METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING KEYBOARD FOR WEB BROWSER

• US 20130298066A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jin-Yup
• Application Number:
  US13/873,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20130298066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

A method for configuring a keyboard for a web browser in a terminal includes analyzing a received application protocol response message; determining a key combination suitable for a selected input field based on the analysis results, if the input field for key input is selected by a user; and configuring a keyboard to include the determined key combination and displaying the configured keyboard. As a result, a keyboard suitable for an input field selected by a user may be automatically displayed, thereby preventing the user from switching the keyboard to access desired key buttons to be displayed.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a keyboard for a web browser in a terminal, comprising:

analyzing a received application protocol response message;

determining a key combination suitable for a selected input field based on the analysis results when the input field for key input is selected by a user; and

configuring the keyboard supporting the determined key combination for display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing comprises identifying the input field by parsing the application protocol response message and extracting components related to the key combination required for the input field.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the key combination comprises:

determining whether there are key combination-related components among the components defining the selected input field; and

determining the key combination based on property values of the key combination-related components when there are key combination-related components among the components defining the selected input field.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the key combination comprises determining the key combination to include keys expressed in a language corresponding to the property values of the key combination-related components.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the key combination comprises determining the key combination to include key buttons corresponding to the property values of the key combination-related components.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the key combination comprises determining the key combination to include keys which are set depending on the number of input fields adjacent to the selected input field.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the key combination comprises:

determining whether there are key combination-related components among components defining a body part of the application protocol response message when there are no key combination-related components among the components defining the selected input field; and

determining the key combination based on property values of the key combination-related components when there are key combination-related components among the components defining the body part of the application protocol response message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining the key combination comprises:

determining whether there are key combination-related components among components defining a header part of the application protocol response message when there are no key combination-related components among the components defining the body part; and

determining the key combination based on values specified by the components when there are key combination-related components among the components defining the header part of the application protocol response message.

9. A terminal for configuring a keyboard for a web browser, comprising:

a controller for analyzing a received application protocol response message, determining a key combination suitable for a selected input field based on the analysis results when the input field for key input is selected by a user, and configuring the keyboard supporting the determined key combination; and

a display for displaying the configured keyboard.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller identifies the input field by parsing the application protocol response message, and extracts components related to the key combination required for the input field.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller determines whether there are key combination-related components among the components defining the input field, and determining the key combination based on property values of the combination-related components when there are key combination-related components among the components defining the selected input field.

12. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller determines the key combination to include keys expressed in a language corresponding to the property values of the key combination-related components.

13. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller determines the key combination to include key buttons corresponding to the property values of the key combination-related components.

14. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller determines the key combination to include keys which are set depending on the number of input fields adjacent to the selected input field.

15. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller determines whether there are key combination-related components among the components defining a body part of the application protocol response message when there are no key combination-related components among the components defining the selected input field, and determines the key combination based on property values of the key combination-related components when there are key combination-related components among the components defining a body part of the application protocol response message.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller determines whether there are key combination-related components among components defining a header part of the application protocol response message when there are no key combination-related components among the components defining the body part, and determines the key combination based on values specified by the components, when there are key combination-related components among the components defining a header part of the application protocol response message.