Method and system for providing text information in an application framework for a wireless device

• US 8,595,687 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2004
• Issued: 11/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Lori, Foster, Derek John
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Ben C
• Application Number:
  US10/926,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20050289479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,380 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

Methods and systems for processing text input within a man-machine interface (MMI) application framework are provided and may comprise creating at least one text editor by an active application and generating at least one text edit view by the text editor. Text input, for example, predictive input, multi-tap input and/or numeric input, which may be associated with the text edit view, may be received by the text editor. At least one text editor feature may be associated with at least one text editor and the text editor feature may comprise a maximum string length characteristic and/or a cursor characteristic. The text editor feature may be customized for each text editor view and the text input may be buffered by a buffer within the MMI application framework.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for processing a text input within a man-machine interface (MMI) application framework, the method comprising:

activating an application from among a plurality of applications stored within said MMI application framework as an active application;

creating at least one new text editor via said active application, said at least one new text editor performing under a constraint specified by said active application;

generating at least one text edit view via said at least one new text editor, said at least one text edit view being configured to receive a text input in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application;

receiving said text input by said at least one text edit view in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application; and

encoding said received text input using an algorithm, said encoding including changing said algorithm based on said received text input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said received text input comprises a predictive input, a multi-tap input or a numeric input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating at least one text editor feature with said at least one new text editor.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said at least one text editor feature comprises a maximum string length characteristic or a cursor characteristic.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

customizing said at least one text editor feature for each of said at least one generated text edit view.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

buffering said received text input by a buffer within the MMI application framework.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the buffering includes encoding said received text input by said buffer utilizing said algorithm.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

customizing at least one buffer feature of said buffer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said at least one buffer feature comprises a size or a number of warning characters.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

masking said received text input by said at least one created new text editor.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said encoding includes changing the algorithm during the receiving of said received text input.

12. A machine-readable memory having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing a text input within a man-machine interface (MMI) application framework, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform a method comprising:

activating an application from among a plurality of applications stored within said MMI application framework as an active application;

creating at least one new text editor via said active application, said at least one new text editor performing under a constraint specified by said active application;

generating at least one text edit view via said at least one new text editor, said at least one text edit view being configured to receive a text input in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application;

receiving said text input by said at least one text edit view in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application; and

encoding said received text input using an algorithm, said encoding including changing said algorithm based on said received text input.

13. The machine-readable memory of claim 12, wherein said received text input comprises a predictive input, a multi-tap input or a numeric input.

14. The machine-readable memory of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

associating at least one text editor feature with said at least one new text editor.

15. The machine-readable memory of claim 14, wherein said at least one text editor feature comprises a maximum string length characteristic or a cursor characteristic.

16. The machine-readable memory of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

customizing said at least one text editor feature for each of said at least one generated text edit view.

17. The machine-readable memory of claim 12, wherein the method farther comprises:

buffering said received text input by a buffer within the MMI application framework.

18. The machine-readable memory of claim 17, wherein the buffering comprises:

encoding said received text input by said buffer utilizing said algorithm.

19. The machine-readable memory of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

customizing at least one buffer feature of said buffer.

20. The machine-readable memory of claim 19, wherein said at least one buffer feature comprises a size or a number of warning characters.

21. The machine-readable memory of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises:

masking said received text input by said at least one new text editor.

22. The machine-readable memory of claim 12, wherein said encoding includes changing the algorithm during the receiving of said received text input.

23. A system for processing a text input within a man-machine interface (MMI) application framework, the system comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of applications;

a processor configured to;

enable activation of an application from among the plurality of applications as an active application,

enable said active application to create a new text editor, said new text editor being configured to perform under a constraint specified by said active application,

enable said new text editor to generate a text edit view, said text edit view being configured to receive a text input in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application,

enable said new text editor to receive said text input in accordance with said constraint specified by said active application, and

enable encoding of said received text input, said encoding being capable of being changed based on said received text input.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein said received text input comprises a predictive input, a multi-tap input or a numeric input.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein said processor is configured to cause said new text editor to associate with a text editor feature.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein said text editor feature comprises a maximum string length characteristic or a cursor characteristic.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein said processor is configured to cause said new text editor to customize said text editor feature for said text edit view.

28. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a buffer within the MMI application framework that is configured to buffer said received text input.

29. The system claim 28, wherein said buffer is configured to encode said received text input utilizing at least one encoding algorithm.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein said buffer is configured to customize at least one buffer feature.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein said at least one buffer feature comprises a size or a number of warning characters.

32. The system of claim 23, wherein said new text editor masks said received text input.

33. The system of claim 23, wherein said encoding is capable of being changed during receipt of said received text input.