Method of controlling function execution in a mobile terminal by recognizing writing gesture and apparatus for performing the same
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, content of a first application selected among a plurality of icons displayed on the touchscreen, wherein each icon represents a respective application;
detecting a user selection of text of the displayed content of the first application;
detecting a writing gesture directed from the selected text of the first application to a target application displayed on the touchscreen, wherein the writing gesture is inputted by the user in contact with the touchscreen by writing at least one of a character, a number, a symbol, a figure, a line, and a combination thereof, to point from the selected text of the first application as a start point to the target application as an end point;
comparing a preset writing gesture of the target application with the detected writing gesture to determine whether the detected writing gesture is similar to, or identical to, one of a plurality of preset writing gestures stored in a writing gesture database;
when the detected writing gesture is determined that there is a similar or identical preset writing gesture in the writing gesture database, extracting an execution command of the target application mapped to the preset writing gesture corresponding to the detected writing gesture, wherein the execution command comprises various functions of the target application;
obtaining representative data of the content of the first application for controlling of execution of the various functions of the target application by recognizing the writing gesture, wherein the representative data is the text of the content of the first application displayed by execution of the first application; and
executing a function of the target application corresponding to the preset writing gesture using the representative data obtained from the first application.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for executing a function of a mobile terminal by recognizing a writing gesture. The writing gesture that is inputted on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal is detected. At least one target item to which the writing gesture applies is determined. A preset writing gesture of the at least one target item is compared with the detected writing gesture to determine whether the preset writing gesture is at least similar to the detected writing gesture. An execution command corresponding to the preset writing gesture is extracted, when it is determined that the detected writing gesture is at least similar to the preset writing gesture. The function of the at least one target item is executed by the execution command.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, content of a first application selected among a plurality of icons displayed on the touchscreen, wherein each icon represents a respective application; detecting a user selection of text of the displayed content of the first application; detecting a writing gesture directed from the selected text of the first application to a target application displayed on the touchscreen, wherein the writing gesture is inputted by the user in contact with the touchscreen by writing at least one of a character, a number, a symbol, a figure, a line, and a combination thereof, to point from the selected text of the first application as a start point to the target application as an end point; comparing a preset writing gesture of the target application with the detected writing gesture to determine whether the detected writing gesture is similar to, or identical to, one of a plurality of preset writing gestures stored in a writing gesture database; when the detected writing gesture is determined that there is a similar or identical preset writing gesture in the writing gesture database, extracting an execution command of the target application mapped to the preset writing gesture corresponding to the detected writing gesture, wherein the execution command comprises various functions of the target application; obtaining representative data of the content of the first application for controlling of execution of the various functions of the target application by recognizing the writing gesture, wherein the representative data is the text of the content of the first application displayed by execution of the first application; and executing a function of the target application corresponding to the preset writing gesture using the representative data obtained from the first application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a touchscreen; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to at least; display on the touchscreen details of a first application selected among a plurality of icons displayed on the touchscreen, wherein each icon represents a respective application; detect a user selection of text of the displayed content of the first application; detect a writing gesture directed from the selected text of the first application to a target application displayed on the touchscreen, wherein the writing gesture is inputted by the user in contact with the touchscreen by writing at least one of a character, a number, a symbol, a figure, a line, and a combination thereof, to point from the selected text of the first application as a start point to the target application as an end point; compare a preset writing gesture of the target application with the detected writing gesture to determine whether the detected writing gesture is similar to, or identical to, one of a plurality of preset writing gestures stored in a writing gesture database when the detected writing gesture is determined that there is a similar or identical preset writing gesture in the writing gesture database, extracting an execution command of the target application mapped to the preset writing gesture corresponding to the detected writing gesture, wherein the execution command comprises various functions of the target application; obtain representative data of the content of the first application for controlling of execution of the various functions of the target application by recognizing the writing gesture, wherein the representative data is the text of the content of the first application displayed by execution of the first application; and execute a function of the target application corresponding to the preset writing gesture using the representative data obtained from the first i application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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