US 12,379,839 B2
Method for providing clipboard function, and electronic device supporting same
Dahye Yoon, Suwon-si (KR); Junbae Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Sangheon Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Yeunwook Lim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,046.
Application 18/351,046 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/000576, filed on Jan. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0004497 (KR), filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359352 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04886 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
at least one processor comprising processing circuitry;
a display; and
memory configured to store one or more instructions which, which executed by the at least one processor individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
display a content on the display;
receive a first user input for copying a text portion included in the content displayed on the display;
in response to receiving the first user input:
store the text portion as first clip data;
store second clip data, different from the first clip data, based on analyzing text included in the text portion;
display a first indicator for the first clip data and a second indicator for the second clip data, with a text input keypad including at least one text input element which is displayed to overlap with at least a portion of the content;
receive a second user input for selecting the first indicator or the second indicator;
in case the second user input is for selecting the first indicator, paste first text corresponding to the first clip data; and
in case the second user input is for selecting the second indicator, paste second text corresponding to the second clip data,
wherein the first indicator and the second indicator are separated and displayed from the at least one text input element, and
wherein the at least one text input element includes at least one of: a number, Hangul, an alphabet, or a symbol.