Method for calling application module and mobile terminal

• US 9,164,815 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2011
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Xiangyang
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Andy
• Application Number:
  US14/112,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20140040918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• Field of Search: 719/310, 715/762
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A method for calling an application module and a mobile terminal thereof are provided in the present document, which can call the application module quickly during text editing. The method includes that: during the text editing, after the mobile terminal detects an identifier for calling an application, it determines that conditions for calling the application module are satisfied and calls the application module. The conditions include receiving a command from user to confirm calling the application. The mobile terminal includes a detecting module, a condition judging module and a calling module. The embodiments of the present invention call each application module instantly during the text inputting, and in addition, the final required data are inserted directly into the text editing position to reduce users'"'"' operation procedures, thus greatly improving friendliness of man-machine interaction, the overall efficiency, speed and convenience of input, and making users'"'"' input experience improved dramatically.

Claims

1. A method for calling an application module, comprising:

in a text inputting process, after a mobile terminal detects an identifier for calling an application, the mobile terminal determining that conditions for calling said application module are met, and calling said application module, wherein said conditions comprise receiving a command from a user to confirm calling said application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein,

after calling said application module, said method further comprises:

returning to a text inputting interface after operations by said user on said application module are complete.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein,

after returning to said text input interface, said method further comprises:

replacing said identifier with an operation result obtained by operating said module.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein,

said identifier for calling said application comprises an identification and an application identity, wherein, said identification is used by said mobile terminal to identify that said identifier is an identifier for calling said application, and said application identity is used to indicate said application to be called.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

before said text inputting process, said method further comprises pre-setting on said mobile terminal a set of applications that can be called, wherein each application in said set corresponds to one or more application identities.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

said conditions further comprise;

said identification being correct, and said application indicated by said application identity belonging to the preset set.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

after said mobile terminal detects said identifier for calling said application, said method further comprises;

reminding said user of whether to call said application or not.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein:

the step of reminding said user of whether to call said application or not comprises;

using a way of highlighting said identifier to pop-up a reminding box to said user to remind said user of whether to call said application or not.

9. A mobile terminal for calling an application module, comprising a detecting module, a condition judging module and a calling module, wherein:

said detection module is configured to;

in a text inputting process, detect whether there is an identifier for calling an application or not;

said condition judging module is configured to;

after said detecting module detects said identifier for calling said application, judge whether conditions for calling said application module are met or not, wherein said conditions comprise receiving a command from a user to confirm calling said application;

said calling module is configured to;

after said condition judging module determines that said conditions for calling said application module are met, call said application module.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a scene switching module, wherein, said scene switching module is configured to:

after operations by said user on the module called by said calling module is complete, return to a text inputting interface.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein:

said scene switching module is further configured to;

after returning to said text inputting interface, replace said identifier with an operation result obtained by operating said module called by said calling module.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein:

said identifier for calling said application comprises an identification and an application identity, wherein, said identification is used by said mobile terminal to identify that said identifier is an identifier for calling said application, and said application identity is used to indicate said application to be called.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, further comprising a setting module, wherein,

said setting module is configured to:

configure a set of applications to be called, and each application in said set corresponds to one or more application identities.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein:

said conditions further comprise;

said identification being correct, and said application indicated by said application identity belonging to the configured set.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a reminding module, wherein,

said reminding module is configured to:

after said detecting module detects said identifier for calling said application, remind said user of whether to call said application or not.