METHOD OF GENERATING A TEXT ON A HANDHELD DEVICE AND A HANDHELD DEVICE

• US 20100245363A1
• Filed: 09/11/2008
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/S
• Original Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/S
• Inventors: Jensen, Søren Borup
• Application Number:
  US12/733,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20100245363A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method and a system for generating a text on a handheld device having a touch sensitive display displaying in a first area any generated text and in another area proposed symbols/letters/words/characters for use in the first area, where touching the display alters between navigating in the text of the first area and selecting/highlighting one or more of the proposed symbols/letters/words/characters of the second area.

Claims

1. A method of generating a text on a handheld device having:

an element for identifying or receiving a movement along a closed curve, and

a touch sensitive display/monitor for providing information to a user, the method comprising;

1. displaying, on a first area of the display/monitor, any generated text,

2. displaying, on a second area separate from the first area, one or more proposed symbols/letters/words/characters for use in the first area,

3. upon detection of a touch of the touch sensitive display/monitor, altering between;

a. a first mode, wherein an identified/received movement causes navigation in the generated text in the first area, and

b. a second mode, wherein an identified/received movement causes one or more of the proposed symbols/letters/words/characters of the second area to be sequentially highlighted.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of a user entering an instruction to the effect that one or more highlighted symbols/letters/words/characters in the second area is/are added to the generated text of the first area.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein step 3 comprises detecting a touch in any of the first and second areas.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein step 3, a, further comprises highlighting one or more words/symbols/letters/characters in the generated text and altering the generated text by altering the highlighted words/symbols/letters/characters.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the monitor/display comprises a third area, and wherein the method further comprises detecting a touch of the third area and altering one or more of the proposed symbols/letters/words/characters of the second area.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the display/monitor comprises an additional area and wherein the method further comprises:

comparing a latest added part of the generated text to words of a dictionary and proposing one or more words from the dictionary relating to the latest added part, and

detecting a touch of the additional area and transmitting the generated text to a selected recipient only if the comparing step proposes less than two words.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein one or more proposed words is/are provided in the first area so as to replace a latest added part of the generated text.

8. A handheld device having:

an element for identifying or receiving a movement along a closed curve,

a touch sensitive display/monitor for providing information to a user, and

a processor adapted to;

1. receive signals from the identifying/receiving element and the display/monitor,

2. have the display/monitor display, on a first area thereof, any generated text,

3. have the display/monitor display, on a second area thereof separate from the first area, one or more proposed symbols/letters/words/characters for use in the first area,

4. upon detection of a touch of the touch sensitive display/monitor, alter between;

a. a first mode, wherein an identified/received movement causes navigation in the generated text in the first area, and

b. a second mode, wherein an identified/received movement causes one or more of the proposed symbols/letters/words/characters of the second area to be sequentially highlighted.

9. A device according to claim 8, wherein the processor is additionally adapted to, upon receipt of an instruction, add one or more highlighted symbols/letters/words/characters in the second area to the generated text of the first area.

10. A device according to claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to have step 4 comprise detecting a touch in any of the first and second areas.

11. A device according to claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to have step 4, a, further comprise highlighting one or more words/symbols/letters/characters in the generated text and altering the generated text by altering the highlighted words/symbols/letters/characters in the first area.

12. A device according to claim 8, wherein the monitor/display comprises a third area, and wherein the processor is further adapted to detect a touch of the third area and alter one or more of the proposed symbols/letters/words/characters of the second area.

13. A device according to claim 8, wherein the display/monitor comprises an additional area and wherein the processor is adapted to:

compare a latest added part of the generated text to words of a dictionary and proposing one or more words from the dictionary relating to the latest added part, and

upon detecting a touch of the additional area, transmit the generated text to a selected recipient only if the comparing step proposes less than two words.

14. A device according to claim 8, wherein the processor is adapted to provide one or more proposed words in the first area so as to replace a latest added part of the generated text.

15. A method of operating a device comprising a touch sensitive display, the method comprising:

defining one or more active areas on the display, each area being correlated to an operation of the device,

determining a first touch of an active area and highlighting the area,

determining an instruction from a user and carrying out the operation correlated to the highlighted area.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the first touch is a touch with an exerted first force toward the display, and wherein the instruction is a second touch of the display exerted with a second force, which exceeds the first force.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein the instruction is a second touch of the display simultaneously to the user entering additional information.

18. A device comprising a display, the device comprising:

an element for defining one or more active areas on the display, each area being correlated to an operation of the device,

a first element for determining a first touch of an active area and for highlighting the area,

a second element for determining an instruction from a user and carrying out the operation correlated to the highlighted area.

19. A device according to claim 18, wherein the first element is adapted to identify as the first touch a touch with an exerted first force toward the display, and wherein the second element is adapted to identify as the instruction a second touch of the display exerted with a second force, which exceeds the first force.

20. A device according to claim 18, wherein the second element is adapted to identify as the instruction a second touch of the display simultaneously to the user entering additional information.