ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LETTER INPUT IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160041754A1
• Filed: 07/22/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: RHEE, Taik-Heon, BYEON, Kwang-Min
• Granted Patent: US 10,534,532 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method for processing a letter input in an electronic device is provided. The method includes, if at least one letter is input, determining at least one input behavior related to the input and if a predetermined delimiter is input, determining whether to disable a function of automatically recommending at least one word similar to an input word, based on the determined input behavior.

Claims

1. A method for processing a letter input in an electronic device, the method comprising:

if at least one letter is input, determining at least one input behavior related to the input; and

if a predetermined delimiter is input, determining whether to disable a function of automatically recommending at least one word similar to an input word, based on the determined input behavior.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if at least one predetermined user'"'"'s input behavior for the at least one letter is determined, displaying the input word intact.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an input of a first word including a first letter and a second letter; and

if a user'"'"'s input behavior for the first letter and the second letter is determined, recommending at least one word among words that include the first letter and the second letter in the same position, as a word similar to the first word.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input behavior includes at least one of a time for which a touch is held for an input, a touch pressure, a contact area, and a behavior of a gesture.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if the touch for an input is held for a predetermined time or longer, displaying the input word intact.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if the touch for an input is made with a pressure greater than or equal to a predetermined value, displaying the input word intact.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if the touch for an input is made with an area greater than or equal to a predetermined value, displaying the input word intact.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if a predetermined behavior is detected from the touch for an input, displaying the input word intact.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

if a touch in a keypad area is held for a predetermined time or more, expanding the touched keypad area or a perimeter of the touched keypad area by an amount greater than or equal to a predetermined value or more.

10. An electronic device comprising:

an input unit; and

a controller configured to;

determine, if at least one letter is input through the input unit, at least one input behavior related to the input, and

determine, if a predetermined delimiter is input, whether to disable a function of automatically recommending at least one word similar to an input word, based on the determined input behavior.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising:

a display,

wherein if at least one predetermined user'"'"'s input behavior for the at least one letter is determined, the controller controls the display to display the input word intact.

12. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine an input of a first word including a first letter and a second letter, and

the controller recommend, if a user'"'"'s input behavior for the first letter and the second letter is determined, at least one word among words that include the first letter and the second letter in the same position, as a word similar to the first word.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one input behavior includes at least one of a time for which a touch is held for an input, a touch pressure, a contact area, and a behavior of a gesture.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein if the touch for an input is held for a predetermined time or more, the controller controls the display to display the input word intact.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein if the touch for an input is made with a pressure greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the controller controls the display to display the input word intact.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising:

if the touch for an input is made with an area greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the controller controls the display to display the input word intact.

17. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein if a predetermined behavior is detected from the touch for an input, the controller controls the display to display the input word intact.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein if a touch in a keypad area is held for a predetermined or more, the controller controls the display to expand the touched keypad area or a perimeter of the touched keypad area with a predetermined value or more.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the display is configured to display a keyboard including letter keys and special keys which are separated from at least one of the letter keys by a blank area.

20. A computer readable storage medium recording a program for executing a method for processing a letter input in an electronic device, wherein the method comprises:

if at least one letter is input, determining at least one input behavior related to the input; and

if a predetermined delimiter is input, determining whether to disable a function of automatically recommending at least one word similar to an input word, based on the determined input behavior.