TEXT ENTRY METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME

• US 20100088616A1
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Won-il, KWON, Yong-hwan, YOON, Yeo-ri, LEE, Sang-hee, PARK, Mi-ju
• Granted Patent: US 8,977,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859

Abstract

A text entry method and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. In the text entry method, one emoticon is selected from an emoticon set, and a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon is then entered. Therefore, it is possible for a user to enter text more conveniently.

Claims

1. A text entry method comprising:

displaying an emoticon set; and

if an emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, determining a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

2. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if the emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, displaying at least one text string including the determined text string, corresponding to the selected emoticon, on a screen,

wherein the determining comprises determining the text string selected from the at least one text string.

3. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if the emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, displaying a plurality of text sets corresponding to the selected emoticon, on a screen; and

if a text set is selected from the plurality of text sets, displaying at least one text string including the determined text string, contained in the selected text set, on a screen,

wherein the determining comprises determining the text string selected from the at least one text string.

4. The text entry method as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of text sets comprises at least one corresponding text string, and is user editable, and is downloaded via a network.

5. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a cursor inside the emoticon set; and

displaying at least one text string including the determined text string, corresponding to the emoticon referred to by the cursor, on a screen,

wherein the determining comprises determining the text string selected from the at least one text string.

6. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if the determined text string is edited, storing the edited text string and associating the edited text string with the selected emoticon.

7. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

storing a plurality of emoticon sets including the displayed emoticon set, of a plurality of users,

wherein the displaying comprises displaying the emoticon set of a current user.

8. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of text strings including the determined text string, correspond to the selected emoticon, and is of a current user, and

wherein the determining comprises determining the text string of the plurality of text strings of the current user, corresponding to the selected emoticon.

9. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving broadcast information; and

extracting genre information of a broadcast program, from the broadcast information,

wherein the determining comprises determining the text string which corresponds to the genre information and the selected emoticon.

10. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining the selected emoticon and the text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

11. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data regarding the selected emoticon and data regarding the text string via a network.

12. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit which displays an emoticon set; and

a controller which, if an emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, determines a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

13. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if the emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, the controller controls at least one text string including the determined text string, corresponding to the selected emoticon, to be displayed on a screen, and determines the text string selected from the at least one text string.

14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if the emoticon is selected from the emoticon set, the controller controls a plurality of text sets corresponding to the selected emoticon, to be displayed on a screen,

if a text set is selected from the plurality of text sets, the controller controls at least one text string including the determined text string, contained in the selected text set, to be displayed on a screen, and

wherein the controller determines the text string selected from the at least one text string.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of the plurality of text sets comprises at least one corresponding text string, is user editable and is downloaded via a network.

16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller controls so a cursor is displayed inside the emoticon set and so at least one text string including the determined text string, corresponding to the emoticon referred to by the cursor, are displayed on a screen, and determines the text string selected from the at least one text string.

17. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein, if the determined text string is edited, the controller associates the edited text string with the selected emoticon.

18. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

a storage unit which stores a plurality of emoticon sets including the emoticon set, of a plurality of users,

wherein the controller controls the emoticon set for a current user, to be displayed.

19. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein a plurality of text strings correspond to the selected emoticon for a current user, and

wherein the controller determines the text string of the plurality of text strings of the current user, corresponding to the selected emoticon.

20. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

a broadcast receiver which receives broadcast information,

wherein the controller extracts genre information of a broadcast program, from the broadcast information, and determines the text string which corresponds to the genre information and the selected emoticon.

21. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller determines the selected emoticon and the text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

22. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 12, further comprising:

a network interface which receives data regarding the selected emoticon and data regarding the determined text string via a network.

23. A text entry method comprising:

displaying an image set containing at least one image;

if an image is selected from the at least one image of the image set, displaying at least one text string corresponding to the selected image; and

determining a text string selected from the at least one text string.

24. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit which displays an image set containing at least one image; and

a controller which, if an image is selected from the at least one image of the image set, controls at least one text string corresponding to the selected image, to be displayed on a screen, and which determines a text string selected from the at least one text string.