Text Editing Segmentation for Mobile Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current text editing on mobile devices is complex and inefficient, requiring users to manually move cursors and perform multiple operations for tasks like insertion, deletion, and replacement, which complicates the editing process.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that segment text into multiple segments, allowing users to edit each segment separately within a generated edit region, reducing the need for manual cursor movement and simplifying editing operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If text editing is performed on continuous text using manual cursor movement and selection operations, then users can edit text on mobile devices, but the operation process becomes complicated and editing efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext editing operation simplicityVSAvoidtext editing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides continuous text into multiple independent text segments that can be separately selected and edited. Each segment becomes an independent editing unit, allowing users to directly manipulate specific portions of text without needing to perform complex cursor movements and selections on continuous text, thereby simplifying operations and improving editing efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually move cursor and perform select, delete, re-enter operations on continuous text, then text editing can be performed, but the number of operations increases and complexity rises

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext editing functionalityVSAvoidediting operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting text into independent units, the patent enables direct selection and manipulation of specific segments through simple tap operations. This eliminates the need for complex multi-step operations (cursor movement, selection, deletion, re-entry) required in continuous text editing, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining full editing functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The segmented text structure allows users to directly interact with and manipulate individual text segments through intuitive gestures. The system automatically handles segment selection and manipulation without requiring users to perform complex manual operations, making the editing process more self-service oriented and simpler

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10936798B2Text editing method, device, and electronic apparatus
Publication Date: 2021.03.02 BEIJING SOGOU TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a text editing method, device, and electronic apparatus. The method comprises: acquiring a text-to-be-edited; after receiving a trigger operation, generating an edit region; segmenting the text-to-be-edited into N number of text segments, and separately displaying the N number of text segments in the edit region, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; and after receiving an editing operation with respect to the N number of text segments, editing the N number of text segments based on the editing operation. The method and device provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are used to solve technical problems such as complicated operations and low editing efficiency in current text editing technologies. The embodiments of the present disclosure may reduce complexity of text editing operations and improve technical effects of text editing efficiency.