DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION INTERFACE BASED ON WRITING INPUT

• US 20140089841A1
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: KIM, Jong Gon, ROH, Jin Young, HWANG, Mi Sun
• Application Number:
  US14/035,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/780
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Disclosed is a device and method for providing an application interface based on a writing input. The method for providing an application interface based on a writing input includes providing a writing interface including a writing input interface in a first area of the writing interface and a function input interface in a second area of the writing interface, the writing input interface being configured to receive and display a first writing input, and the function input interface being configured to receive a second writing input; based on the first writing input and/or the second writing input, determining a function of an application; and executing the determined function of the application in association with the first writing input.

Claims

1. A method for providing an application interface based on a writing input, the method comprising:

providing a writing interface comprising a writing input interface in a first area of the writing interface and a function input interface in a second area of the writing interface, the writing input interface being configured to receive and display a first writing input, and the function input interface being configured to receive a second writing input;

based on the first writing input and/or the second writing input, determining a function of an application; and

executing the determined function of the application in association with the first writing input and/or the second writing input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising converting the first writing input to a converted text,

wherein the function input interface is configured to display, in response to the converted text of the first writing input, one or more retrieved applications associated with the converted text.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying a pointer to indicate a location in the converted text.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the writing interface further comprises a text editing interface to edit the converted text.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the text editing interface comprises cells and each portion of the converted text is displayed in one of the cells.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the portion of the converted text is selectable by a selection input of a user.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the function of the application is determined based on a format of the first writing input, a preset character included in the first writing format, or a converted text of the second writing input.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the writing input interface is configured to determine a text from the first writing input, the text comprising a data entry utilized for the function of the application, and

the function input interface is configured to recognize an application name and/or the function of the application from the second writing input.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the text further comprises a symbol associated with a function of a search application.

10. A method for providing an application interface based on a writing input, the method comprising:

providing a writing interface configured to receive a first writing input and a second writing input;

recognizing a data entry from the first writing input, the data entry being utilized by a function of one or more applications;

determining a function of a first application corresponding to the second writing input; and

executing the function of the first application by utilizing the data entry.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the writing interface comprises:

a writing input interface in a first area of the writing interface to receive the first writing input; and

a function input interface in a second area of the writing interface to receive the second writing input.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying the one or more applications associated with the data entry recognized from the first writing input.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the writing interface further comprises a text editing interface to edit a first text converted from the first writing input or a second text converted from the second writing input.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the writing interface displays a first text converted from the first writing input, the first text comprising the data entry and a symbol associated with a function of a second application.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the second text corresponds to an application name of the first application or corresponds to the function of the first application.

16. A method for providing an application interface based on a writing input, the method comprising:

providing a writing interface comprising a writing input interface in a first area of the writing interface and a function input interface in a second area of the writing interface, the writing input interface being configured to receive a first writing input, and the function input interface being configured to display, in response to the first writing input, one or more retrieved applications associated with the first writing input; and

displaying the one or more retrieved applications associated with the first writing input; and

in response to a selection of an application from among the one or more retrieved applications, executing a function of the selected application in association with the first writing input.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the writing input interface displays a first text converted from the first writing input, and

wherein if the first text comprises a data entry and a symbol associated with a function of a first application, the first application is displayed in the function input interface.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the function of the first application is executed by utilizing the data entry if the displayed first application is selected.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the writing input interface displays a first text converted from the first writing input, and

wherein if the first text corresponds to a registered format associated with a function of a first application, the first application is displayed in the function input interface.

20. A device for providing an application interface based on a writing input, the device comprising:

a writing interface unit providing a writing interface comprising a writing input interface in a first area of the writing interface and a function input interface in a second area of the writing interface, the writing input interface being configured to receive and display a first writing input, and the function input interface being configured to receive a second writing input; and

a control unit, based on the first writing input and/or the second writing input, determining a function of an application and executing the determined function of the application in association with the first writing input and/or the second writing input.

21. The device of claim 20, further comprising a writing recognizing unit converting the first writing input to a converted text,

wherein the function input interface is configured to display, in response to the converted text of the first writing input, one or more retrieved applications associated with the converted text.

22. The device of claim 20, wherein the control unit is configured to determine a text from the first writing input, the text comprising a data entry utilized for the function of the application, and

the function input interface is configured to recognize an application name and/or the function of the application from the second writing input.