HANDHELD TERMINAL AND METHOD OF EDITING DATA USING TOUCH INPUT

• US 20100251107A1
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: OH, Myung Seob
• Application Number:
  US12/729,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20100251107A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/269
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Provided is a method of editing data and a handheld terminal using the method. The handheld terminal includes: a recognition unit to recognize a touch input associated with a correction code on a screen; a discernment unit to discern an editing function corresponding to the recognized touch input; and an editing unit to edit data provided on the screen according to the discerned editing function.

Claims

1. A handheld terminal, comprising:

a recognition unit to recognize a touch input associated with a correction code on a screen;

a discernment unit to discern an editing function corresponding to the recognized touch input; and

an editing unit to edit data provided on the screen according to the discerned editing function.

2. The handheld terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit to store the editing function associated with the correction code,

wherein the discernment unit is configured to discern the editing function corresponding to the correction code in the storing unit.

3. The handheld terminal of claim 1, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

the editing unit is configured to delete data in the coordinate information when the editing function is discerned as ‘

delete’

by the discernment unit.

4. The handheld terminal of claim 1, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

the editing unit is configured to insert a whitespace in a position corresponding to the coordinate information when the editing function is discerned as ‘

space’

by the discernment unit.

5. The handheld terminal of claim 1, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

the editing unit is configured to delete a whitespace in a position corresponding to the coordinate information when the editing function is discerned as ‘

join’

by the discernment unit.

6. The handheld terminal of claim 1, further comprises:

a data input unit to input data, wherein

the editing unit is configured to delete data in the coordinate information, and insert the inputted data to replace the deleted data when the editing function is discerned as ‘

insert’

by the discernment unit; and

wherein the touch input comprises coordinate information.

7. The handheld terminal of claim 1, further comprises:

a list providing unit to provide a data list including data, and

a data selection unit to select first data from the provided data list, wherein

the editing unit is configured to insert the selected first data in a position corresponding to the coordinate information when the editing function is discerned as ‘

replace’

by the discernment unit; and

wherein the touch input comprises coordinate information.

8. The handheld terminal of claim 1, further comprises:

a coordinate input unit to input second coordinate information, wherein

the editing unit is configured to delete data included in the first coordinate information and insert the deleted data in a position corresponding to the second coordinate information when the editing function is discerned as ‘

cut and paste’

by the discernment unit; and

wherein the touch input comprises first coordinate information.

9. The handheld terminal of claim 1, further comprises:

a font providing unit to provide a font property comprising any one of a character type, a color, a shadow, a size, and an emphasis, and

a font selection unit to select the font property comprising any one of the character type, the color, the shadow, the size, and the emphasis, wherein

the editing unit is configured to replace the data included in the coordinate information with the selected font property when the editing function is discerned as ‘

decorate’

by the discernment unit; and

wherein the touch input comprises coordinate information.

10. A method of editing data, comprising:

recognizing a touch input associated with a correction code on a screen;

discerning an editing function corresponding to the recognized touch input; and

editing data provided on the screen according to the discerned editing function.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the editing function associated with the correction code in a storing unit,

wherein the discerning comprises discerning, in the storing unit, the editing function corresponding to the correction code.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing unit is discerned as ‘

delete’

, the editing deletes data in the coordinate information.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing function is discerned as ‘

space’

, the editing inserts a whitespace in a position corresponding to the coordinate information.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing function is discerned as ‘

join’

, the editing deletes a whitespace in a position corresponding to the coordinate information.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing function is discerned as ‘

insert’

by a discernment unit, the editing comprises;

deleting data in the coordinate information,

inputting data, and

inserting the inputted data to replace the deleted data.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing function is discerned as ‘

replace’

, the editing comprises;

providing a data list comprising data,

selecting first data from the provided data list, and

inserting the selected first data in a position corresponding to the coordinate information.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein

the touch input comprises first coordinate information, and

when the editing function is discerned as ‘

cut and paste’

, the editing comprises;

deleting data in the first coordinate information,

inputting second coordinate information, and

inserting the deleted data in a position corresponding to the second coordinate information.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the touch input comprises coordinate information, and

when the editing unit is discerned as ‘

decorate’

, the editing comprises;

providing a font property that comprises any one of a character type, a color, a shadow, a size, and an emphasis,

selecting the font property that comprises any one of the character type, the color, the shadow, the size, and the emphasis, and

replacing the data in the coordinate information with the selected font property.