Method for inputting command in mobile terminal using drawing pattern and mobile terminal using the same

• US 9,182,905 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2010
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Sang Hyuck, Shon, Yoo Sun, Sang, Doo Whan, Kim, Ji Woon, Suh, Woo Jin
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): SUN, LI P
• Application Number:
  US12/756,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20100262591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,043 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863, 715/847, 715/812, 345/179
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a method of inputting a command in a mobile terminal comprising; storing a table including at least one drawing pattern and a command on the each drawing pattern; receiving a user drawing on a touch screen; and determining a drawing pattern matching with the user drawing pattern by comparing the user drawing pattern and the table to execute a command corresponding the determined drawing pattern, and a mobile terminal using the same.

Claims

1. A method for searching performed in a mobile terminal having a touchscreen, the method comprising:

displaying, on the touchscreen, a background, wherein all of the background is a uniform color;

receiving a first input of a drawing pattern at the touchscreen at an area where the background is displayed;

displaying, on the touchscreen, a visual trace of the drawing pattern at the area where the background is displayed;

receiving a second input of a handwritten term at the touchscreen at the area where the background is displayed, wherein the receiving of the second input occurs after the receiving of the first input;

displaying, on the touchscreen, a visual trace of the handwritten term at the area where the background is displayed, wherein the visual trace of the handwritten term is surrounded by the visual trace of the drawing pattern;

comparing the received drawing pattern with pattern data to identify whether the received drawing pattern matches a command pattern that is included in the pattern data, wherein the pattern data includes a plurality of patterns each respectively associated with one of a plurality of commands, wherein the command pattern is associated with a search command, and wherein the pattern data is stored in memory prior to the receiving of the first input;

initiating a search for a term that represents the received handwritten term in response to the receiving of the handwritten term and when the received drawing pattern matches the command pattern, wherein the search takes no input from information displayed on the background other than the received handwritten term;

terminating the displaying of the visual trace of the drawing pattern, and the visual trace of the handwritten term, in response to the initiated search; and

displaying after the terminating, on the touchscreen, a search result according to results of the initiated search, wherein the search result includes a plurality of items which relate to the term that represents the received handwritten term, wherein each of the plurality of items comprise data that relates to the term that represents the received handwritten term and is a hyperlink to content that is accessible via a network, and wherein the plurality of items are displayed as an ordered list successively arranged in a vertical manner relative to a viewing orientation of the touchscreen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern data and the search command are set via a displayed menu.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, on the touchscreen, a warning message when the received handwritten term is not recognized as a search term.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a location for performing the search is set via user input.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a location for performing the search is in memory located at the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a location for performing the search is a network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the drawing pattern is received at the touchscreen at a location that is adjacent to where the handwritten term is received.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting an item of the plurality of items of the search result in response to a user input.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

controlling volume or a bell sound in response to the receiving of the drawing pattern.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory;

a touchscreen; and

a controller configured to;

cause the touchscreen to display a background, wherein all of the background is a uniform color;

receiving, via the touchscreen, a first input of a drawing pattern at an area where the background is displayed;

cause the touchscreen to display a visual trace of the drawing pattern at the area where the background is displayed;

receiving, via the touchscreen, a second input of a handwritten term at the area where the background is displayed, wherein the receiving of the second input occurs after the receiving of the first input;

cause the touchscreen to display a visual trace of the handwritten term at the area where the background is displayed, wherein the visual trace of the handwritten term is surrounded by the visual trace of the drawing pattern;

comparing the received drawing pattern with pattern data to identify whether the received drawing pattern matches a command pattern that is included in the pattern data, wherein the pattern data includes a plurality of patterns each respectively associated with one of a plurality of commands, wherein the command pattern is associated with a search command, and wherein the pattern data is stored in the memory prior to the receiving of the first input;

initiate a search for a term that represents the received handwritten term in response to the receiving of the handwritten term and when the received drawing pattern matches the command pattern, wherein the search takes no input from information displayed on the background other than the received handwritten term;

cause the touchscreen to terminate the displaying of the visual trace of the drawing pattern, and the displaying of the visual trace of the handwritten term, in response to the initiated search; and

cause the touchscreen to display, after the terminating of the displaying of the visual trace of the drawing pattern and the visual trace of the handwritten term, a search result according to results of the initiated search, wherein the search result includes a plurality of items which relate to the term that represents the received handwritten term, wherein each of the plurality of items comprise data that relates to the term that represents the received handwritten term and is a hyperlink to content that is accessible via a network, and wherein the plurality of items are displayed as an ordered list successively arranged in a vertical manner relative to a viewing orientation of the touchscreen.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the pattern data and the search command are set via a displayed menu.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause the touchscreen to display a warning message when the received handwritten term is not recognized as a search term.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein a location for performing the search is set via user input.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein a location for performing the search is in memory located at the mobile terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein a location for performing the search is a network.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the drawing pattern is received at the touchscreen at a location that is adjacent to where the handwritten term is received.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

select an item of the plurality of items of the search result in response to a user input.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

control a volume or a bell sound in response to the receiving of the drawing pattern.