Method and apparatus of displaying a character input in a portable terminal

• US 20070049268A1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Byeong-Cheol, Yi, Sun-Young
• Granted Patent: US 8,655,411 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/428
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for displaying a character input in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes determining whether a dynamic input effect is set when a character input mode is started, and displaying a character corresponding to a key input if it is determined that the dynamic input effect is set. Accordingly, various methods of displaying an input character in the portable terminal can be provided.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a character in a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:

determining, when entering a character input mode, whether a dynamic input effect is set; and

displaying a character having a dynamic input effect corresponding to a key input if it is determined that the dynamic input effect is set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the character includes at least one of a Korean language character, an English language character, a special character, and a numeric character.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic input effect is set by:

selecting a character input mode to be applied;

outputting a list of the dynamic input effects and selecting a dynamic input effect from the list; and

previewing a predetermined character with the selected dynamic input effect.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a change in at least one of location, lighting, shading, scale, color, or rotation, when the character corresponding to the key input is displayed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a predetermined setting selected from at least one of a ‘

fly from right’

, ‘

fly from top’

, ‘

fly from bottom’

, ‘

become smaller’

, ‘

become smaller and wave’

, ‘

3 dimensional spin and become smaller’

, ‘

become larger’

, ‘

flat to large’

, ‘

large to small to large’

, ‘

spin and appear’

, ‘

3 dimensional spin and drop’ and

‘

spin and appear’

, predetermined settings.

6. A character input display method in a portable terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether a dynamic input skin is set when a character input mode is started; and

displaying a character having a dynamic input skin corresponding to a key input if the dynamic input skin is set.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the character includes a Korean language character, an English language character, a special character or a numeric character.

8. The method of claim 6, the dynamic input skin is set by:

selecting a character input mode to be applied;

outputting a list of the dynamic input skins and selecting a dynamic input skin from the list; and

previewing a predetermined character with the selected dynamic input skin.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the dynamic input skin is configured with a dynamic input effect and a dynamic background wherein the dynamic background is correlated to the dynamic input effect.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a change in at least one of location, lighting, shading, scale, color, or rotation, when the character corresponding to the key input is displayed.

11. A method of displaying a character in a portable terminal, comprising:

displaying a character having a dynamic input effect corresponding to a key input if the dynamic input effect is set.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the dynamic input effect is set by:

selecting character input mode to be applied;

outputting a list of dynamic input effects and selecting a dynamic input effect from the list; and

previewing a predetermined character with the selected dynamic input effect.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a change in at least one of location, lighting, shading, scale, color, or rotation, when a character corresponding to the key input is displayed.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a predetermined setting selected from at least one of a ‘

fly from right’

, ‘

fly from top’

, ‘

fly from bottom’

, ‘

become smaller’

, ‘

become smaller and wave’

, ‘

3 dimensional spin and become smaller’

, ‘

become larger’

, ‘

flat to large’

, ‘

large to small to large’

, ‘

spin and appear’

, ‘

3 dimensional spin and drop’ and

‘

spin and appear’

, predetermined settings.

15. A character input display method in a portable terminal, comprising:

displaying a character having a dynamic input skin corresponding to a key input if a dynamic input skin setting is selected.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the dynamic input skin setting is selected by:

selecting a character input mode to be applied;

outputting a list of dynamic input skins and selecting a dynamic input skin from the list; and

previewing a predetermined character with the selected dynamic input skin.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the dynamic input skin is configured with a dynamic input effect and a dynamic background wherein the dynamic background corresponds with the dynamic input effect and changes according to a key input.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the dynamic input effect includes a change in at least one of location, lighting, shading, scale, color or rotation, when the character corresponding to key input is graphically depicted.

19. A portable communication terminal, comprising:

a controlling means for determining, when entering a character input mode, whether a dynamic input effect is set, and outputting a character having a dynamic input effect corresponding to a key input if it is determined that the dynamic input effect is set; and

a displaying means for displaying the character.

20. A portable communication terminal, comprising:

a controlling means for determining whether a dynamic input skin is set when a character input mode is started, and outputting a character having a dynamic input skin corresponding to a key input if the dynamic input skin is set; and

a displaying means for displaying the character.