Method and device for selecting a word to be defined in mobile communication terminal having an electronic dictionary
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeok-Gon LEE, Jae-Gon SON, Ki-Tae KIM, Yong-Hee HAN
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Abstract
A method and device for selecting a word to be defined in a mobile communication terminal having an electronic dictionary function. The method includes selecting a word in a displayed text document in response to a first input, displaying the selected word in a search window, searching for the displayed word in response to a request to search for the displayed word, displaying information resulting from the search, and terminating display of the information and displaying the text document.
Claims23
A method performed by a mobile communication terminal for offering a dictionary feature, the method comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of a text document on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal;
- in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and providing a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document;
- in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, displaying a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user's point of view, to visually replace the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word;
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- in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, returning from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document.
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- displaying at least a portion of a text document on a display unit of the mobile communication terminal;
- in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and providing a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document;
- in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, displaying a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user's point of view, to visually replace the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word;
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- in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, returning from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document.
A mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a display unit;
- a storage unit for storing dictionary information;
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- at least one control processor for:
- controlling the display unit to display at least a portion of a text document,
- in response to at least one touch input, selecting a word within the displayed text document and providing a visual element for receiving a user request for dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, the visual element overlaying a part of the displayed text document,
- in response to a user request for dictionary information via the visual element, controlling the display unit to display a dictionary screen in place of the displayed text document so that the dictionary screen can be described, from a user's point of view, to visually replace the displayed text document, the dictionary screen showing the dictionary information corresponding to the selected word, and
- in response to a user request for termination of the dictionary screen, controlling the display unit to return from the dictionary screen to a screen showing the displayed text document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.