APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING SYMBOLS AND METHOD OF USING SAID APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC G06F3/23 H04B1/40 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus for inputting symbols comprises: a base, a manipulator key located on the base with possibility of independent input on two coordinates, wherein the first coordinate is input by moving the manipulator key from the original position to any of a plurality of denotive positions spread on a circle about the original position within the given input region, and the second coordinate is input by selecting from the plurality of denotive positions spread on a circle on the manipulator key itself, a first sensor for reading movement of the manipulator key, a second sensor for reading the second coordinate input, a controller for retrieving and inputting the first or second symbol from the memory unit, wherein the first symbol is assigned the denotive position of the first coordinate in which movement of the manipulator key is read, and the second symbol is assigned the denotive position of the second coordinate in which the second coordinate input is read.

EFFECT: error-free input of symbols by a user and minimisation of space required for inputting symbols.

41 cl, 34 dwg