Character manipulation

• US 8,082,145 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Issued: 12/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Mowatt, David, Chambers, Robert, Andrew, Felix GTI
• Primary Examiner(s): Hudspeth, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spooner, Lamont
• Application Number:
  US12/825,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 704/9, 704/10, 704/231, 704/251, 715/255, 715/256, 715/257, 715/259, 345/173, 345/168, 455/556.1, 341/22
• US Class Current: 704/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/221 Announcement of recognition results

Abstract

Embodiments for manipulating characters displayed on a display screen are provided, wherein one example method includes identifying a selected word, wherein the selected word includes at least one character to be modified. The method further includes correlating each of the at least one character with a unique numerical value and receiving a selection command and a modification command, wherein the selection command is the unique numerical value corresponding to a selected character. Furthermore, the method includes modifying the selected character responsive to the modification command to generate a modified word.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a word that includes modifiable characters;

correlating a different numerical value of a first set of numerical values with each individual character of the modifiable characters; and

causing a second set of numerical values to be displayed in response to a selection of one of the numerical values of the first set of numerical values, each numerical value of the second set of numerical values being associated with a different character modification and being selectable to cause one of the modifiable characters correlated with the one of the numerical values of the first set of numerical values to be modified such that each of the modifiable characters is individually modifiable.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the word is responsive to an audio selection of the word.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the word is responsive to a command to modify the word.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each of the first set of numerical values comprises a unique numerical value.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said correlating further comprises causing each different numerical value of the first set of numerical values to be displayed adjacent to a displayed version of the word.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a selection of one of the numerical values of the second set of numerical values; and

modifying the one of the modifiable characters responsive to the selection.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein modifying the one of the modifiable characters causes the one of the modifiable characters to be changed to a different character.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein modifying the one of the modifiable characters causes at least one of:

the one of the modifiable characters to be deleted;

or

an additional character to be inserted adjacent to the one of the modifiable characters.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each different character modification comprises a suggested modification to the one of the modifiable characters.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising:

assigning a first set of unique values to characters of a word such that each character of the word is associated with a respective unique value of the first set of unique values; and

displaying a second set of unique values in response to a selection of a value of the first set of unique values, each unique value of the second set of unique values corresponding to a different character modification for a particular character of the word that corresponds to the unique value of the first set of unique values, and

causing the particular character of the word to be modified in response to a selection of one of the unique values of the second set of unique values.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the first set of unique values comprise numerical values.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein assigning the first set of unique values to each of the characters of the word is responsive to an audio selection of the word.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said displaying comprises causing each of the second set of unique values to be displayed adjacent to a respective different character modification.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10,

wherein said causing comprises causing the particular character to be deleted or an additional character to be inserted adjacent to the particular character.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein each different character modification comprises a suggested modification for the particular character.

16. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

correlate a first set of values with characters of a word, each value of the first set of values being a different value and being associated with a single character of the characters;

display modification options for a particular character of the word in response to a selection of a value of the first set of values that corresponds to the particular character, each of the modification options being associated with a value of a second set of values and including a character modification that can modify the particular character in response to a selection of a respective value of the second set of values;

receive an indication of a selection of a particular value of the second set of values; and

modify the particular character based on one of the modification options that corresponds to the particular value.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein one or more of the first set of values comprise numerical values.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the computing device, further cause the computing device to receive the indication of the selection of the particular value via audio input to the computing device.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the modification options comprise suggested modifications to the particular character.

20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the computing device, further cause the computing device to modify the particular character by replacing the particular character with a different character.