Patent ID: 8954894
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A processor-implemented method comprising: receiving a symbol recognition process gesture indicating a starting point of symbol entry; subsequent to the receiving of the symbol recognition process gesture, recognizing a series of symbols as they are received by searching for data representing an alphanumeric character that matches a received symbol in the series of symbols; and instantiating the series of symbols as a symbol set comprising a string of alphanumeric characters matching the series of symbols upon receiving an indication that the string of alphanumeric characters has been moved from a first location into an icon at a second location where the icon represents a first application of a plurality of applications, wherein the instantiating serves to indicate an ending point of the symbol entry, and to provide the symbol set comprising the string of alphanumeric characters as a source of input to the first application represented by the icon.