Electronic device and method for providing menu using the same

• US 9,043,709 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2011
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyunmin, Lee, Byunghun, Hong, Sayoon, Chae, Jisuk
• Primary Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US13/220,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20120096406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for providing a menu are disclosed. The electronic device displays a plurality of words on the screen, detects a first action specifying selection of at least one of the displayed words, searches an option item related to the word selected by the first action, generates at least one menu item based on the selected word and the searched option item, and displays the generated menu item in a first area of the screen.

Claims

1. A displaying method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of word identifiers on a screen;

detecting a first gesture while displaying the plurality of word identifiers;

selecting one of the word identifiers based on the detected first gesture;

obtaining a plurality of search options related to the selected word identifier;

determining a plurality of names of menu items based on the selected word identifier and the plurality of search options;

displaying the generated names of menu items;

detecting a second gesture while displaying the generated names of menu items;

selecting one of the displayed names based on the detected second gesture;

obtaining information related to the selected name of the menu item; and

displaying the obtained information on the screens

wherein the determining of the plurality, of names of menu items includes;

searching words similar to the selected word identifier and words similar to names of the plurality, of search options,

extracting a first part from the selected word identifier or words similar to the selected word identifier, and extracting a second part from names of the plurality, of search options or words similar to names of the plurality, of search options,

determining the name of the menu item based on combining of the extracted first part and the extracted second part, and

generating the plurality of names of menu items based on the determined name of the menu item, wherein the gesture is a space gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of names of the menu items relates to a combination of at least a part of the word identifier and a part of the corresponding search option.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected word identifier is a place name, a project name, a name, a shop name, a building name or a product name.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the names of menu items includes displaying a popup menu that includes the names of menu items.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the names of menu items includes displaying the names of menu items based on an arrangement order of the plurality of search options.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a screen to edit the plurality of search options;

detecting a second gesture to edit the plurality of search options; and

editing the plurality of search options in response to detecting the second gesture.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein editing the plurality of search options comprises adding an additional search option, deleting a search option or rearranging the plurality of search options.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the screen to edit the of search options includes displaying at least one candidate search option to be selected as the search option.