METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KEYBOARD LAYOUT USING TOUCH

• US 20130191772A1
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HWANG, Joo-Won
• Application Number:
  US13/737,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20130191772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 includes selecting a desired keyboard layout by performing a specific touch input within or around a search window of a portable terminal whereby if a touch input is a first direction touch, a first keyboard layout with one language format is displayed, and a second keyboard layout with another language format is displayed if a second direction touch is detected.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a keyboard layout in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

detecting a touch input on a search window of the portable terminal;

if the touch input on the search window is a first direction slide, displaying a first keyboard layout; and

if the touch input on the search window is a second direction slide, displaying a second keyboard layout.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, if the touch input on the search window is an N-th direction slide, outputting a N-th keyboard layout.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch input detected on the search window is a tap at one of a left portion, a center portion, and a right portion of the search window, displaying a particular keyboard layout according to detected tap location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch input is one of a drag, a slide and a tap.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the touch input on the search window is a third direction slide, displaying a third keyboard layout;

if the touch input on the search window is a fourth direction slide, displaying a fourth keyboard layout.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first direction slide comprises a left-to-right direction slide, the second direction slide comprises a right-to-left direction slide, a third direction slide comprises a down-to-up direction slide, and a fourth direction slide comprises an up-to-down direction slide.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the third or fourth keyboard layout is one of a Korean keyboard layout, an English keyboard layout, a symbol keyboard layout, and a number keyboard layout.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first or second keyboard layout is one of a Korean keyboard layout, an English keyboard layout, a symbol keyboard layout, and a number keyboard layout.

9. A method of selecting a desired keyboard layout in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

detecting a touch input on a search window of the portable terminal; and

displaying the desired keyboard layout according to the detected outcome.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein if detected outcome is a tap at one of a left portion, a center portion, and a right portion of the search window, displaying a particular keyboard layout according to detected tap location.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the touch input is one of a drag, a slide and a tap.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the detected touch input is one of a left-to-right direction slide, a right-to-left direction slide, a down-to-up direction slide, and an up-to-down direction slide.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying the desired keyboard layout according to the detected direction slide.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the desired keyboard layout is one of a Korean keyboard layout, an English keyboard layout, a symbol keyboard layout, and a number keyboard layout.

15. A portable terminal for selecting a desired keyboard layout according to a touch input, comprising:

a display; and

a controller for detecting type of the touch input occurs on a search window of the display and displaying the desired keyboard layout according to the detected outcome.

16. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein if detected outcome is a tap at one of a left portion, a center portion, and a right portion of the search window, displaying a particular keyboard layout according to detected tap location.

17. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the touch input is one of a drag, a slide and a tap.

18. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the detected touch input is one of a left-to-right direction slide, a right-to-left direction slide, a down-to-up direction slide, and an up-to-down direction slide.

19. The portable terminal of claim 18, wherein the display displays the desired keyboard layout according to the detected direction slide.

20. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the desired keyboard layout is one of a Korean keyboard layout, an English keyboard layout, a symbol keyboard layout, and a number keyboard layout.