Touchscreen keyboard predictive display and generation of a set of characters
US8490008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0237
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, generating a set of characters that includes the character, and displaying the generated set of characters at a location that is associated with the virtual keyboard and that is on the display. An electronic device including a display having a virtual keyboard rendered thereupon and a processor, the processor being configured to perform the method. Also disclosed is a keyboard, including a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters, wherein in response to receiving an input of a character, the keyboard is configured to generate a set of characters that includes the character, and the keyboard is further configured to cause display of the generated set of characters at a location that is associated with the virtual keyboard and that is on the display.
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