METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR ACTIVATING APPLICATION BASED ON HANDWRITING INPUT

• US 20170003868A1
• Filed: 09/13/2016
• Published: 01/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: OH, Jeong Won, JEONG, Woo Kyung
• Granted Patent: US 10,140,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen on a touch screen display of a terminal;

determining an occurrence of an event associated with an application, the event being occurred while displaying the first screen;

displaying a notification indicating the event on the touch screen display while displaying the first screen;

activating a handwriting recognition module to recognize a handwriting input to be associated with the application;

recognizing the handwriting input received on the touch screen display of the terminal;

determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input;

associating the symbol with a function of the application; and

processing the associated symbol through the application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

activating the function of the application using the symbol.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an icon of the application on the touch screen display; and

receiving the handwriting input on the touch screen display while displaying the icon of the application.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the function of the application is configured to be activated in association with the determined symbol if the icon of the application is selected after receiving the handwriting input.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the application is configured to be executed in a foreground state if the icon of the application is selected without receiving the handwriting input.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the handwriting input on an upper layer of the first screen displayed on the touch screen display.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a received touch input as the handwriting input if the received touch input corresponds to a defined symbol; and

displaying the received touch input and converting the received touch input into the defined symbol if the received touch input is determined as the handwriting input.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

performing a touch operation in response to the received touch input if the received touch input is not determined as the handwriting input.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a first application associated with a number if the determined symbol includes the number without including a character; and

displaying a second application associated with a character if the determined symbol includes the character.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is receipt of a message.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing of the associated symbol through the application is performed while displaying the first screen on the touch screen display.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is executed in a background state.

13. A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input in a first terminal, the method comprising:

determining an occurrence of an event while displaying a screen of a first application on a touch screen display of the first terminal, the event being associated with a second application;

displaying a notification indicating the event on the touch screen display of the first terminal while displaying the screen of the first application;

activating a handwriting recognition module to recognize a handwriting input to be associated with the second application;

receiving the handwriting input on the touch screen display of the first terminal;

determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input;

associating the symbol with a function of the second application; and

processing the associated symbol through the second application.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the handwriting input is received without launching the second application.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the event is receipt of a message from a second terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the processing of the associated symbol through the second application comprises transmitting the associated symbol to the second terminal through the second application, and

the second application is message application.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting a reply message to the second terminal, the reply message comprising a text corresponding to the symbol.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

displaying a result of the reply message transmitting action,

wherein the displayed result of the reply message transmitting action comprises a message corresponding to the handwriting input.

19. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input, the terminal comprising:

a touch screen display to display a first screen and to display a notification indicating an event associated with an application while displaying the first screen, the event being occurred while displaying the first screen;

a determination unit to activating a handwriting recognition module to recognize a handwriting input to be associated with the application, to recognize the handwriting input received on the touch screen display of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and

a processor to associate the symbol with a function of the application, and to process the associated symbol through the application.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the handwriting input is received on the touch screen display before selecting or executing the application.