CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a character input technology simple in operation. SOLUTION: The functions of an input detecting part 410, a crossbar display control part 420, an input candidate character recording part 430, an input character determining part 440 and a function control part 450 are formed in a character input control part 400. The functions of a vertical crossbar display control part 421, a lateral crossbar display control part 422, a cursor display control part 423 and a character input zone display control part 424 are formed in a zone display control part 420. The vertical crossbar display control part 421 and the lateral crossbar display control part 422 display a vertical crossbar 510 and a lateral crossbar 520 so that an input region 531 is superimposed on a character input position of a character input zone. The input character determining part 440 receives predetermined input from an operating device 200 and determines an input candidate character displayed in the input region 531, as an input character. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT