METHOD OF PROCESSING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20150302242A1
• Filed: 04/15/2015
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ki-Huk, Lee, Seung-Cheol, Jeong, Jin-Hong, Park, Tae-Gun, Yoon, Sung-Ho, Yoo, Sang-Keun
• Granted Patent: US 10,430,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/171 by use of digital ink
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/40 Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/43 Editing text-bitmaps, e.g. alignment, spacing; Semantic analysis of bitmaps of text without OCR

Abstract

A method for processing content in an electronic device and an electronic device for doing the same are provided. The method includes acquiring content including at least one character, and performing at least one of classifying the acquired content into at least one of a plurality of categories by analyzing the acquired content or generating vector images including a vector image corresponding to the at least one character based on the acquired content and displaying at least a part of the vector images on a display functionally connected to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of processing content in an electronic device, the method comprising,

acquiring content including at least one character;

generating a plurality of editable images using the acquired content; and

displaying the plurality of editable images on a display connected functionally to the electronic device,

wherein each of the plurality of editable images includes a different part of the at least one character.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the plurality of editable images comprises displaying the plurality of editable images on a screen of an application capable of inputting a handwriting via the display and displaying a User Interface (UI) on the screen to allow a user to confirm editing of the editable image on the displayed screen according to a user manipulation for editing the editable image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the plurality of editable images using the acquired content comprises generating vector images including a vector image corresponding to the at least one character based on the acquired content, and wherein displaying the plurality of editable images comprises:

analyzing the vector images; and

editing the vector images based on a result of the analysis and arranging the edited vector images.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein analyzing the vector images comprises at least one of:

determining intervals between the generated vector images and analyzing vector images having intervals within a first predetermined range;

determining the intervals between the generated vector images and sizes of the generated vector images and analyzing vector images having size and interval ratios within a second predetermined range;

or

analyzing vector images by comparing shapes of the vector images with a predetermined shape.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging the edited vector images comprises:

determining types of the vector images using at least one of positions of the vector images, types of adjacent vector images, or shapes of the vector images and adjusting the sizes of the vector images according to the types of the vector images;

or

determining at least one of a height or a width of each of the vector images, calculating an average of the determined the at least one of the height or the width or calculating an average of height and width ratios of the vector images, and adjusting the sizes of the vector images to a size corresponding to averages calculated on a type basis,

wherein adjusting the sizes of the vector images comprises adjusting the sizes of the vector images of each type to a size predetermined for the type or to an average of the sizes of the vector images, calculated for the type, and

wherein the types of the vector images include at least one of character, figure, drawing, or symbol.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging the edited vector comprises adjusting the sizes of the vector images according to a predetermined size of a guide line, wherein the size of the guide line includes at least one of a height or a width.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging the edited vector images comprises:

adjusting at least one of inclinations, sizes, or displacements of the vector images according to rotation degrees of the vector images;

or

constructing the vector images into at least one block and adjusting at least one of the sizes of the vector images of the at least one block, an interval between vector images on a block basis, an interval between blocks, or a rotation degree of a vector images on a block basis.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging the edited vector comprises:

determining, when the vector images are arranged in a predetermined area of a screen of an application capable of inputting a handwriting via the display, whether at least one of the vector images will be outside the area, and if it is determined that at least one of the vector images will be outside the area, moving all of the vector images of a block including the vector image which will be outside the area to a new area and arranging the moved vector images in the new area, and

wherein the new area includes an area inserted in accordance with the vector image determined to be outside the area.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching for content having at least a part matching the acquired content in the electronic device or a network, when the content is acquired; and

replacing the acquired content with content detected during the search, if the content having at least a part matching the acquired content is detected.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising classifying the content into at least one of a plurality of categories based on at least one of an attribute of the content or information related to the content,

wherein the attribute of the content is determined by recognizing at least one of a pattern included in the content, a shape of the content, a form of the content, or a character included in the content, and wherein the information related to the content includes at least one of scheduling information stored in the electronic device, position information about the electronic device, or current time information.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a display; and

a controller configured to acquire content including at least one character, generate a plurality of editable images using the acquired content, and display the plurality of editable images on a display connected functionally to the electronic device,

wherein each of the plurality of editable image includes a different part of the at least one character.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising an input device, wherein the controller is further configured to control display of the plurality of editable images on a screen of an application capable of inputting a handwriting via the display, and control displaying of a User Interface (UI) on the screen to allow a user to confirm editing of the editable image on the displayed screen according to a user manipulation for editing the editable image, applied via the input device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to control generation of the plurality of editable images using the acquired content by generating vector images including a vector image corresponding to the at least one character based on the acquired content, and control analysis of the vector images, editing of the vector images based on a result of the analysis, and arrangement of the edited vector images.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of determining intervals between the generated vector images and analyzing vector images having intervals within a first predetermined range, determining the intervals between the generated vector images and sizes of the generated vector images and analyzing vector images having size and interval ratios within a second predetermined range, or analyzing vector images by comparing shapes of the vector images within a predetermined shape.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to control determination of types of the vector images using at least one of positions of the vector images, types of adjacent vector images, or shapes of the vector images and adjustment of the sizes of the vector images according to the types, or control determining of at least one of a height or a width of each of the vector images, calculation of an average of the determined the at least one of the height or the width or calculating an average of height and width ratios of the vector images, and adjustment of the sizes of the vector images to a size corresponding to averages calculated on a type basis,

wherein the controller is further configured to control adjustment of the sizes of the vector images of each type to a size predetermined for the type or to an average of the sizes of the vector images, calculated for the type, and

wherein the types of the vector images include at least one of character, figure, drawing, or symbol.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to control adjustment of the sizes of the vector images according to a predetermined size of a guide line, and the size of the guide line includes at least one of a height or a width.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to control adjustment of at least one of inclinations, sizes, or displacements of the vector images according to rotation degrees of the vector images, or construction of the vector images into at least one block and adjustment of at least one of the sizes of the vector images of the at least one block, an interval between vector images on a block basis, an interval between blocks, or a rotation degree of a vector images on a block basis.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to control determination of, when the vector images are arranged in a predetermined area of a screen of an application capable of inputting a handwriting via the display, whether at least one of the vector images will be outside the area, and if the controller determines that at least one of the vector images will be outside the area, the controller is further configured to control movement of all of the vector images of a block including the vector image which will be outside the area to a new area and arrangement of the moved vector images in the new area, and

wherein the new area includes an area inserted in accordance with the vector image determined to be outside the area.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein when the content is acquired, the controller is further configured to control a search for content having at least a part matching the acquired content in the electronic device or a network, and replacement of the acquired content with content detected during the search, if the content having at least a part matching the acquired content is detected.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to control classifying of the content into at least one of a plurality of categories based on at least one of an attribute of the content or information related to the content, and

wherein the attribute of the content is determined by recognizing at least one of a pattern included in the content, a shape of the content, a form of the content, or a character included in the content, and wherein the information related to the content includes at least one of scheduling information stored in the electronic device, position information about the electronic device, or current time information.