	US 12,135,870 B2
	Input control method, device, and electronic apparatus for input through external device
Yunlong Yang, Beijing (CN); and Maoshan Jiang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, Beijing (CN)
Filed by Lenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing (CN)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,624.
Claims priority of application No. 202111673869.9 (CN), filed on Dec. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214110 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)

CPC G06F 3/0487 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0236 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3278 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0227 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01)]

16 Claims

1. An input control method comprising:

in response to an electronic device entering a first state, turning on a first mode, the first state being a state requiring text input on a display screen of the electronic device, and turning on the first mode including:

in response to the electronic device entering the first state, controlling a camera of the electronic device to capture an image of a first apparatus, and displaying the image of the first apparatus on the display screen of the electronic device;

sending data to the first apparatus to cause the first apparatus to display, on a screen of the first apparatus, a text input interface and content of context related to the required text input based on the data; and

receiving text data input through and sent by the first apparatus to display the text data on the display screen of the electronic device, the text data being data associated with the first mode, and the text data being input by a user wearing the electronic device and operating the first apparatus based on the image of the first apparatus captured by the camera.