METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DESIRED CONTENTS ON READ TEXT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20120229397A1
• Filed: 03/06/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHO, Woong-Suk, LEE, Hyung-Ju, LEE, Pius
• Application Number:
  US13/413,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20120229397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and apparatus for easily setting desired contents within a text in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes determining a first position on a first row of the text, determining a second position on a second row of the text, and selecting contents located between the first position and the second position.

Claims

1. A method of selecting desired contents within text in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

determining a first position on a first row of the text;

determining a second position on a second row of the text; and

selecting contents located between the first position and the second position.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising re-determining at least one of the first position and the second position again.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the contents located between the first position and the second position within a block having colors reversed according to a default reverse color scheme.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected contents located between the first position and the second position exclude any contents not currently displayed at a time the contents are selected.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first row and the second row exist on different pages.

6. A portable terminal including for selecting desired contents within text, the portable terminal comprising:

a display unit for displaying the text; and

a controller for determining a first position on a first row of the text, determining a second position on a second row of the text, and selecting contents located between the first position and the second position.

7. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein if the controller re-determines at least one of the first position and the second position, the controller re-selects contents according to the re-determined at least one of the first position and the second position.

8. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller controls display of the contents located between the first position and the second position within a block having colors reversed according a default reverse color scheme.

9. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the selected contents located between the first position and the second position exclude any contents not currently displayed at a time the contents are selected.

10. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the first row and the second row exist on different pages.

11. A method of selecting desired portions of content in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

determining a first position on a first row of the content;

determining a second position on a second row of the content; and

selecting portions of the content located between the first position and the second position.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising re-determining at least one of the first position and the second position.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying the contents located between the first position and the second position within a block having colors reversed according to a default reverse color scheme.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the selected contents located between the first position and the second position exclude any contents not currently displayed at a time the contents are selected.

15. A portable terminal for selecting desired contents within text, comprising:

a memory;

a processor;

at least one module stored in the memory and configured for execution by the processor, the at least one module including instructions for determining a first position on a first row of the text, determining a second position on a second row of the text, and selecting contents located between the first position and the second position; and

a touch screen for displaying the first position, the second position and the selected contents.

16. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the at least one module further includes instructions for re-determining at least one of the first position and the second position.

17. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the at least one module further includes instructions for displaying the contents located between the first position and the second position within a block having colors reversed according to a default reverse color scheme.

18. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the selected contents located between the first position and the second position exclude any contents not currently displayed at a time the contents are selected.

19. A portable terminal for selecting desired portions of content comprising:

a memory;

a processor;

at least one module stored in the memory and configured for execution by the processor, the at least one module including instructions for determining a first position on a first row of the content, determining a second position on a second row of the content, and selecting portions of content located between the first position and the second position; and

a touch screen for displaying the first position, the second position and the selected contents.

20. The portable terminal of claim 19, wherein the at least one module further includes instructions for re-determining at least one of the first position and the second position.