Device and method for editing processed data input

• US 7,234,119 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2002
• Issued: 06/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Guo, Jin, Kapadia, Sadik, Wu, Charles Yimin
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LE V
• Application Number:
  US10/308,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20040104936A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,659 Days
• Field of Search: 345/814, 345/864, 345/710, 345/802, 345/728, 715/816, 715/864
• US Class Current: 715/864
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A portable electronic device (100) and method (400) is capable of editing processed data input. The portable electronic device (100) comprises a display area (224) and a processor (206) coupled to the display area. The device collects (404) data input and, then, removes (412) the data input from the display area in response to detecting (406) an input delay. Thereafter, the processor, in response to receiving (416) an undo command message, provides (426) the data input and/or a processed version of the data input to the display area.

Claims

1. A method for editing processed data input, for a portable electronic device having a display area and a memory portion, comprising:

collecting a first data input corresponding to a first part of a word;

detecting an input delay;

storing the first data input in the memory portion in response to detecting the input delay;

receiving an undo command input;

retrieving the first data input from the memory portion in response to receiving the undo command input;

collecting a second data input corresponding to a second part of the word;

appending the second data input to the first data input to produce a modified data input; and

processing the modified data input to produce modified processed information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of processing the first data input, in response to the step of detecting, to produce the processed version of the first data input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of collecting the first data input includes the step of providing the first data input at the display area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of detecting the input delay includes the step of determining that a predetermined time period of inactivity for collecting the first data input has been exceeded.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of activating an undo actuator in response to the step of detecting.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of inactivating the undo actuator in response to the step of receiving.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing the first data input or a processed version of the first data input at a second display area after the step of detecting an input delay.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising a step of removing the first data input or the processed version of the first data input from the second display area after the step of receiving an undo command input.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of retrieving includes the step of shifting the first data input within the display area.