Visual graphical indication of the number of remaining characters in an edit field of an electronic device
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of indicating a remaining capacity for concurrently processing a predefined maximal number of data entered in an edit field of an electronic device, comprising:
- determining the remaining capacity; and
providing a graphic element to visually represent the remaining capacity without employing a character.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the indication of the amount of characters, which can be still entered into an edit field of an electronic device. A main object of the invention is to provide a new and improved indication of the amount of remaining capacity for entering data in an edit field of an electronic device. The invention proposes to indicate the amount of data, in particular of characters, which can be entered in an edit field of an electronic device, by graphically visualizing the available capacity for entering data in the edit field. In one example, the graphic element is a cursor that changes, in terms of size, shape, color, etc., based on the amount of available capacity.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of indicating a remaining capacity for concurrently processing a predefined maximal number of data entered in an edit field of an electronic device, comprising:
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determining the remaining capacity; and providing a graphic element to visually represent the remaining capacity without employing a character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device having an edit field, comprising:
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means for entering data into the edit field; means for concurrently processing a predefined maximal number of data entered in the edit field; and a graphic element associated with the edit field for visually representing a remaining capacity of the predefined maximal number without employing a character. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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