IP Library Granted Patent US 9,195,340
Granted Patent B2
US 9,195,340 · App. 14/138,846 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Key display device and recording medium

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,195,340
App. No.
14/138,846
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile electronic device includes a touch panel, a display unit, and a CPU that displays a key on the display unit and, when a key group of a soft keyboard that has a plurality of keys arranged within a predetermined area is displayed on the display unit, the CPU displays, in a switchable manner, first arrangement in which each key of the key group is arranged within the predetermined area and second arrangement in which at least one of the keys of the key group is deleted or arranged in a size smaller than that of a key that is in the first arrangement and that corresponds to the one of the keys and in which a handwriting input area is arranged at a space area that is generated within the predetermined area as the one of the keys is deleted or arranged in a smaller size.

Claims (15)

1. A key display device comprising:

a display that has a touch panel function;

a detector that detects a tilt of the key display device; and

a processor that displays a key on the display, wherein

when an operation key group having a plurality of keys arranged within a predetermined area is displayed on the display,

the processor displays, in a switchable manner,

a first arrangement in which each of the keys of the operation key group is arranged within the predetermined area, and

a second arrangement in which at least one of the keys of the operation key group is deleted or arranged in a size smaller than a size of a key that is in the first arrangement and that corresponds to the one of the keys, while keys of the operation key group other than the deleted key or the arranged key in the smaller size are arranged in the size of the key that is in the first arrangement, and in which a handwriting input area is arranged at a space area that is generated within the predetermined area as the one of the keys is deleted or arranged in a smaller size; and

when the processor displays the second arrangement,

the processor determines a number of the handwriting input area arranged in the second arrangement on the basis of a result of the detector.

2. A computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a key display program for a mobile electronic device that comprises: a display that has a touch panel function, a detector that detects a tilt of the mobile electronic device and a processor that displays a key on the display, the key display program causing the processor to execute a process comprising:

when an operation key group having a plurality of keys arranged within a predetermined area is displayed on the display,

displaying, in a switchable manner, a first arrangement in which each of the keys of the operation key group is arranged within the predetermined area, and a second arrangement in which at least one of the keys of the operation key group is deleted or arranged in a size smaller than a size of a key that is in the first arrangement and that corresponds to the one of the keys, while keys of the operation key grow other than the deleted key or the arranged key in the smaller size are arranged in the size of the key that is in the first arrangement, and in which a handwriting input area is arranged at a space area that is generated within the predetermined area as the one of the keys is deleted or arranged in a smaller size; and

when displaying the second arrangement,

determining a number of the handwriting input area arranged in the second arrangement on the basis of a result of the detector.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
To: FCNT LLC
Reel/Frame 066908/0856 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2024
From: FCNT LIMITED
To: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066854/0942 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: FCNT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066832/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047609/0349 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2014
From: JOE, HIDEAKI; HORIGUCHI, NAO; TOJO, JUN; YAMAGUCHI, JUNYA
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032063/0357 →