Suggestion of alternate user input using different user interface

• US 10,534,864 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2019
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Sahagun, Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Riley, Marcus T
• Application Number:
  US16/529,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20190354591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 166 Days
• Field of Search: 704 1-504
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis

Abstract

Method(s) and apparatus(es) relating generally to an electronic device having a display and a touch-sensitive input device are disclosed. In such a method, a first keypad is displayed on the display. Obtained is sensed information from the touch-sensitive input device responsive to user input in association with the first keypad. The user input is determined to be for a second keypad different from the first keypad. A corresponding input to the user input is determined using the sensed information in association with the second keypad. The corresponding input is displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A method for an electronic device having a display and a touch-sensitive input device, comprising:

displaying a first keypad on the display;

obtaining sensed information from the touch-sensitive input device responsive to user input in association with the first keypad;

determining the user input to be for a second keypad different from the first keypad;

determining a corresponding input to the user input using the sensed information in association with the second keypad;

displaying the corresponding input on the display; and

wherein the determining the corresponding input comprises;

using the sensed information in association with the second keypad to obtain a representation of the user input;

locating the representation in a language dictionary in association with the second keypad; and

providing the representation as the corresponding input for displaying thereof.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a change keypad option on the display responsive to user selection of the corresponding input; and

displaying the second keypad on the display responsive to user selection of the change keypad option.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying the second keypad on the display responsive to user selection of the corresponding input.

4. A program product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium of an app server;

a computer-readable program stored on the computer-readable storage medium;

wherein the computer-readable program is capable of being processed by a programmed processor of an electronic device for causing the programmed processor to execute instructions including;

determining sensed information corresponds to keys of a second keypad different than a previously set first keypad; and

wherein to determine the sensed information corresponds to the keys of the second keypad, the instructions configure the programmed processor to;

compare the sensed information in association with the first keypad for a representation in a language dictionary; and

determine user input is in association with the second keypad by absence of the representation in the language dictionary.

5. The program product according to claim 4, wherein the programmed processor is in communication with a touch-sensitive input device of the electronic device for obtaining the sensed information.

6. The program product according to claim 5, wherein the instructions configure the programmed processor to cause the sensed information to be displayed on a display of the electronic device as a suggested input corresponding to the keys of the second keypad.

7. The program product according to claim 6, wherein the instructions configure the programmed processor to cause the second keypad to be displayed on the display responsive to user selection of the suggested input for a user input corresponding to the sensed information.

8. The program product according to claim 7, wherein the language dictionary is a first language dictionary, and wherein, to determine the suggested input is in association with the keys of the second keypad, the instructions configure the programmed processor to:

use the sensed information in association with the second keypad to obtain at least one other representation of the user input;

search for the at least one other representation in a second language dictionary in association with the second keypad; and

provide the at least one other representation as the suggested input for display thereof on the display responsive to locating the at least one other representation in the second language dictionary.

9. The program product according to claim 8, wherein the computer-readable program stored on the computer-readable storage medium is available for download via a network from the computer-readable storage medium to the electronic device.

10. The program product according to claim 9, wherein the programmed processor is of a printer.

11. The program product according to claim 9, wherein the programmed processor is of a mobile phone.

12. The program product according to claim 9, wherein the programmed processor is of a tablet.

13. A programmed electronic device having a display and a touch-sensitive input device, comprising:

a keypad app in the programmed electronic device having instructions to configure the programmed electronic device to;

obtain sensed information for a user input provided via the touch-sensitive input device in association with first keys of a first keypad displayed on the display;

determine the user input to be for a second keypad different from the first keypad;

associate the sensed information with second keys of the second keypad to obtain a representation of the user input;

reference the representation against a dictionary associated with the second keypad; and

display the representation on the display as a corresponding input to the user input for user selection.

14. The programmed electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the representation and the dictionary respectively are a first representation and a first dictionary;

and wherein the instructions to determine the user input to be for the second keypad configure the programmed electronic device to;

associate the sensed information with the first keys to initially obtain a second representation of the user input;

reference the second representation against a second dictionary associated with the first keypad; and

determine absence of the second representation in the second dictionary.

15. The programmed electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the instructions to reference the representation configure the programmed electronic device to check the representation against representations in the dictionary.

16. The programmed electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising a network interface for download of the keypad app from an app server to the programmed electronic device for installation of the keypad app in the programmed electronic device.

17. The programmed electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the instructions configure the programmed electronic device to switch from display of the first keypad to the second keypad on the display in response to user selection of the representation.

18. The programmed electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the instructions to determine the user input is for the second keypad configure the programmed electronic device to weigh the first keypad being a non-character keypad.

19. The programmed electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the instructions to determine the user input is for the second keypad configure the programmed electronic device to weigh at least one condition factor selected from:

an input rate of the user input being greater than a threshold rate;

the programmed electronic device being moved at a human walking rate during receipt of the user input;

or

the programmed electronic device having a temperature greater than a threshold temperature.

20. The programmed electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the programmed electronic device is a mobile phone.