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Gesture input on a portable electronic device and method of controlling the same

US8730188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2010
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0482
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling an electronic device, including a touch-sensitive display, includes detecting a gesture associated with a gesture character entry mode and determining a direction of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, determining ones of a plurality of characters associated with the gesture based on the direction, and adding the ones of the plurality of characters to candidate character strings.

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