Device and method for text entry using two axes at a display device

• US 10,430,076 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Moon, Jia Min, Ong, Hean Kuan, Ngan, Wei Han
• Primary Examiner(s): Edun, Muhammad N
• Application Number:
  US15/844,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20190187889A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A device and method for text entry using two axes at a display device is provided. One or more lines for text entry are rendered at a display device. A first axis is rendered about parallel to the one or more lines, and a second axis is rendered about perpendicular to the one or more lines. An intersection of the first axis and the second axis define a text entry cursor at the one or more lines, each of the first axis and the second axis being moveable at the display device, to move the intersection, upon receipt of touch input at one or more regions of a touchscreen corresponding to the first axis and the second axis. When input is received at a keyboard, the display device is controlled to render text at the intersection.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a controller, a display device, a keyboard and a touchscreen at the display device, the controller configured to;

render, at the display device, one or more lines for text entry;

render, at the display device, a first axis about parallel to the one or more lines;

render, at the display device, a second axis about perpendicular to the one or more lines, an intersection of the first axis and the second axis defining a text entry cursor at the one or more lines, each of the first axis and the second axis being moveable at the display device, to move the intersection, upon receipt of touch input at one or more regions of the touchscreen corresponding to the first axis and the second axis; and

when input is received at the keyboard, control the display device to render text at the intersection.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the touch input comprises one or more of dragging touch input and moving touch input, and a direction of movement of the first axis and the second axis is defined by a direction of the touch input at the touchscreen.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to render the first axis and the second axis one or more of:

upon entry of a text entry mode; and

when initial touch input is received at the touchscreen at a region corresponding to the one or more lines.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to remove the first axis and the second axis from the display device one or more of:

when the input is received at the keyboard;

after a first given time period following rendering of the first axis and the second axis;

after a second given time period following receipt of the touch input; and

upon exit of a text entry mode.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more lines are rendered in a text entry field at the display device, and one or more of the first axis and the second axis extend out of the text entry field.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more lines are rendered in a text entry field at the display device, the keyboard comprises a virtual keyboard rendered at the display device adjacent the text entry field, and one or more of the first axis and the second axis extend out of the text entry field into the virtual keyboard.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the first axis to a next line of the one or more lines when the touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the first axis, an initial line of the one or more lines defined by an initial position of the first axis.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the second axis to a next character of a line of the one or more lines when the touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the second axis, the line of the one or more lines defined by a position of the first axis, and an initial character defined by an initial position of the second axis.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the second axis to a next word of a line of the one or more lines when swiping touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the first axis, the line of the one or more lines defined by a position of the first axis, and an initial word defined by an initial position of the second axis.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to move the first axis to a next line of the one or more lines when swiping touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the second axis, an initial line of the one or more lines defined by an initial position of the first axis.

11. A method comprising:

rendering at a display device, via a controller, one or more lines for text entry;

rendering at the display device, via the controller, a first axis about parallel to the one or more lines;

rendering at the display device, via the controller, a second axis about perpendicular to the one or more lines, an intersection of the first axis and the second axis defining a text entry cursor at the one or more lines, each of the first axis and the second axis being moveable at the display device, to move the intersection, upon receipt of touch input at one or more regions of a touchscreen corresponding to the first axis and the second axis; and

when input is received at a keyboard, controlling, via the controller, the display device to render text at the intersection.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the touch input comprises one or more of dragging touch input and moving touch input, and a direction of movement of the first axis and the second axis is defined by a direction of the touch input at the touchscreen.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising one or more of:

rendering the first axis and the second axis upon entry of a text entry mode; and

rendering the first axis and the second axis when initial touch input is received at the touchscreen at a region corresponding to the one or more lines.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising removing the first axis and the second axis from the display device one or more of:

when the input is received at the keyboard;

after a first given time period following rendering of the first axis and the second axis;

after a second given time period following receipt of the touch input; and

upon exit of a text entry mode.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more lines are rendered in a text entry field at the display device, and one or more of the first axis and the second axis extend out of the text entry field.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more lines are rendered in a text entry field at the display device, the keyboard comprises a virtual keyboard rendered at the display device adjacent the text entry field, and one or more of the first axis and the second axis extend out of the text entry field into the virtual keyboard.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

moving the first axis to a next line of the one or more lines when the touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the first axis, an initial line of the one or more lines defined by an initial position of the first axis.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

moving the second axis to a next character of a line of the one or more lines when the touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the second axis, the line of the one or more lines defined by a position of the first axis, and an initial character defined by an initial position of the second axis.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

moving the second axis to a next word of a line of the one or more lines when swiping touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the first axis, the line of the one or more lines defined by a position of the first axis, and an initial word defined by an initial position of the second axis.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

moving the first axis to a next line of the one or more lines when swiping touch input is received at a region of the touchscreen corresponding to the second axis, an initial line of the one or more lines defined by an initial position of the first axis.