Gesture based document editor

• US 20070115264A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: 2011 Intellectual Property Asset Trust (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Wang, Kongqiao, Yu, Kun, Kangas, Jari
• Granted Patent: US 8,643,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for editing objects on a device comprising forming a first path on a touch screen with a pointing device. The first path at least partially encloses an object. The at least partially enclosed object is automatically selected. A second path is formed at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device. The second path activates an editing operation.

Claims

1. A method for editing objects on a device comprising:

forming a first path on a touch screen with a pointing device, at least partially enclosing an object;

automatically selecting the at least partially enclosed object; and

forming a second path at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device, wherein the second path activates an editing operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the at least partially enclosed object is moved to the predetermined area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least partially enclosed object is selected when the at least partially enclosed object comprises one character or a plurality of characters, wherein the plurality of characters are in a sequence.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein forming a first path comprises forming a path wherein a start point and an end point of the path are within a predetermined distance from each other.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation and the at least partially enclosed object is deleted.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming a third path at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device, wherein the third path activates a second editing operation.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the editing operation is a copy operation and the second editing operation is a paste operation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the partially enclosed object comprises one character or a plurality of characters, wherein the plurality of characters have a continuous relationship to each other.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying an abbreviated version of the selected object on a clipboard.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the third path has the same shape form as the second path.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the editing operation is a cut operation and the second editing operation is a paste operation.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the cut operation comprises deleting the selected object and displaying an abbreviated version of the selected object on a clipboard.

13. A device for editing objects comprising:

a display processor;

a touch screen coupled to the display processor; and

a first input detection unit coupled to the display processor that receives a first input in the form of a user forming a first path on the touch screen with a pointing device and a second input detection unit coupled to the display processor that receives a second input in the form of the user forming a second path on the touch screen with the pointing device;

an input recognition unit coupled to the display processor that detects the first path at least partially enclosing an object, and the second path, which is formed at a predetermined area of the touch screen and generates an editing signal; and

an editing unit coupled to the input recognition unit that activates an editing function in response to the editing signal.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the at least partially enclosed object is moved to the predetermined area.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation and the at least partially enclosed object is deleted.

16. The device of claim 13, comprising:

a third input detection unit coupled to the display processor that receives a third input in the form of a user forming a third path on the touch screen with a pointing device;

the input recognition unit coupled to the display processor further detects the third path, which is formed at a predetermined area of the touch screen and generates a second editing signal; and

the editing unit coupled to the input recognition unit further activates an editing function in response to the second editing signal.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein the editing operation is a copy or cut operation and the second editing operation is a paste operation.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the display processor causes an abbreviated version of the selected object to be displayed on a clipboard.

19. A computer program product comprising:

a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to edit objects on a device, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a first path, as defined with a pointing device on a touch screen, that at least partially encloses an object;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to automatically select the at least partially enclosed object; and

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a second path, as defined with a pointing device at a predetermined area of the touch screen, wherein the second path activates an editing operation.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the selected object is moved to the predetermined area.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation and the selected object is deleted.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising:

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a third path, as defined with a pointing device at a second area on the touch screen, wherein the third path activates a second editing operation for inserting the selected object at the second area.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the editing operation is a copy or cut operation and the second editing operation is a paste operation.

24. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer useable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing a computer to edit objects on a device, the computer readable code means in the article of manufacture comprising;

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a first path, as defined on a touch screen with a pointing device, that at least partially encloses an object,

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to automatically select the at least partially enclosed object; and

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a second path, as defined at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device, wherein the second path activates an editing operation.

25. The article of manufacture of claim 24, further comprising:

computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a third path, as defined at a second area on the touch screen with the pointing device, wherein the third path activates a second editing operation for inserting the selected object at the second area.