Apparatus and method for providing customized keyboard user interface
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorJuyoung PARK
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for providing customized keyboard user interfaces (UIs) to various users. A terminal device generates keyboard UI request information for requesting keyboard UI data which is to be set in a user input device, transmits the keyboard UI request information to a keyboard UI providing server, receives keyboard UI data determined based on the keyboard UI request information from the keyboard UI providing server, and sets the received keyboard UI data in the user input device.
Claims20
A terminal device comprising:
- a keyboard user interface (UI) processing unit generating keyboard UI request information for requesting keyboard UI data which is to be set in a user input device;
- a network interface unit communicating with a keyboard UI providing server and the user input device, transmitting the keyboard UI request information to the keyboard UI providing server, and receiving keyboard UI data determined based on the keyboard UI request information from the keyboard UI providing server;
- and
- a keyboard UI setting unit setting the received keyboard UI data in the user input device.
A keyboard UI providing server comprising:
- a keyboard UI storage unit storing a plurality of keyboard UI data;
- a user profile management unit managing a user profile which indicates keyboard UI identification information corresponding to user identification information of each of a plurality of users;
- a keyboard UI management unit selecting keyboard UI data, which is to be sent to a terminal device, from the keyboard UI data based on keyboard UI request information received from the terminal device and using the user profile;
- and
- a network management unit transmitting the selected keyboard UI data through a network,
- wherein the keyboard UI request information comprises the user identification information.
A keyboard UI providing method of a terminal device which is connected to a keyboard UI providing server and a user input device through a network, the method comprising:
- generating keyboard UI request information for requesting keyboard UI data which is to be set in the user input device;
- transmitting the keyboard UI request information to the keyboard UI providing server;
- receiving keyboard UI data corresponding to the keyboard UI request information from the keyboard UI providing server;
- and
- setting the received keyboard UI data in the user input device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.