Collapsible text input box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9542361-B2
Application number	US-201213472148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	May 15, 2012
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A system and method may truncate entered text of a text box user interface element to display both a beginning portion of the text and an ending portion of the text. Within a displayed user interface, a collapsible text entry box may include a text entry field having a maximum size based on a spatial relationship between the field and the box. The text entry field may include a text entry capacity of a threshold number of characters based on the text entry field parameter. The field may receive a stream of characters and the user interface may initially display all characters as the field receives them. When the displayed characters exceeds the threshold number, the system and method may truncate the displayed characters at a truncation point. The position of the truncation point may include a displayed character after a first displayed character of the received character stream.

First claim

We claim:

1. A computer-implemented method for truncating entered text of a text box user interface element to display both a beginning portion of the text and an ending portion of the text, the method comprising:
displaying a user interface on a display device of a client computing device, the user interface including a text entry field within a collapsible text entry box, the text entry field having a maximum size based on a spatial relationship between the text entry field and the collapsible text entry box;
determining a threshold number of characters for the text entry field, the threshold number of characters based on the text entry field maximum size;
receiving a stream of characters into the text entry field;
initially displaying all characters of the stream as the text entry field receives the stream; and
truncating the displayed characters at a truncation point of the displayed stream as a number of characters of the displayed stream exceeds the threshold number of characters while receiving the stream;
wherein the truncation point includes a displayed character after a first displayed character of the received character stream.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the spatial relationship includes font characteristics of the stream of characters, a size of the collapsible text entry box, and spacing between other elements of the collapsible text entry box.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the font characteristics include one or more of type, size, and kerning.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum size includes a size of free space within the collapsible text entry box.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising removing a character from the displayed stream at the truncation point for each newly received character of the stream that exceeds the threshold number of characters.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising determining a middle character of the displayed stream when the number of characters of the displayed stream exceeds the threshold number of characters.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the truncation point includes the middle character.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising replacing the removed characters with a fixed-size indicator, wherein the fixed-size indicator replaces all removed characters that exceed the threshold number of characters.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising removing the character from the displayed stream at the truncation point for each newly received character of the stream that exceeds the threshold number of characters from a first portion of the received character stream before the truncation point.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising removing the character from the displayed stream at the truncation point for each newly received character of the stream that exceeds the threshold number of characters from a second portion of the received character stream after the truncation point.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising removing the character from the displayed stream at the truncation point for each newly received character of the stream that exceeds the threshold number of characters from a combination of a first portion of the received character stream before the truncation point and a second portion of the received character stream after the truncation point.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising resolving the truncated displayed characters to an object displayed within the collapsible text entry box, wherein the object displays a portion of the received character stream.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising truncating the characters displayed in the object when a number of characters displayed in the object exceeds a threshold number of characters.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , further comprising receiving another stream of characters into another text entry field.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising additionally truncating the characters displayed in the object upon receiving the other stream of characters into the other text entry field.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising resolving the other text entry field to another object displayed within the collapsible text entry box, wherein the object displays the portion of the received character stream and the other object displays a portion of the other received character stream.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein a number of displayed characters for both the object and the other object are substantially equal.

18. A computer device for truncating entered text of a text box user interface element to display both a beginning portion of the text and an ending portion of the text, the computer device comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors;
a display device coupled to the one or more processors;
wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a user interface at a client computing device, the user interface including a text entry field within a collapsible text entry box, the text entry field having a capacity for a threshold number of characters based on a spatial relationship between the text entry field and the collapsible text entry box;
receive a stream of characters into the text entry field;
initially display all characters of the stream as the text entry field receives the stream; and
truncate the displayed characters at a truncation point of the displayed stream as a number of characters of the displayed stream exceeds the threshold number of characters while receiving the stream;
wherein the truncation point includes a displayed character after a first displayed character of the received character stream.

19. The computer device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
remove a character from the displayed stream at the truncation point for each newly received character of the stream that exceeds the threshold number of characters; and
determine a middle character of the displayed stream when the number of characters of the displayed stream exceeds the threshold number of characters;
wherein the truncation point includes the middle character.

20. A computer device for truncating entered text of a text box user interface element to display both a beginning portion of the text and an ending portion of the text, the computer device comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors;
a display device coupled to the one or more processors;
wherein the one or more memories include computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a stream of characters into a text entry field within a collapsible text entry box of a user interface, the text entry field having a capacity for a threshold number of characters based on a size of the collapsible text entry box;
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Assignees

• Jones Jonah
• Lee Michelle I
• Google Inc

Inventors

• Jones Jonah
• Lee Michelle I

Classifications

• G06F40/149

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• G06F40/103 Primary

  Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents (automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191) · CPC title

• G06F17/211 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic