Modifying input delivery to applications

• US 10,088,914 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Abzarian, David, Yamamoto, Hirofumi, Simidjiyski, Youlian, Snitkovskiy, Alex G, Gurumoorthy, Ramachandran, Mendonca, Rouella J., Zielinski, Kelli Marie, Tang, Alice
• Primary Examiner(s): Khoo, Stacy
• Application Number:
  US13/917,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20140368435A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,937 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-168, 345173-178, 715255, 715257, 715259, 715773, 704 10, 704240
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques

Abstract

In some examples, input received from an input device, such as a keyboard, is modified by a component associated with an operating system before the input is delivered to an application. For instance, a component associated with the operating system may become registered for modifying input. In some situations, the input is modified based at least in part on metadata associated with the input device. For example, a location of a fingertip on a touch-sensitive display may be used to modify the input before delivery to an application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a computing device, an attribute, wherein the attribute is associated with at least one of;

an input device;

a user;

or

a session;

registering by the computing device, at least one input modification component of a plurality of input modification components associated with an operating system of the computing device, wherein the at least one input modification component is selected from the plurality of input modification components based on the attribute;

receiving, by the computing device, input from the input device for delivery to an application of the computing device, the input including at least one or more characters entered at the input device;

determining whether metadata associated with the input device is received, the metadata comprising data defining an input position on the input device;

modifying, by the at least one input modification component in response to the metadata being received, at least a part of the input to create modified input based at least on the metadata associated with the input device;

modifying, by the at least one input modification component in response to the metadata not being received, at least a part of the input to create the modified input based on analyzing the input; and

delivering, by the computing device, the modified input to the application.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the receiving and the delivering are performed by a module of the operating system and the module is associated with a higher trust level than the at least one input modification component.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the module is associated with a kernel mode and the at least one input modification component is associated with a user mode.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing the input to the at least one input modification component in response to a blocking call.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein modifying at least part of the input comprises at least one of providing a suggestion associated with the input, removing one or more input characters from the input, replacing one or more input characters of the input, or adding one or more input characters to the input.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the input position on the input device being associated with input from at least one finger on the input device.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

registering the plurality of input codification components for modifying the input from the input device; and

assigning a priority to each of the plurality of input modification components.

8. A system, comprising,:

a memory;

an input device configured to receive an input from a user for delivery to an application, the input includes at least one or more characters; and

one or more processors configured to;

register at least one input modification module of a plurality of input modification modules associated with an operating system, wherein the at least one input modification module is selected from the plurality of input modification modules based on an attribute associated with at least one of the input device, the user, or a session;

determine whether metadata associated with the input device is received, the metadata comprising data defining an input position on the input device;

modify, via the at least one input modification module in response to the metadata being received, at least a part of the input to create modified input based at least on the metadata associated with the input device;

modifying, via the at least one input modification module in response to the metadata not being received, at least a part of the input to create the modified input based on analyzing the input; and

deliver, via an input receiver module, the modified input to the application.

9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the input receiver module is associated with a higher trust level than the input modification module.

10. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the input receiver module is associated with a kernel mode and the input modification module is associated with a user mode.

11. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein to modify the input, the one or more processors are further configured to replace one or more input characters of the input.

12. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the input position on the input device is associated with input from at least one finger on the input device.

13. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the input receiver module is configured to assign a priority to the plurality of input modification modules.

14. A computer readable storage device having instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform functions, comprising:

identifying an attribute associated with at least one of an input device, a user, or a session;

registering a component of a plurality of components associated with an operating system, wherein the component is selected from the plurality of components based on the attribute;

receiving an input from the input device for delivery to an application, the input including at least one or more characters entered at the input device;

determining whether metadata associated with the input device is received, the metadata comprising data defining an input position on the input device;

modifying, in response to the metadata being received, at least a part of the input to create modified input based at least on the metadata associated with the input device;

modifying, in response to the metadata not being received, at least a part of the input to create the modified input based on analyzing the input; and

delivering the modified input to the application.

15. The computer-readable storage device as recited in claim 14, wherein modifying at least part of the input further comprises at least one of providing a suggestion associated with the input or replacing one or more input characters of the input.

16. The computer-readable storage device as recited in claim 14, wherein the input position on the input device is associated with input from at least one finger on the input device.

17. The computer-readable storage device as recited in claim 14, further comprising instructions stored therein that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform the function of, prior to the modifying, disabling use of a subset of the metadata for modifying at least a pad of the input.

18. The computer readable storage device as recited in claim 14, further comprising instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the function of assigning a priority to the plurality of modules.