Terminal and speech-recognized text edit method thereof

• US 10,241,751 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2013
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Sangki, Kim, Kyungtae
• Primary Examiner(s): Opsasnick, Michael N
• Application Number:
  US13/950,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20150032460A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,071 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/221 Announcement of recognition results

Abstract

A terminal and speech-recognized text edit method edit the text input through writing recognition or speech recognition function efficiently. The text edit method includes displaying at least one letter input through speech recognition; detecting one of touch and speech inputs; analyzing the detected input; and performing a certain operation corresponding to the at least one letter based on the analysis result. The terminal and speech-recognized text edit method are advantageous in editing misrecognized speech-input text efficiently though finger or pen gesture-based or speech recognition-based input.

Claims

1. A method of a terminal for editing text, the method comprising:

recognizing a user speech input by a speech recognition module;

displaying, on a screen of a display, at least one text recognized from the user speech input by the speech recognition module;

detecting a user touch input corresponding to the displayed at least one text, the user touch input made by an input tool including a stylus pen having an auxiliary key;

detecting a type, a duration, and a position of the detected user touch input; and

performing at least one function based on the type, the duration, and the position of the detected user touch input,

wherein performing the at least one function comprises;

performing, if the user touch input is detected and the auxiliary key is activated, a first function,

performing, if the user touch input is detected and the auxiliary key is not activated, a second function, and

displaying on the screen of the display, if the position of the user touch input is not corresponding to the position of the displayed at least one text, a submenu including deletion, copy, paste, cropping, and save items.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the first function is correcting the displayed at least one text by replacing the displayed at least one text by newly inputted text, and

wherein the second function is editing the displayed at least one text, the editing including at least one of inserting, deleting, cropping, copying, and pasting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the submenu is related to the position of the user touch input.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the submenu further includes a text edit, a substitute letter list, and font change items.

5. A terminal comprising:

a display configured to display at least one text input using speech recognition performed by a speech recognition module;

a touch input unit configured to detect a touch input made by an input tool including a stylus pen having an auxiliary key;

a speech input unit configured to detect a speech input; and

a controller configured to;

detect a user touch input corresponding to the displayed at least one text,

detect a type, a duration, and a position of the detected user touch input,

perform at least one function based on the type, the duration, and the position of the detected user touch input,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

perform, if the user touch input is detected and the auxiliary key is activated, a first function,

perform, if the user touch input is detected and the auxiliary key is not activated, a second function, and

display on the display, if the position of the user touch input is not corresponding to the position of the displayed at least one text, a submenu including deletion, copy, paste, cropping, and save items.

6. The terminal of claim 5,

wherein the first function is correcting the displayed at least one text by replacing the displayed at least one text by newly inputted text, and

wherein the second function is editing the displayed at least one text, the editing including at least one of inserting, deleting, cropping, copying, and pasting.

7. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the submenu is related to the position of the user touch input.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the submenu further includes a text edit, a substitute letter list, and font change items.