METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A WORD TO BE DEFINED IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING AN ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY

• US 20140229825A1
• Filed: 04/15/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Seok-Gon, SON, Jae-Gon, KIM, Ki-Tae, HAN, Yong-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 9,400,772 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/259
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/157 using dictionaries or tables
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries

Abstract

A method and device for selecting a word to be defined in a mobile communication terminal having an electronic dictionary function. The method includes selecting a word in a displayed text document in response to a first input, displaying the selected word in a search window, searching for the displayed word in response to a request to search for the displayed word, displaying information resulting from the search, and terminating display of the information and displaying the text document.

Claims

1. A method performed by a mobile communication terminal for offering a dictionary feature, the method comprising:

displaying at least a portion of a text document on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal;

in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and, providing an indication of the selected word and a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document;

in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, displaying a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user'"'"'s point of view, to be over the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word; and

in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, returning from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document with the indication of the selected word.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dictionary screen visually replaces the displayed text document while continuing to display a notification.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification includes both network state and battery state.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the word and the providing of the visual element are performed in response to one touch input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the word is performed in response to a first touch input, and the providing of the visual element is performed in response to a second touch input.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising editing the selected word in response to an editing input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the dictionary screen including the information over the displayed text document in response to the request related to the visual element, comprises displaying the dictionary screen so as to visually replace the displayed text document.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the dictionary screen visually replaces the entire displayed text document in response to the definition request.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the text document comprises at least one of a message, an email, a Social Network Service (SNS), a web page, and text received from a data server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising manipulating the selection of the word, in response to a drag input.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one touch input comprises a double touch input.

12. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program to perform operations, the operations comprising;

displaying at least a portion of a text document on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal;

in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and, providing an indication of the selected word and a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document;

in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, displaying a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user'"'"'s point of view, to be over the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word; and

in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, returning from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document with the indication of the selected word.

13. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a display unit;

a storage unit for storing dictionary information; and

at least one control processor for;

controlling the display unit to display at least a portion of a text document,

in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and, providing an indication of the selected word and a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document,

in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, controlling the display unit to display a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user'"'"'s point of view, to be over the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, and

in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, controlling the display unit to return from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document with the indication of the selected word.

14. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the dictionary screen is displayed over the displayed text document while continuing to display a notification.

15. The terminal of claim 14, wherein the notification includes both network state and battery state.

16. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least one control processor controls to select the word and provide the visual element in response to one touch input.

17. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least one control processor controls to provide an indication of the selected word in response to a first touch input and provide a visual element in response to a second touch input.

18. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least one control processor controls to edit the selected word in response to an editing input.

19. The terminal of claim 13, wherein when the at least one control processor controls to display the dictionary screen over the displayed text document, the at least one control processor controls the display unit to display the dictionary screen so as to visually replace the displayed text document.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the dictionary screen visually replaces the entire displayed text document.

21. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the text document comprises at least one of a message, an email, a Social Network Service (SNS), a web page, and text received from a data server.

22. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least one control processor manipulates the selection of the word, in response to a drag input.

23. The terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least one touch input comprises a double touch input.