METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR REVEALING FUNCTION ASSIGNMENTS ON FIXED KEYPADS
First Claim
1. A method for revealing a function assigned to a key by an application operating on a computing device, comprising:
- sensing a touch or near touch of the key and generating a key touch event signal;
determining a key value or function assigned by the application to the key associated with the key touch or near touch; and
presenting a display of the assigned key value or function.
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Abstract
Methods and computing devices provide the capability of revealing the value or function assigned to particular keys in a keypad or keyboard by an application running on a computing device. A touch or near touch of a key prompts the presentation or display of the value or function presently assigned to the touched or nearly touched key. The key function assignment may be presented in a portion of the display so as to not block other graphics and text in the display. The process for generating a display of the function or value assigned to a touched or nearly touched key may be performed by a keypad protocol receiving key configurations from the application.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for revealing a function assigned to a key by an application operating on a computing device, comprising:
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sensing a touch or near touch of the key and generating a key touch event signal; determining a key value or function assigned by the application to the key associated with the key touch or near touch; and presenting a display of the assigned key value or function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing device, comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; a touch sensitive keypad coupled to the processor, the keypad including a key; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform steps comprising; sensing a touch or near touch of the key and generating a key touch event signal; determining a key value or function assigned by an application to the key associated with the key touch or near touch; and displaying the assigned key value or function on the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor of a computing device to perform steps comprising:
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sensing a touch or near touch of a key and generating a key touch event signal; determining a key value or function assigned by the application to the key associated with the key touch or near touch; and presenting a display of the assigned key value or function. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. A computing device, comprising:
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means for sensing a touch or near touch of the key and generating a key touch event signal; means for determining a key value or function assigned by the application to the key associated with the key touch or near touch; and means for presenting a display of the assigned key value or function. - View Dependent Claims (27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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