Gesture based document editor

• US 9,703,474 B2
• Filed: 12/24/2013
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Wang, Kongqiao, Kangas, Jari A, Yu, Kun
• Primary Examiner(s): HARRIS, DOROTHY H
• Application Number:
  US14/139,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20140191993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,295 Days
• Field of Search: 345173, 715863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for editing objects on a device comprising forming a first path on a touch screen with a pointing device. The first path at least partially encloses an object. The at least partially enclosed object is automatically selected. A second path is formed at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device. The second path activates an editing operation.

Claims

1. A method for editing objects on a device comprising:

forming, based on a first input signal from a user, a first path on a touch screen;

responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen, activating selection of a text object corresponding to the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters;

activating a text recognition function on the first path;

displaying, on the touch screen, one or more options from the text recognition function corresponding to a shape of the first path;

receiving a second input signal from the user on the touch screen;

responsive to the second input signal indicating selection of one of the displayed options, inserting an object corresponding to the selected option onto the touch screen; and

responsive to the second input signal corresponding to an edit command, activating an editing operation corresponding to the edit command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the text object is moved to a second area on the touch screen.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the first path at least partially encloses a plurality of text characters responsive to the first path having a start point and an end point within a predetermined distance from each other.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation that deletes the text object.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a third path at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device,

wherein the editing operation is a copy or cut operation;

and wherein the third path activates a paste operation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing operation comprises displaying an abbreviated version of the selected object on a clipboard.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating an editing operation comprises:

forming, based on a second input signal from a user, a second path at a predetermined area on the touch screen; and

activating an editing operation corresponding to the second path on the selected text object.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising, responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen:

determining whether the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually continuous;

wherein the step of activating the text recognition function is performed responsive to the determining step determining that the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually non-continuous.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating the text recognition function is performed responsive to determining that the first path resembles a character.

10. A device for editing objects comprising:

a processor;

a memory including computer program code;

a touch screen;

the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the device at least to;

form, based on a first input signal from a user, a first path on the touch screen;

responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen, activate selection of a text object corresponding to the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters;

activate a text recognition function on the first path;

display, on the touch screen, one or more options from the text recognition function corresponding to a shape of the first path;

receive a second input signal from the user on the touch screen;

responsive to the second input signal indicating selection of one of the displayed options, insert an object corresponding to the selected option onto the touch screen; and

responsive to the second input signal corresponding to an edit command, activate an editing operation corresponding to the edit command.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the device to move the text object to a second area on the touch screen.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation and the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the device to delete the text object.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the device to receive a third path at a predetermined area on the touch screen with the pointing device,

wherein the editing operation is a copy or cut operation;

and wherein the third path activates a paste operation.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the device to display an abbreviated version of the selected object on a clipboard.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to cause the device to activate the editing operation by at least:

forming, based on a second input signal from a user, a second path at a predetermined area on the touch screen; and

activating an editing operation corresponding to the second path on the selected text object.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to further cause the device to, responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen:

determine whether the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually continuous;

wherein the device is caused to activate the text recognition function responsive to the determining step determining that the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually non-continuous.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the memory and computer program code are configured to cause the device to activate the text recognition function responsive to determining that the first path resembles a character.

18. A computer program product comprising computer readable code embodied on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable code causes a computer to edit objects on a device by:

forming, based on a first input signal from a user, a first path on a touch screen;

responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen, activating selection of a text object corresponding to the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters;

activating a text recognition function on the first path;

displaying, on the touch screen, one or more options from the text recognition function corresponding to a shape of the first path;

receiving a second input signal from the user on the touch screen;

responsive to the second input signal indicating selection of one of the displayed option, inserting an object corresponding to the selected option onto the touch screen; and

responsive to the second input signal corresponding to an edit command, activating an editing operation corresponding to the edit command.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the editing operation is a move operation and the computer readable code causes the computer to move the text object to a predetermined area on the touch screen.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the editing operation is a delete operation and the computer readable code causes the computer to delete the selected object.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer readable code causes the computer to form a third path, as defined with a pointing device at a second area on the touch screen, wherein the third path activates a second editing operation for inserting the selected object at the second area.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the editing operation is a copy or cut operation and the second editing operation is a paste operation.

23. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the activating of an editing operation comprises:

forming, based on a second input signal from a user, a second path at a predetermined area on the touch screen; and

activating an editing operation corresponding to the second path on the selected text object.

24. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer readable code further causes the computer to edit objects on the device, responsive to the first path at least partially enclosing a plurality of text characters displayed on the touch screen, by:

determining whether the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually continuous;

wherein the activating of the text recognition function is performed responsive to the determining step determining that the at least partially enclosed plurality of text characters are textually non-continuous.

25. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the activating of the text recognition function is performed responsive to determining that the first path resembles a character.