Dynamic keyboard
US6359572B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/191
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved method and system for receiving user input data into a computer system having a keyboard with a dynamic key that changes its meaning and appearance in response to a predicted need of a user. The dynamic key is preferably provided on a displayed keyboard of a touch-sensitive input panel. Characters are provided to a prediction engine which returns a prediction comprising a likely next character, such as a punctuation symbol. The meaning and appearance of the dynamic key may change based on the prediction, whereby a user may more efficiently enter data via a fixed number of keys.
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