US 11,995,308 B2
Method and device for providing handwriting input in electronic device
Taewon Kwak, Suwon-si (KR); Jinsu Shin, Suwon-si (KR); Dohyeon Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Donghyuk Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/105,931.
Application 18/105,931 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/008737, filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0097114 (KR), filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0185448 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04883 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04883 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
memory for storing instructions; and
a processor operatively connected to the display and the memory,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
display an execution screen of an application that supports a handwriting input,
receive the handwriting input through the display while displaying the execution screen,
display at least one object corresponding to the handwriting input on the execution screen,
configure at least one area of interest based on the at least one object,
detect a user input based on a specified object for executing a handwriting alignment,
determine a recent action from a user's action in response to detecting the user input,
determine a target area of interest corresponding to the recent action from the at least one area of interest,
identify a target object for alignment based on the target area of interest, and
perform the handwriting alignment using a specified alignment method for the target object in a state where at least a part of objects different from the target object is maintained.