IP Library Granted Patent US 10,049,114
Granted Patent B2
US 10,049,114 · App. 14/936,504 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

Electronic device, method and storage medium

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Patent No.
US 10,049,114
App. No.
14/936,504
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a processor and a display controller. The processor acquires one or more first related data associated with a first content, when displaying a file containing the first content. The display controller displays the file containing the first content and the one or more first related data. The processor acquires one or more second related data associated with a second content, when a content of the file is updated from the first content to the second content. The display controller updates the display to display a file containing the second content and the one or more second related data based on the update of the content of the file from the first content to the second content.

Claims (60)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touchscreen display; and

a processor configured to execute at least application program comprising an edit function of time series data, a retrieval function based on a trace of handwriting, a character recognition function, and a related data indication function,

wherein

the processor is configured to:

acquire stroke data corresponding to strokes handwritten on a screen of the touchscreen display;

acquire a character code which is a result of character recognition of the stroke data;

execute a first retrieval and a second retrieval by using the character code as a keyword for an external file or an internal file, the first retrieval retrieving files containing the keyword as part of content, the second retrieval retrieving files containing a part or whole of keyword as their attribution; and

display one or more first files and one or more second files on the touchscreen display while updating the one or more files and the one or more second files to be displayed, the one or more first files being retrieved by the first retrieval along with a progress of a handwritten operation, the one or more second files being retrieved by the second retrieval along with the progress of the handwritten operation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the processor is configured to:

acquire the one or more first files and the one or more second files associated with the stroke data corresponding to the handwriting strokes in a first region on the touchscreen display; and

display the one or more first files and the one or more second files in a second region on the touchscreen display.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein an icon representing a folder storing the one or more first files and the one or more second files is displayed in the second region.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to display a list of the one or more first files and the one or more second files using objects each of which is unique, and to display a content of one of the one or more first files and the one or more second files in the second region when a corresponding object is selected from the objects.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein:

the processor is configured to:

execute, when one of the objects is selected and viewed, a third retrieval retrieving files associated with a viewed object;

acquire one or more third files associated with the viewed object by the third retrieval; and

display the one or more third files in the second region.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to:

execute, when a partial region is designated in the display region in which a content of related data corresponding to the selected object is displayed, a fourth retrieval retrieving files associated with the partial region;

acquire one or more fourth files associated with the partial region by the fourth retrieval; and

display the one or more fourth files in the second region.

7. A method for an electronic device comprising a touchscreen display, and a processor configured to execute at least application program comprising an edit function of time series data, a retrieval function based on a trace of handwriting, a character recognition function, and a related data indication function, the method comprising:

acquiring stroke data corresponding to strokes handwritten on a screen of the touchscreen display;

acquiring a character code which is a result of character recognition of the stroke data;

executing a first retrieval and a second retrieval by using the character code as a keyword for an external file or an internal file, the first retrieval retrieving files containing the keyword as part of content, the second retrieval retrieving files containing a part or whole of keyword as their attribution; and

displaying one or more first files and one or more second files on the touchscreen display while updating the one or more files and the one or more second files to be displayed, the one or more first files being retrieved by the first retrieval along with a progress of a handwritten operation, the one or more second files being retrieved by the second retrieval along with the progress of the handwritten operation.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

acquiring the one or more first files and the one or more second files associated with the stroke data corresponding to the handwriting strokes in a first region on the touchscreen display; and

displaying the one or more first files and the one or more second files in a second region on the touchscreen display.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein an icon representing a folder storing the one or more first files and the one or more second files is displayed in the second region.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying a list of the one or more first files and the one or more second files using objects each of which is unique, and displaying a content of one of the one or more first files and the one or more second files in the second region when a corresponding object is selected from the objects.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

executing, when one of the objects is selected and viewed, a third retrieval retrieving files associated with a viewed object;

acquiring one or more third files associated with the viewed object by the third retrieval; and

displaying the one or more third files in the second region.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

executing, when a partial region is designated in a display region in which a content of related data corresponding to the selected object is displayed, a fourth retrieval retrieving files associated with the partial region;

acquiring one or more fourth files associated with the partial region by the fourth retrieval; and

displaying the one or more fourth files in the second region.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer, the computer program being for executing at least application program comprising an edit function of time series data, a retrieval function based on a trace of handwriting, a character recognition function, and a related data indication function, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

acquiring stroke data corresponding to strokes handwritten on a screen of the touchscreen display;

acquiring a character code which is a result of character recognition of the stroke data;

executing a first retrieval and a second retrieval by using the character code as a keyword for an external file or an internal file, the first retrieval retrieving files containing the keyword as part of content, the second retrieval retrieving files containing a part or whole of keyword as their attribution; and

displaying one or more first files and one or more second files on the touchscreen display while updating the one or more files and the one or more second files to be displayed, the one or more first files being retrieved by the first retrieval along with a progress of a handwritten operation, the one or more second files being retrieved by the second retrieval along with the progress of the handwritten operation.

14. The medium of claim 13 , the computer program further controlling the computer to execute functions of:

acquiring the one or more first files and the one or more second files associated with the stroke data corresponding to the handwriting strokes in a first region on the touchscreen display; and

displaying the one or more first files and the one or more second files in a second region on the touchscreen display.

15. The medium of claim 14 , wherein an icon representing a folder storing the one or more first files and the one or more second files is displayed in the second region.

16. The medium of claim 14 , the computer program further controlling the computer to execute function of displaying a list of the one or more first files and the one or more second files using objects each of which is unique, and displaying a content of one of the one or more first files and the one or more second files in the second region when a corresponding object is selected from the objects.

17. The medium of claim 16 , the computer program further controlling the computer to execute functions of:

executing, when one of the objects is selected and viewed, a third retrieval retrieving files associated with a viewed object;

acquiring one or more third files associated with the viewed object by the third retrieval; and

displaying the one or more third files in the second region.

18. The medium of claim 16 , the computer program further controlling the computer to execute functions of:

executing, when a partial region is designated in a display region in which a content of related data corresponding to the selected object is displayed, a fourth retrieval retrieving files associated with the partial region;

acquiring one or more fourth files associated with the partial region by the fourth retrieval; and

displaying the one or more fourth files in the second region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048720/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2015
From: YOKOYAMA, SACHIE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 037001/0283 →