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US 8,413,072 B2Granted
Apparatus, system and method for context and language specific data entry
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsKevin Corbett, Brian David Johnson, Dave Koste
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method that allow for context and language specific data entry via a user interface. A user interface is displayed on a display device, where the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections. A menu selection is activated. A data entry method is displayed, where the data entry method is context and language specific to the activated menu selection. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections, wherein the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one or more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is displayed directly below the activated menu selection on the user interface wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by switching between different languages, wherein the different languages include English, Chinese and Russian, wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
A method of displaying a user interface on a display device, comprising:
- displaying the user interface on the display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections;
- activating one of the one or more menu selections;
- and
- displaying a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one of more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is switchable between different languages,
- wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections, wherein the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one or more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by switching between different languages, wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
A method of displaying a user interface on a display device, comprising:
- displaying the user interface on the display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections;
- activating one of the one or more menu selections;
- and
- displaying a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one of more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by allowing a user to change a display language, wherein the data entry method includes a method of entering one of name and phone number,
- wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to display a user interface on a display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections, wherein the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one or more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by allowing a user to change a display language, wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to display a user interface on a mobile computing device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections, wherein the processor to activate one of the one or more menu selections to display a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one or more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by automatically changing a phone language, wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
A method of displaying a user interface on a mobile display device, comprising:
- displaying the user interface on the mobile display device, wherein the user interface includes a data entry menu having one or more menu selections;
- activating one of the one or more menu selections;
- and
- displaying a data entry method, wherein the data entry method is context specific to the activated menu selection by displaying only one of more virtual keys that are necessary for a user to enter data required by the activated menu selection, wherein the data entry method is language specific to the activated menu selection by automatically changing a phone language,
- wherein only a virtual keyboard enabled to receive alphabetic input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when alphabetic user input is required by the activated user selection, and only a virtual keypad enabled to receive numeric input is displayed in the data entry method on the display device when numeric user input is required by the activated user selection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.