Electronic device and method of controlling same
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying text on a touch screen in an original configuration;
detecting a touch associated with a first area of the touch screen;
displaying an enlarged view of the first area comprising at least two characters of the text;
detecting selection of a first character from the at least two characters;
resuming the original configuration after detecting the selection of the first character, wherein the first character is shown as designated text when the original configuration is resumed.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that provides for character or text selection and editing. The text and character selection is made by user contact with a touch sensitive screen. In order to allow for refinement of the selection, a second expanded view is implemented as compared to the original display configuration of the screen. Furthermore, the selection is described in relation to two endpoints of the block of text. Additionally, a point is specified as the point desired for insertion of the selected text. The expanded view is implemented along with the original view as required when making character selection.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying text on a touch screen in an original configuration; detecting a touch associated with a first area of the touch screen; displaying an enlarged view of the first area comprising at least two characters of the text; detecting selection of a first character from the at least two characters; resuming the original configuration after detecting the selection of the first character, wherein the first character is shown as designated text when the original configuration is resumed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch screen arranged to display text in an original display configuration; a microprocessor in communication with the touch screen for receiving data indicative of a location and area of contact; a processor configured to; detect a touch associated with a first area of the touch screen; display an enlarged view of the first area comprising at least two characters of the text that can be predominantly covered by contact with the touch screen; detect selection of a first character from the at least two characters; display text in the original display configuration in response to detecting the selection of the first character, wherein the first character is signified as designated text in the original display configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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displaying text on a touch screen in an original configuration; detecting a touch associated with a first area of the touch screen; determining a most likely character associated with the touch; displaying an enlarged view of the first area comprising at least two characters of the text including the most likely character associated with the touch, wherein the most likely character associated with the touch is shown as a designated character; detecting selection of a first character from the at least two characters; resuming the original configuration after detecting the selection of the first character, wherein the first character is shown as designated text when the original configuration is resumed.
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25. A method comprising:
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displaying text on a touch screen in an original configuration; detecting a touch associated with a first area of the touch screen; displaying an enlarged view of the first area; detecting selection of a first character from the enlarged view of the first area; resuming the original configuration after detecting the selection of the first character, wherein the first character is shown as designated text when the original configuration is resumed; detecting a touch associated with a second area of the touch screen; displaying an enlarged view of the second area; detecting selection of a second character from the enlarged view of the second area; resuming the original configuration with text between the first character and the second character signified as designated text.
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