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Apparatus and method for providing adaptive on-screen keyboard

US8345008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2008
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0418
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing an adaptive on-screen keyboard are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor for detecting touch action of a user from a touch screen, a pattern recognizer for recognizing a touch pattern of the user using the detected touch action of the user, a rearrangement processor for reconstructing the key arrangement of the on-screen keyboard to be provided through the touch screen on the basis of the recognized touch pattern of the user, and a display for displaying the on-screen keyboard on the basis of information on the reconstructed key arrangement. Thus, the apparatus can increase the convenience of use when the user makes use of the on-screen keyboard.

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