Changing text input modes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016253299-A1
Application number	US-201514634488-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus, method, program product, and system are disclosed for changing text input modes. A text input module receives text input in a first text input mode from a text input device, the first text input mode may comprise a predictive text input mode. A trigger detection module detects a triggering event associated with text input received in the first text input mode. The triggering event may be intended to change a text input mode of the text input device. A mode change module changes the text input from the first text input mode to a second text input mode in response to the triggering event. The second text input mode may comprise a literal text input mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
a text input device; a processor operably coupled to the text input device; a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising: code that receives text input in a first text input mode from the text input device, the first text input mode comprising a predictive text input mode; code that detects a triggering event associated with text input received in the first text input mode, the triggering event intended to change a text input mode of the text input device; and code that changes the text input mode from the first text input mode to a second text input mode in response to the triggering event, the second text input mode comprising a literal text input mode.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the text input comprises a sequence of characters comprising at least a portion of a recently deleted word.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that a word entered in the first text input mode is being edited.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the text input is entered within a predefined time after a word has been entered and that the text input comprises a suffix for the word.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the suffix is added to the word that precedes the suffix.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the suffix is selected from the group consisting of a plural suffix, an action suffix, and a hyphen.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that changes the text input mode from the second text input mode back to the first text input mode in response to a restore event.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the restore event comprises not receiving text input in the second text input mode for a predefined period of time.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that presents one or more suggested words based on the text input, wherein a word of the one or more suggested words is spelled according to a sequence of characters received in the second text input mode.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that changes the text input mode from the first text input mode to a second text input mode in response to detecting a mode-changing gesture.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that presents an option to change the text input mode from the first text input mode to the second text input mode in response to the triggering event.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising code that adds a word entered in the second text input mode to a word list associated with the text input device.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the text input device comprises a swipe-enabled text input device.

14 . A method comprising:
receiving, by use of a processor, text input in a first text input mode from a text input device, the first text input mode comprising a predictive text input mode; detecting a triggering event associated with text input received in the first text input mode, the triggering event intended to change a text input mode of the text input device; and changing the text input mode from the first text input mode to a second text input mode in response to the triggering event, the second text input mode comprising a literal text input mode.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the text input comprises a sequence of characters comprising at least a portion of a recently deleted word.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that a word entered in the first text input mode is being edited.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the triggering event comprises determining that the text input is entered within a predefined time after a word has been entered and that the text input comprises a suffix for the word.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising presenting one or more suggested words based on the text input, wherein a word of the one or more suggested words is spelled according to a sequence of characters received in the second text input mode.

19 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising presenting an option to change the text input mode from the first text input mode to the second text input mode in response to the triggering event.

20 . A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:
receiving text input in a first text input mode from a text input device, the first text input mode comprising a predictive text input mode; detecting a triggering event associated with text input received in the first text input mode, the triggering event intended to change a text input mode of the text input device; and changing the text input mode from the first text input mode to a second text input mode in response to the triggering event, the second text input mode comprising a literal text input mode.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Mese John Carl
• Peterson Nathan J
• Vanblon Russell Speight
• Waltermann Rod D
• Weksler Arnold S

Classifications

• G06F40/166 Primary

  Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting · CPC title

• G06F40/274

  Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs · CPC title

• G06F3/0237 Primary

  using prediction or retrieval techniques · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F17/24 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic