Touchscreen text input
US8405630B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A touch-sensitive display of a computing device may concurrently output a first virtual keyboard at a first region and a second virtual keyboard at a second region. The first region may be different from the second region, and the first and second virtual keyboards may display a substantially identical set of virtual keys. The touch-sensitive display may detect a first contact at a first location corresponding to a first character within the first region, and the touch-sensitive display may output the first character. After detecting the first contact, the touch-sensitive display may detect a second contact at a second location corresponding to a second character within the second region, and the touch-sensitive display may output the second character. The touch-sensitive display may output a terminator character in response to determining an absence of any contact within the first and second regions.
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