METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TEXT INPUT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150121218A1
• Filed: 10/30/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sungjun, KANG, Jisook, AN, Jinwan, KIM, Minho
• Application Number:
  US14/528,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20150121218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/708
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling a text input in an electronic device having a touch screen are provided. The method includes displaying at least one text inputted via a touch panel of the touch screen; when a deletion event is detected through the touch panel, deleting at least one of the displayed at least one text and storing the deleted at least one text in a memory unit; when the deletion event is removed, displaying a recovery guide on the touch screen and displaying the stored at least one text in the recovery guide; and when a selecting event is detected from the recovery guide, recovering at least one text selected from the recovery guide and displaying the selected at least one text as inputted at least one text.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a text input in an electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising:

displaying at least one text inputted via a touch panel of the touch screen;

when a deletion event is detected via the touch panel, deleting at least one of the displayed at least one text and storing the deleted at least one text in a memory unit;

when the deletion event is removed, displaying a recovery guide on the touch screen and displaying the stored at least one text in the recovery guide; and

when a selecting event is detected from the recovery guide, recovering at least one text selected from the recovery guide and displaying the selected at least one text as inputted at least one text.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the deletion event includes an event for deleting at least one text by inputting a press to a delete key for a predetermined time via the touch panel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the deleted at least one text displayed in the recovery guide is represented as a different font, a different font style, a different size, and a different font color from that of the at least one text inputted, or a highlight effect.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting event detected from the recovery guide is a touch input, and wherein when the touch input is detected from the recovery guide, the deleted at least one text in the recovery guide is recovered at one time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting event detected from the recovery guide is a drag input, and wherein when the drag input is detected from the recovery guide, a dragged at least one text from among the deleted at least one text in the recovery guide is recovered.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if an input of a another at least one text is detected from the touch panel while the recovery guide is displayed, terminating the displaying of the recovery guide and displaying the inputted another at least one text on the touch screen.

7. An apparatus for controlling a text input in an electronic device having a touch screen, the apparatus comprising:

a display panel configured to display at least one text and a recovery guide for displaying a deleted at least one text;

a touch panel configured to detect an input of the at least one text, a deletion event, and a selecting event for the recovery guide;

a memory unit configured to store the deleted at least one text; and

a control unit configured to;

when the deletion event is detected via the touch panel, delete at least one of the displayed at least one text and store the deleted at least one text in the memory unit;

when the deletion event is removed, control the display panel to display the recovery guide and the stored at least one text in the recovery guide; and

when the selecting event is detected from the recovery guide, recover at least one text selected from the recovery guide and display the selected at least one text as inputted at least one text.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to delete at least one text when the deletion event is detected by inputting a press to a delete key for a predetermined time via the touch panel.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein when a touch input is detected as the selecting event from the recovery guide, the control unit is further configured to recover the deleted texts in the recovery guide at one time.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein when a drag input is detected as the selecting event from the recovery guide, the control unit is further configured to recover a dragged at least one text from the deleted at least one text in the recovery guide.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the deleted at least one text displayed in the recovery guide is represented as a different font, a different font style, a different size, a different font color from that of the at least one text inputted, or a highlight effect.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to, when an input of another at least one text is detected from the touch panel while the recovery guide is displayed, control the display panel to terminate the displaying of the recovery guide and display the inputted another text.