METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CHARACTER STRING

• US 20080143741A1
• Filed: 11/27/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Feng, Rui, Liu, Yan, Huang, Zhen
• Application Number:
  US11/945,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20080143741A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for displaying a character string when the character string is being input. The method includes: grouping a plurality of positions for inputting characters into a plurality of position groups; configuring display format of the characters to be input for every position group; and responding to input of the character string, displaying the input character string with the configured display format. The methods and apparatus will facilitate a user reading character strings, and verifying character strings while inputting them.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a character string when the character string is being input, comprising:

a) grouping a plurality of positions for inputting characters into a plurality of position groups;

b) configuring display format for every position group for the characters to be input; and

c) responding to input of the character string, displaying the input character string with the configured display format.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the steps of configuring display format for every position group for the characters to be input and responding to input of the character string, displaying the input character string with the configured display format, comprise configuring display format of the characters to be input for at least two position groups, and circularly using the display format configured for the at least two position groups.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of positions for inputting character strings are located in a user interface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said character string comprises a composition of a plurality of digits and/or alphabetic characters.

5. A method for displaying a character string, comprising:

a) grouping a character string to be displayed into a plurality of character groups;

b) configuring display format for every character group; and

c) displaying the character string with the configured display format.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the steps of configuring display format for every character group and displaying the character string with the configured display format comprise configuring display format for at least two character groups, and circularly using the display format configured for the at least two character groups.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein positions for displaying the character string are located in a user interface.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein said character string comprises a composition of a plurality of digits and/or alphabetic characters.

9. An apparatus for displaying a character string when the character string is being input, comprising:

grouping means, for grouping a plurality of position for inputting characters into a plurality of position groups;

format configuring means, for configuring display format of the characters to be input for every position group; and

displaying means, for displaying the input character string with the configured display format in response to input of the character string.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the format configuring means and the displaying means is further configured to configure the display format of the characters to be input for at least two position groups, and circularly using the display format configured for the at least two position groups.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of positions for inputting a character string are located in a user interface.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said character string comprises a composition of a plurality of digits and/or alphabetic characters.

13. An apparatus for displaying a character string, comprising:

grouping means, for grouping a character string to be displayed into a plurality of character groups;

format configuring means, for configuring display format for every character group; and

displaying means, for displaying the character string with the configured display format.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein format configuring means and displaying means are further configured to configure display format for at least two character groups, and circularly using the display format configured for the at least two character groups.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein positions for displaying the character string are located in a user interface.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said character string comprises a composition of a plurality of digits and/or alphabetic characters.

17. A storage medium or signal carrier, comprising instructions for carrying out a method for displaying a character string when the character string is being input, the method comprising:

a) grouping a plurality of positions for inputting characters into a plurality of position groups;

b) configuring display format for every position group for the characters to be input; and

c) responding to input of the character string, displaying the input character string with the configured display format.