METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF TEXT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160378743A1
• Filed: 05/27/2016
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KUMAR, Sumit, PUROHIT, Brij Mohan, JOSHI, Shubham
• Application Number:
  US15/167,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20160378743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

A method and apparatus for automatically performing an activity involving insertion of text and navigation between a plurality of electronic pages is provided. The method for automatic insertion of text into an electronic page in an electronic device includes detecting a selection of an electronic file having information comprising text data corresponding to the at least one form user interface (UI) element of an electronic page and a link to the electronic page, and obtaining the electronic page in a state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

Claims

1. A method for automatic insertion of text into an electronic page in an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a selection of an electronic file having information comprising text data corresponding to at least one form user interface (UI) element of an electronic page and a link to the electronic page; and

obtaining the electronic page in a state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the electronic page in the state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data comprises:

transmitting a request signal to a server associated with the electronic page;

receiving the electronic page; and

filling the text data into the at least one form UI element.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic file comprises a text file, and

wherein the text file comprises at least one indicator indicating the at least one form UI element and the text data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information further comprises at least one of a screenshot of the electronic page and an action that is performed on a graphical user interface (GUI) element of the electronic page.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

performing the action on the GUI element of the electronic page in the state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving another electronic page resulting from the action performed on the GUI element of the electronic page in the state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the text data is associated with the at least one form UI element based on a predefined criterion when the text data is a handwritten input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predefined criterion comprises at least one of a selection of the at least one form UI element, a proximity of the text data to the at least one form UI element, a type of the text data and a content of the text data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic file is generated by capturing a screenshot of the electronic page having the at least one form UI element and detecting a user input for the text data corresponding to the at least one form UI element of the electronic page.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the electronic file is generated by detecting a user input for defining an action that is performed on a GUI element of the electronic page connecting the action with the GUI element of the electronic page and adding information related to the connecting.

11. An apparatus for automatic insertion of text into an electronic page in an electronic device, the apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control to:

detect a selection of an electronic file having information comprising a link to an electronic page and text data corresponding to at least one form user interface (UI) element of the electronic page; and

obtain the electronic page in a state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus further comprises a transceiver, and

wherein the transceiver is configured to:

transmit a request signal to a server associated with the electronic page;

receive the electronic page; and

fill the text data into at least one form UI element.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the electronic file comprises a text file, and

wherein the text file comprises, at least one indicator indicating the at least one form UI element, and the text data.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information further comprises at least one of a screenshot of the electronic page and an action that is performed on a graphical user interface (GUI) element of the electronic page.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to perform the action on the GUI element of the electronic page in the state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to control to receive another electronic page resulting from the action performed on the GUI element of the electronic page in the state that the at least one form UI element is filled with the text data.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the text data is associated with the at least one form UI element based on a predefined criterion when the text data is a handwritten input.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the predefined criterion comprises at least one of a selection of the at least one form UI element, a proximity of the text data to the at least one form UI element, a type of the text data and a content of the text data.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the electronic file is generated by capturing a screenshot of the electronic page having the at least one form UI element and detecting a user input for the text data corresponding to the at least one form UI element of the electronic page.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the electronic file is generated by detecting a user input for an action that is performed on a GUI element of the electronic page, connecting the action with the GUI element of the electronic page and adding information related to the connecting.