METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING A SPECIFIC OPERATION BASED ON WRITING

• US 20140089855A1
• 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:
  US14/035,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20140089855A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method and device for executing a specific operation based on a writing input are described. A method utilizing a processor, the method including: recognizing writing input to obtain writing data; extracting feature information from the writing data; searching for applications that operate with the writing data based on the feature information to form an application candidate group; and displaying icons corresponding to applications included in the application candidate group.

Claims

1. A method utilizing a processor, the method comprising:

recognizing a writing input to obtain writing data;

extracting feature information from the writing data;

searching for applications that operate with the writing data based on the feature information to form an application candidate group; and

displaying icons corresponding to applications included in the application candidate group.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of an application included in the application candidate group; and

executing the selected application to interwork with text included in the writing data.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying a result based on the writing data of the executing of the selected application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the application candidate group includes zero applications, and the method further comprises providing a search application as a member of the application candidate group.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature information comprises a mathematical symbol and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a calculator.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature information comprises a dash and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a phone.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature information comprises a question mark and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a search application.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing the application candidate group as the feature information changes.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising editing the written input.

10. A device comprising:

a writing recognizing unit configured to recognize writing input to obtain writing data;

an information extracting unit configured to extract feature information from the writing data;

an application search unit configured to search for applications that operate with the writing data based on the feature information to form an application candidate group; and

an application providing unit configured to display icons corresponding to applications included in the application candidate group.

11. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

an application interworking unit configured to receive a selection of an application included in the application candidate group and configured to execute the selected application to interwork with text included in the writing data.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a writing interface unit configured to display a result based on the writing data of an execution of the selected application.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the application candidate group includes zero applications, and the application search unit is further configured to provide a search application as a member of the application candidate group.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the feature information comprises a mathematical symbol and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a calculator.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the feature information comprises a dash and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a phone.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the feature information comprises a question mark and at least one application of the application candidate group comprises a search application.

17. The device of claim 10, further comprising a control unit configured to change the application candidate group as the feature information changes.

18. The device of claim 10, further comprising a writing editing unit configured to edit the written input.