Partial gesture text entry
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- outputting, by a computing device, for display at a presence-sensitive display, a text entry area and a graphical keyboard that includes;
a plurality of keys;
detecting, by the computing device, at the presence-sensitive display, a gesture being entered by an input unit that selects fewer than all of a group of keys from the plurality of keys that correspond to a plurality of candidate words;
determining, by the computing device, whether the gesture has terminated;
responsive to determining that the gesture has not terminated, outputting, by the computing device, for display at a location of the presence-sensitive display that is based on a current location of the input unit, a highest ranked candidate word from the plurality of candidate words by at least displaying the highest ranked candidate word with movement that follows the input unit as the gesture being entered by the input unit is detected at the presence-sensitive display; and
responsive to determining that the gesture has terminated, outputting, by the computing device, for display at the presence-sensitive display and in the text entry area, the highest-ranked candidate word.
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Abstract
A graphical keyboard including a number of keys is output for display at a display device. The computing device receives an indication of a gesture to select at least two of the keys based at least in part on detecting an input unit at locations of a presence-sensitive input device. In response to the detecting and while the input unit is detected at the presence-sensitive input device: the computing device determines a candidate word for the gesture based at least in part on the at least two keys and the candidate word is output for display at a first location of the output device. In response to determining that the input unit is no longer detected at the presence-sensitive input device, the displayed candidate word is output for display at a second location of the display device.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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outputting, by a computing device, for display at a presence-sensitive display, a text entry area and a graphical keyboard that includes;
a plurality of keys;detecting, by the computing device, at the presence-sensitive display, a gesture being entered by an input unit that selects fewer than all of a group of keys from the plurality of keys that correspond to a plurality of candidate words; determining, by the computing device, whether the gesture has terminated; responsive to determining that the gesture has not terminated, outputting, by the computing device, for display at a location of the presence-sensitive display that is based on a current location of the input unit, a highest ranked candidate word from the plurality of candidate words by at least displaying the highest ranked candidate word with movement that follows the input unit as the gesture being entered by the input unit is detected at the presence-sensitive display; and responsive to determining that the gesture has terminated, outputting, by the computing device, for display at the presence-sensitive display and in the text entry area, the highest-ranked candidate word. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:
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output, for display at a presence-sensitive display, a text entry area and a graphical keyboard that includes a plurality of keys; detect, at the presence-sensitive display, a gesture being entered by an input unit that selects fewer than all of a group of keys from the plurality of keys that correspond to a plurality of candidate words; determine whether the gesture has terminated; responsive to determining that the gesture has not terminated, output, for display at a location of the presence-sensitive display that is based on a current location of the input unit, a highest ranked candidate word from the plurality of candidate words by at least displaying the highest ranked candidate word with movement that follows the input unit as the gesture being entered by the input unit is detected at the presence-sensitive display; and responsive to determining that the gesture has terminated, output, for display at the presence-sensitive display and in the text entry area, the highest-ranked candidate word. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing device comprising:
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a presence-sensitive display; and at least one processor configured to; output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a text entry area and a graphical keyboard that includes a plurality of keys; detect, at the presence-sensitive display, a gesture being entered by an input unit that selects fewer than all of a group of keys from the plurality of keys that correspond to a plurality of candidate words; determine whether the gesture has terminated; responsive to determining that the gesture has not terminated, output, for display at a location of the presence-sensitive display that is based on a current location of the input unit, a highest ranked candidate word from the plurality of candidate words by at least displaying the highest ranked candidate word with movement that follows the input unit as the gesture being entered by the input unit is detected at the presence-sensitive display; and responsive to determining that the gesture has terminated, output, for display in the text entry area, the highest-ranked candidate word. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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