons 1511 in the button display section 151 in response to an input operation in the second direction.