ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING INPUT MODES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160124564A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HUANG, YU-TING
• Application Number:
  US14/752,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20160124564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

In a method for switching input modes of an electronic device, the electronic device includes a text input interface, a touch screen, and a voice input device. The method detects a current input mode used by the electronic device when the text input interface is activated. The current input mode is automatically switched to a voice input mode for processing a voice input operation when the voice input operation is performed on a voice input device of the electronic device. The current input mode is automatically switched to a handwriting mode for processing a handwriting operation when the handwriting operation is performed on a touch screen of the electronic device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor;

a touch screen and a voice input device both coupled to the at least one processor;

a text input interface displayed on the touch screen; and

a storage device storing a computer-readable program comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to performing operations comprising;

detecting a current input mode used by the electronic device when the text input interface is activated by the electronic device;

switching the current input mode to a voice input mode for processing a voice input operation when the voice input operation is performed on the voice input device; and

switching the current input mode to a handwriting mode for processing a handwriting operation when the handwriting operation is performed on the touch screen.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the current input mode is switched to the voice input mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving voice signals inputted from the voice input device;

determining whether the current input mode is the voice input mode;

switching the current input mode to the voice input mode if the current input mode is not the voice input mode;

converting the input the voice signals received from the voice input device to text information using the voice input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input interface.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable program further causes the at least one processor to detect whether the voice input device receives the voice input operation using a speech to text method, and wherein the speech to text method identifies the voice input operation performed on the voice input device.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the current input mode is switched to the handwriting mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving a handwriting operation performed on the touch screen when the touch screen is touched by a finger or a stylus of a user;

determining whether the current input mode is the handwriting input mode;

switching the current input mode to the handwriting input mode if the current input mode is not the handwriting input mode;

converting the handwriting operation to text information using the handwriting input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the computer-readable program further causes the at least one processor to detects whether the touch screen receives a handwriting operation according to a handwriting identifying method, and wherein the handwriting identifying method identifies the handwriting operation performed on the touch screen.

6. A method for automatically switching input modes of an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a current input mode used by the electronic device when a text input interface of the electronic device is activated;

switching the current input mode to a voice input mode for processing a voice input operation when the voice input operation is performed on a voice input device of the electronic device; and

switching the current input mode to a handwriting mode for processing a handwriting operation when the handwriting operation is performed on a touch screen of the electronic device.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the current input mode is switched to the voice input mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving voice signals inputted from the voice input device;

determining whether the current input mode is the voice input mode;

switching the current input mode to the voice input mode if the current input mode is not the voice input mode;

converting the input the voice signals received from the voice input device to text information using the voice input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input interface.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

detecting whether the voice input device receives the voice input operation using a speech to text method, wherein the speech to text method identifies the voice input operation performed on the voice input device.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the current input mode is switched to the handwriting mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving a handwriting operation performed on the touch screen when the touch screen is touched by a finger or a stylus of a user;

determining whether the current input mode is the handwriting input mode;

switching the current input mode to the handwriting input mode if the current input mode is not the handwriting input mode;

converting the handwriting operation to text information using the handwriting input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input device.

10. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

detecting whether the touch screen receives a handwriting operation according to a handwriting identifying method, wherein the handwriting identifying method identifies the handwriting operation performed on the touch screen.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, causes the least one processor to execute a method for automatically switching input modes of the electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a current input mode used by the electronic device when a text input interface of the electronic device is activated;

switching the current input mode to a voice input mode for processing a voice input operation when the voice input operation is performed on a voice input device of the electronic device; and

switching the current input mode to a handwriting mode for processing a handwriting operation when the handwriting operation is performed on a touch screen of the electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the current input mode is switched to the voice input mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving voice signals inputted from the voice input device;

determining whether the current input mode is the voice input mode;

switching the current input mode to the voice input mode if the current input mode is not the voice input mode;

converting the input the voice signals received from the voice input device to text information using the voice input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input interface.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting whether the voice input device receives the voice input operation using a speech to text method, wherein the speech to text method identifies the voice input operation performed on the voice input device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the current input mode is switched to the handwriting mode by performing operations comprising:

receiving a handwriting operation performed on the touch screen when the touch screen is touched by a finger or a stylus of a user;

determining whether the current input mode is the handwriting input mode;

switching the current input mode to the handwriting input mode if the current input mode is not the handwriting input mode;

converting the handwriting operation to text information using the handwriting input mode; and

displaying the text information on the text input device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting whether the touch screen receives a handwriting operation according to a handwriting identifying method, wherein the handwriting identifying method identifies the handwriting operation performed on the touch screen.