US 9,851,867 B2Granted

Portable electronic device, method of controlling same, and program for invoking an application by dragging objects to a screen edge

AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation

InventorsMasashi Nakazawa, Ayano Nakamura, Shuji Ishikawa, Shinya Ishizaki

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Abstract

A portable electronic device capable of more easily selecting a desired text input application, a method of controlling the same, and a program are provided. In a state in which characters or an image is displayed on a display of a portable telephone, an instruction is given such that either the image or at least one of the characters (for example, the characters “a”, “i”, “u”, and “e” on a region) is selected and then the character or the image is moved to an end region (for example, the right side of an end region). Consequently, the portable telephone starts a text input application storing the character associated with the end region (for example, a notepad application) and the selected character or image is input.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A portable electronic device, comprising:

a display;
a sensor configured to detect an input of a handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by a touch on the display;
a memory configured to store
any one of end regions of the display, and
a character input application in association with one of the end regions;
and
a processor configured to
accept an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application,
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accept hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of the handwritten character or handwritten image, and
cause the sensor to detect the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region,
wherein
the display is configured to display (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the inputted image or character superimposing over the screen of the further application, and
wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application, and
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected inputted character or image is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is thereafter executed to move the selected character or image to one of the end regions based on a drag operation, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
the processor is configured to
activate the character input application stored in association with said one of the end regions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image to said one of the end regions, and
input the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

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A portable electronic device, comprising:

a display;
a sensor configured to detect an input of a handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by a touch on the display;
a memory configured to store
any one of predetermined directions on the display, and
a character input application in association with one of the predetermined directions;
and
a processor configured to
accept an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application,
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accept hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of the handwritten character or handwritten image, and
cause the sensor to detect the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region,
wherein
the display is configured to display (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the inputted image or character superimposing over the screen of the further application, and
wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application, and
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected inputted character or image superimposing over the screen of the further application is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is thereafter executed to move the selected character or image in one of the predetermined directions based on a drag operation, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
the processor is configured to
activate the character input application stored in association with said one of the predetermined directions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image in said one of the predetermined directions, and
input the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

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A method of controlling a portable electronic device including a display, a sensor, and a processor, the method comprising:

storing
any one of end regions of the display, and
a character input application in association with one of the end regions;
accepting an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application;
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accepting hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of a handwritten character or handwritten image by a touch;
detecting, by the sensor, the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by the touch in the designated region on the display;
displaying, on the display, (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the detected character or image superimposing over the screen of the further application, wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application;
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected character or image by the processor is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is executed to move the selected character or image to said one of the end regions based on a drag operation after said selecting, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
activating, by the processor, the character input application stored in association with said one of the end regions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image to said one of the end regions;
and
inputting the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

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A method of controlling a portable electronic device including a display, a sensor, and a processor, the method comprising:

storing
any one of end regions of the display, and
a character input application in association with one of the predetermined directions;
accepting an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application;
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accepting hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of a handwritten character or handwritten image by a touch;
detecting, by the sensor, the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by the touch in the designated region on the display;
displaying, on the display, (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the detected character or image superimposing over the screen of the further application, wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application;
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected character or image by the processor is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is executed to move the selected character or image in said one of the predetermined directions based on a drag operation after said selecting, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
activating, by the processor, the character input application stored in association with said one of the predetermined directions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image in said one of the predetermined directions;
and
inputting the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

12 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a program for operating a portable electronic device including a display, a sensor, and a processor, the program causing the portable electronic device to execute:

storing
any one of end regions of the display, and
a character input application in association with one of the end regions;
accepting an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application;
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accepting hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of a handwritten character or handwritten image by a touch;
detecting, by the sensor, the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by the touch in the designated region on the display;
displaying, on the display, (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the detected character or image superimposing over the screen of the further application, wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application;
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected character or image by the processor is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is executed to move the selected character or image to said one of the end regions based on a drag operation after said selecting, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
activating, by the processor, the character input application stored in association with said one of the end regions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image to said one of the end regions;
and
inputting the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

12 more elements

storing
any one of end regions of the display, and
a character input application in association with one of predetermined directions;
accepting an input for designating a region on the display when a predefined pictogram region on a screen is touched during execution of a further application;
based on the touch of the predefined pictogram region on the screen, accepting hand drawn input for identifying a region on the screen as the designated region, wherein the designated region accepts input of a handwritten character or handwritten image by a touch;
detecting by the sensor, the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image inputted by the touch in the designated region on the display;
displaying, on the display, (i) the screen of the further application different from the character input application during the identification of the designated region and the input of the handwritten character or handwritten image in the designated region and (ii) the detected character or image superimposing over the screen of the further application, wherein the inputted character or image is separate from and unrelated to the further application;
in a state where the detected inputted character or image is superimposing over the screen of the further application on the display,
when
any one of the detected character or image by the processor is selected in response to a touch on the inputted character or image,
an instruction is executed to move the selected character or image in said one of the predetermined directions based on a drag operation after said selecting, and
a selection of said one of the detected inputted character or image is cancelled in response to a release of the touch from the inputted character or image,
activating, by the processor, the character input application stored in association with said one of the predetermined directions based on the drag operation of the selected character or image in said one of the predetermined directions;
and
inputting the selected character or image into the activated character input application.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/879,537Filed 13 Oct 2011
Priority: JP 2010-23295515 Oct 2010
Published: US 2013/0298054 A17 Nov 2013
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0486
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 2203/04803
Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/048: split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas