APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT AND LANGUAGE SPECIFIC DATA ENTRY

• US 20100107106A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brian David Johnson, Dave Koste, Kevin Corbett
• Original Assignee: Brian David Johnson, Dave Koste, Kevin Corbett
• Inventors: Koste, Dave, Corbett, Kevin, Johnson, Brian David
• Granted Patent: US 8,332,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method that allow for context and language specific data entry via a user interface. A user interface is displayed on a display device, where the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections. A menu selection is activated. A data entry method is displayed, where the data entry method is context and language specific to the activated menu selection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections;

activating one of the one or more menu selections; and

displaying a data entry method, wherein the data entry method displayed is different depending on a specific context of the activated menu selection,

wherein only a virtual alphabetic keyboard is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual numeric keypad is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data entry method includes a method of entering one of name, phone number and email.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data entry method is displayed on the bottom of the user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual alphabetic keyboard may be changed without changing the virtual numeric keypad.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual numeric keypad may be changed without changing the virtual alphabetic keyboard.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display device is a mobile computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more menu selections comprise one or more data entry boxes.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more menu selections and the one or more data entry method selections are adjustable and independent from any of the other menu and data entry method selections.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections, wherein the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry method, wherein the data entry method displayed is different depending on a specific context of the activated menu selection, wherein only a virtual alphabetic keyboard is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual numeric keypad is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the data entry method includes a method of entering one of name, phone number and email.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the data entry method is displayed on the bottom of the user interface.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the virtual alphabetic keyboard may be changed without changing the virtual numeric keypad.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the virtual numeric keypad may be changed without changing the virtual alphabetic keyboard.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the display device is a mobile computing device.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more menu selections comprise one or more data entry boxes.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein each of the one or more menu selections and the one or more data entry method selections are adjustable and independent from any of the other menu and data entry method selections.

17. A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

displaying a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections;

activating one of the one or more menu selections; and

displaying a data entry method, wherein the data entry method displayed is different depending on a specific context of the activated menu selection,

wherein only a virtual alphabetic keyboard is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual numeric keypad is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the data entry method includes a method of entering one of name, phone number and email.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the data entry method is displayed on the bottom of the user interface.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the virtual alphabetic keyboard may be changed without changing the virtual numeric keypad.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the virtual numeric keypad may be changed without changing the virtual alphabetic keyboard.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the display device is a mobile computing device.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more menu selections comprise one or more data entry boxes.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein each of the one or more menu selections and the one or more data entry method selections are adjustable and independent from any of the other menu and data entry method selections.