Abstract: An input support device, including: a keyword dictionary for storing a keyword including one or more words; a candidate search mechanism searching entries within the keyword dictionary by using a search key including one or more words specified based on a user operation; a presentation candidate generation mechanism generating a presentation candidate list based on search results from the candidate search mechanism by extracting a word break mismatching presentation candidate from the keywords whose word break does not match that of the specified search key including the one or more words and which start with the specified search key including the one or more words; and a candidate display displaying the presentation candidate list generated by the presentation candidate generation mechanism.

Abstract: An analog touch panel device capable of utilizing a two-point touch on a touch panel as meaningful information input and a user interface device employing the analog touch panel device are provided. A decision is made as to whether two points are touched or not on a touch panel TP having resistive films which have electrode terminals at opposite end portions each and are superimposed top and bottom in such a manner that the electrode terminals become orthogonal, in which the top and bottom resistive films are brought into contact with each other by a push of a resistive film surface by touch input. The decision is made according to resistance values between the opposite terminals, and when a decision is made that the two points are touched, the distance between the two points touched is detected according to the resistance values between the opposite terminals.