Dynamic space bar
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining, by a computing device that includes a touch sensitive input device that includes outlines of keys of a touchscreen keyboard and a region designated as a trackpad, a context of the computing device, wherein the outlines of the keys of the touchscreen keyboard include an outline of a space bar;
receiving touch input within the region designated as the trackpad;
designating, by the computing device and based on the previously-determined context of the computing device, the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar; and
providing, for output to a display of the computing device and based on the computing device having designated the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar, an indication of the selection of the space bar.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a dynamic space bar are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining, by a computing device that includes a touchscreen keyboard and trackpad, a context of the computing device. The actions further include receiving touch input on the trackpad. The actions further include designating, by the computing device and based on the previously-determined context of the computing device, the touch input on the trackpad to be a selection of a space bar of the touchscreen keyboard. The actions further include providing, for output to a display of the computing device and based on the computing device having designated the touch input on the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar, an indication of the selection of the space bar.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining, by a computing device that includes a touch sensitive input device that includes outlines of keys of a touchscreen keyboard and a region designated as a trackpad, a context of the computing device, wherein the outlines of the keys of the touchscreen keyboard include an outline of a space bar; receiving touch input within the region designated as the trackpad; designating, by the computing device and based on the previously-determined context of the computing device, the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar; and providing, for output to a display of the computing device and based on the computing device having designated the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar, an indication of the selection of the space bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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one or more computers; and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; determining, by a computing device that includes a touch sensitive input device that includes outlines of keys of a touchscreen keyboard and a region designated as a trackpad, a context of the computing device, wherein the outlines of the keys of the touchscreen keyboard include an outline of a space bar; receiving touch input within the region designated as the trackpad; designating, by the computing device and based on the previously-determined context of the computing device, the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar; and providing, for output to a display of the computing device and based on the computing device having designated the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar, an indication of the selection of the space bar. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by a computing device that includes a touch sensitive input device that includes outlines of keys of a touchscreen keyboard and a region designated as a trackpad, a context of the computing device, wherein the outlines of the keys of the touchscreen keyboard include an outline of a space bar; receiving touch input within the region designated as the trackpad; designating, by the computing device and based on the previously-determined context of the computing device, the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar; and providing, for output to a display of the computing device and based on the computing device having designated the touch input within the region designated as the trackpad to be a selection of the space bar, an indication of the selection of the space bar.
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