Text entry method and display apparatus using the same

• US 8,977,983 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2009
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Mi-ju, Kwon, Yong-hwan, Lee, Sang-hee, Kim, Won-il, Yoon, Yeo-ri
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): ORR, HENRY W
• Application Number:
  US12/432,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20100088616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,140 Days
• Field of Search: 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859

Abstract

A text entry method and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. In the text entry method, one emoticon is selected from an emoticon set, and a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon is then entered. Therefore, it is possible for a user to enter text more conveniently.

Claims

1. A text entry method comprising:

displaying, by a display apparatus, an emoticon set including a plurality of emoticons on a screen;

selecting an emoticon from the displayed emoticon set;

displaying, on the screen, a text set corresponding to the selected emoticon in response to the selecting of the emoticon while displaying the plurality of emoticons on the screen;

selecting a text string among a plurality of text strings included in the displayed text set by placing a cursor over the text string, wherein the text string is displayed at a first position on the screen; and

in response to the selection of the text string displayed at the first position, displaying the selected text string on a text input window of the screen while displaying the plurality of emoticons on the screen,

wherein the selected text string on the text input window is displayed at a second position on the screen different from the first position on the screen.

2. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of text strings is user editable, and is downloaded via a network.

3. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a cursor inside the emoticon set; and

displaying a text string corresponding to an emoticon referred to by the cursor on the screen.

4. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

if when the displayed text string is edited, storing the edited text string and associating the edited text string with the selected emoticon.

5. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

storing a plurality of emoticon sets of the plurality of users, the plurality of emoticon sets including the displayed emoticon set,

wherein the displaying the emoticon set comprises displaying an emoticon set of a current user.

6. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of text strings are of a current user.

7. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving broadcast information; and

extracting genre information of a broadcast program from the broadcast information,

wherein the text string corresponds to the genre information and the selected emoticon.

8. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprises determining the selected emoticon and the text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

9. The text entry method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data regarding the selected emoticon and data regarding the plurality of text strings via a network.

21. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emoticon set is displayed differently to correspond to each of the plurality of users.

22. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising receiving and displaying a broadcast program, wherein the emoticon set and the text input window are displayed on the displayed broadcast program.

10. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit which displays an emoticon set including a plurality of emoticons on a screen;

a controller which, when an emoticon is selected from the displayed emoticon set, controls the display unit to display a text set corresponding to the selected emoticon on the screen in response to the selecting of the emoticon while the plurality of emoticons are displayed on the screen, and, when a text string displayed at a first position on the screen is selected among a plurality of text strings included in the displayed text set by placing a cursor over the text string, controls the display unit to display the selected text string on a text input window of the screen while the plurality of emoticons are displayed on the screen, wherein the selected text string on the text input window is displayed at a second position on the screen different from the first position on the screen.

11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of text strings is user editable and is downloaded via a network.

12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the controller controls so that a cursor can be displayed inside the emoticon set and a text string corresponding to an emoticon referred to by the cursor can be displayed on the screen.

13. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein when the displayed text string is edited, the controller associates the edited text string with the selected emoticon.

14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a storage unit which stores a plurality of emoticon sets of the plurality of users, the plurality of emoticon sets including the emoticon set,

wherein the controller controls the emoticon set for a current user to be displayed.

15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality of text strings correspond to the selected emoticon for a current user.

16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a broadcast receiver which receives broadcast information,

wherein the controller extracts genre information of a broadcast program, from the broadcast information, and controls the display unit to display a text string which corresponds to the genre information and the selected emoticon.

17. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the controller determines a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon.

18. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a network interface which receives data regarding the selected emoticon and data regarding the plurality of text strings via a network.

19. A text entry method comprising:

displaying, by a display apparatus, an image set containing at least one image on a screen;

selecting an image from the at least one image of the image set;

displaying, on the screen, a text set corresponding to the selected image in response to the selecting of the image while displaying the at least one image on the screen;

selecting a text string among a plurality of text strings included in the displayed text set by placing a cursor over the text string, wherein the text string is displayed at a first position on the screen; and

in response to the selection of the text string displayed at the first position, displaying the selected text string on a text input window of the screen while displaying the at least one image on the screen, wherein the selected text string on the text input window is displayed at a second position on the screen different from the first position on the screen.

20. A display apparatus comprising:

a display unit which displays an image set containing at least one image on a screen;

a controller which, when an image is selected from the at least one image of the image set, controls the display unit to display a text set corresponding to the selected image on the screen in response to the selecting of the image while the at least one image is displayed on the screen, and which, when a text string displayed at a first position on the screen is selected among a plurality of text strings included in the displayed text set by placing a cursor over the text string, controls the display unit to display the selected text string on a text input window of the screen while the at least one image is displayed on the screen, wherein the selected text string on the text input window is displayed at a second position on the screen different from the first position on the screen.