Method and apparatus for inputting text in electronic device having touchscreen
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJihoon KIM
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Abstract
A method of inputting text in an electronic device having a touch screen is provided. The method includes displaying a screen including a keypad and a character input window, displaying a recommended text related to a character on a candidate window when an input of the character is detected through the keypad, detecting a gesture of a touch input according to the recommended text, and displaying a recommended text to which a style corresponding to the gesture is applied on the character input window.
Claims18
A method of inputting text in an electronic device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a screen including a keypad and a character input window;
- displaying a recommended text related to a character on a candidate window when an input of the character is detected through the keypad;
- detecting a gesture of a touch input according to the recommended text;
- and
- displaying a recommended text to which a style corresponding to the gesture is applied on the character input window.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen configured to detect a gesture of a touch input and to display a character input window and a keypad;
- and
- a controller configured to control the touch screen,
- wherein the controller detects an input of a character through the keypad, controls a recommended text related to the character to be displayed on a candidate window, detects a gesture of a touch input according to the recommended text, and controls a text, to which a style corresponding to the gesture is applied, to be displayed on the character input window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.