Apparatus and method for cursor control and text selection and editing based on gesture-based touch inputs received in a virtual keyboard display area
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- a touchscreen display;
a processor coupled to the touchscreen display; and
a memory coupled to the processor,wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to;
display a user input interface for receiving a text input on the touchscreen display, wherein the user input interface includes a first region for displaying a text, and a second region displaying a virtual keyboard including keys;
receive a first touch input through one of the keys in the second region;
in response to the first touch input, input at least one of a letter, a number, or a special character on a position corresponding to a cursor displayed in the first region and move the cursor from a first position to a second position according to the input of the at least one of the letter, the number, or the special character;
receive a first drag input moving from a first point corresponding to a first key of the virtual keyboard to a second point corresponding to a second key of the virtual keyboard in the second region; and
move the cursor from the second position of the first region displaying the text to a third position of the first region displaying the text in response to the first drag input, andwherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display, on the second region, a specific representation indicating a function for controlling a movement of the cursor while receiving the first drag input.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of editing text in a mobile terminal include a display unit, configured to display a text display area, a touch sensitive keypad display area, at least one text character in the text display area, and a cursor in the text display area; and at least one processor, configured to detect a first gesture in a touch input in the touch sensitive keypad display area, and control moving, upon detecting the first gesture, the cursor in the text display area, according to the touch input in the touch sensitive keypad display area. The first gesture includes a touch of a point in the touch sensitive keypad display area where no key is displayed.
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a processor coupled to the touchscreen display; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to; display a user input interface for receiving a text input on the touchscreen display, wherein the user input interface includes a first region for displaying a text, and a second region displaying a virtual keyboard including keys; receive a first touch input through one of the keys in the second region; in response to the first touch input, input at least one of a letter, a number, or a special character on a position corresponding to a cursor displayed in the first region and move the cursor from a first position to a second position according to the input of the at least one of the letter, the number, or the special character; receive a first drag input moving from a first point corresponding to a first key of the virtual keyboard to a second point corresponding to a second key of the virtual keyboard in the second region; and move the cursor from the second position of the first region displaying the text to a third position of the first region displaying the text in response to the first drag input, and wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display, on the second region, a specific representation indicating a function for controlling a movement of the cursor while receiving the first drag input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of editing text in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a user input interface for receiving a text input on a touchscreen display of the mobile terminal, wherein the user input interface includes a first region for displaying a text, and a second region displaying a virtual keyboard including keys; receiving a first touch input through one of the keys in the second region; in response to the first touch input, receiving an input of at least one of a letter, a number, or a special character on a position corresponding to a cursor displayed in the first region and moving the cursor from a first position to a second position according to the input of the at least one of the letter, the number, or the special character; receiving a first drag input moving from a first point corresponding to a first key of the virtual keyboard to a second point corresponding to a second key of the virtual keyboard in the second region; and moving the cursor from the second position of the first region displaying the text to a third position of the first region displaying the text in response to the first drag input, and wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display, on the second region, a specific representation indicating a function for controlling a movement of the cursor while receiving the first drag input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen display; a processor coupled to the touchscreen display; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to; display a user input interface for receiving a text input on the touchscreen display, wherein the user input interface includes a first region for displaying a text, and a second region displaying a virtual keyboard including keys; receive a first touch input through one of the keys in the second region; in response to the first touch input, display an enlarged key representing the one of the keys over or near the one of the keys in the second region; in response to the first touch input, input at least one of;
a letter, a number, or a special character on a position corresponding to a cursor displayed in the first region and move the cursor from a first position to a second position according to the input of the at least one;
of the letter, the number, or the special character;receive a first drag input moving from a first point corresponding to a first key of the virtual keyboard to a second point corresponding to a second key of the virtual keyboard in the second region; move the cursor from the second position of the first region displaying the text to a third position of the first region displaying the text in response to the first drag input; and display no enlarged key in the second region during the first drag input, and wherein the touchscreen display is further configured to display, on the second region, a specific representation indicating a function for controlling a movement of the cursor while receiving the first drag input.
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