IP Library Granted Patent US 12,026,850
Granted Patent B2
US 12,026,850 · App. 18/160,512 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Electronic device, and method for processing writing input thereof

Inventors: Kyungmin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Heungkyo Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Junho Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sojeong Cha (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungdo Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06T3/608G06F3/04845G06F3/04883G06V30/36
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Patent No.
US 12,026,850
App. No.
18/160,512
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an input sensing circuit capable of acquiring a handwriting input inputted through the display, and at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the input sensing circuit, wherein the at least one processor uses the input sensing circuit to recognize written characters generated by means of the handwriting input inputted through the display, determines the slope of the recognized written characters, horizontally aligns the recognized written characters on the basis of the determined slope, and controls the display so that the recognized written characters and the horizontally aligned written characters are overlapped and displayed.

Claims (57)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

an input sensing circuit configured to acquire a handwriting input received through the display; and

at least one processor configured to be electrically connected to the display and the input sensing circuit,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

use the input sensing circuit to recognize handwritten characters generated by the handwriting input received through the display,

determine a slant of the recognized handwritten characters,

horizontally align the recognized handwritten characters based on the determined slant, and

control the display to overlap and display the recognized handwritten characters and the aligned handwritten characters.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a handler in an area corresponding to the recognized handwritten characters,

determine an area comprising handwritten characters to be horizontally aligned based on a user input to the handler, and

horizontally align the recognized handwritten characters comprised in the determined area.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the handler comprises a box or a lasso tool.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein, when the handler is the box, the area comprising the recognized handwritten characters to be horizontally aligned is adjusted up, down, left and right.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the recognized handwritten characters further comprises:

a plurality of character strings; and

a first character string among the plurality of character strings having a first slant and a second character string among the plurality of character strings having a second slant, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

align the first character string positioned in an inner area of the handler, and

maintain the second slant for the second character string positioned in an external area of the handler.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein, in response to identifying that the user input to the handler is released, the at least one processor is further configured to present effects for the first character string and the second character string through the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

process the recognized handwritten characters to be semi-translucent, and

process the aligned handwritten characters displayed overlapping with the recognized handwritten characters to be opaque.

8. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a context menu comprising at least one of convert to text, straighten, crop, copy, or change style based on a user input to the determined area by the handler.

9. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a memory,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store the aligned handwritten characters in the memory.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the input sensing circuit is connected to a touch screen panel (TSP) or electro-magnetic resonance (EMR) sensing panel.

11. An operation method of an electronic device, the operation method comprising:

recognizing handwritten characters generated by a handwriting input received through a display by using an input sensing circuit;

determining a slant of the recognized handwritten characters;

horizontally aligning the recognized handwritten characters based on the determined slant; and

controlling the display to overlap and display the recognized handwritten characters and the aligned handwritten characters.

12. The operation method of claim 11 , further comprising:

displaying a handler in an area corresponding to the recognized handwritten characters;

determining an area comprising handwritten characters to be horizontally aligned based on a user input to the handler; and

horizontally aligning the handwritten characters comprised in the determined area.

13. The operation method of claim 12 , wherein the handler comprises a box or a lasso tool.

14. The operation method of claim 13 , further comprising:

adjusting the area comprising the handwritten characters to be horizontally aligned to be up, down, left and right, when the handler is the box.

15. The operation method of claim 12 ,

wherein the handwritten characters further comprise:

a plurality of character strings; and

a first character string among the plurality of character strings having a first slant and a second character string having a second slant, and

wherein the operation method further comprises:

aligning the first character string positioned in an inner area of the handler, and

maintaining the second slant for the second character string positioned in an external area of the handler.

16. The operation method of claim 12 , wherein the user input is a touch and drag input.

17. The operation method of claim 16 , wherein, while a user continues to drag an item, visually providing a shape in which the recognized handwritten characters being within the area determined by the handler are horizontally aligned, through a preview window.

18. The operation method of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises visually providing, a shape in which an existing slant for the recognized handwritten characters being outside the area determined by the handler is maintained.

19. The operation method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying a context menu including at least one of convert to text, straighten, crop, copy, and change style based on a user input to the determined area by the handler.

20. The operation method of claim 11 , further comprising:

processing the recognized handwritten characters to be semi-translucent, and processing the aligned handwritten characters displayed overlapping with the recognized handwritten characters to be opaque.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2023
From: KIM, KYUNGMIN; SEO, HEUNGKYO; LEE, JUNHO; CHA, SOJEONG; LEE, HYUNGDO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062510/0245 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0097472 · Aug 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021010115 · Aug 3, 2021
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