KEYBOARDLESS PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

Abstract

A keyboardless portable electronic apparatus is provided. Under a text input state, a display area of the apparatus includes a content display area, a function menu area, and a symbol selection area. The content display area is for displaying selection results of the navigational device. The function menu area is programmed with predetermined functions associating with text input. The symbol selection area is for displaying symbols thereon, the symbols are provided to be selected and generating a text to display on the content display area. The symbol selection area is further comprises a symbol selection menu and at least one symbol option lists. The symbol selection menu is visible all the time and the symbol option lists are visible only when a selection highlight of the apparatus is moved to the symbol selection menu.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a keyboardless portable electronic apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, this view showing that the portable electronic apparatus is in a default state; and

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that the portable electronic apparatus of FIG. 1 is in a text input state.

Claims

1. A keyboardless portable electronic apparatus operable in a text input state, the keyboardless portable electronic apparatus comprising a display area and a navigational device, the display area displaying contents thereon, and the navigational device controlling a selection highlight moving in the display area to select highlight functions to be displayed on the display area; wherein, under the text input state, the display area comprises:a content display area for displaying selection results of the navigational device;a function menu area for displaying a function menu bar comprising at least one menu options programmed with predetermined functions associating with text input; anda symbol selection area for displaying symbols thereon, the symbols being provided to be selected and generating a text to displayed on the content display area, comprising;an symbol selection menu which is visible all the time; andat least one symbol option lists being visible only when a selection highlight of the apparatus is moved to the symbol selection menu.

2. The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein, the symbol selection menu is divided into at least one always-visible pull-down symbol selection menus marked with symbols.

3. The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein each symbol option list is divided into at least one pull-down symbol selection menus marked with symbols.

4. The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein, each pull-down symbol selection menus of the symbol selection menus corresponds to one symbol option list.

5. The text input interface as described in claim 4, wherein the symbol option list is vertical to the symbol selection menu.