EASY-TO-USE SOFT KEYBOARD THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A STYLUS
First Claim
1. A machine implemented system that generates a soft keyboard, comprising:
- a keyboard engine that forms at least one grouping of characters, the grouping of characters allocated to one or more soft keys that the keyboard engine projects onto a touch screen display; and
an interface that receives indication from a user of the one or more soft keys that is selected, the indication provided by at least one of the user'"'"'s finger or thumb.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that generates a soft keyboard projected onto a touch sensitive surface. The system includes components that form and associate groups of characters, symbols, numerals, letters, or punctuation to a small number of soft keys projected onto the touch sensitive surface, animates the groups of characters, symbols, numerals, letters, or punctuation assigned to the small number of soft keys, and obtains indication of a character, symbol, numeral, letter, or punctuation selected by a user when the user touches the surface while the groups of characters, symbols, numerals, letters, or punctuation are in animation.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine implemented system that generates a soft keyboard, comprising:
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a keyboard engine that forms at least one grouping of characters, the grouping of characters allocated to one or more soft keys that the keyboard engine projects onto a touch screen display; and an interface that receives indication from a user of the one or more soft keys that is selected, the indication provided by at least one of the user'"'"'s finger or thumb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method implemented on a machine that generates a soft keyboard, comprising:
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employing at least one processor to form a grouping of characters; associating the grouping of characters to a soft key; projecting the soft key onto a surface; and obtaining an indication from a user touching the surface signifying a selection of a character included in the grouping of characters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system that generates a soft keyboard, comprising:
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a memory that retains instructions related to employing at least one processor to form a grouping of characters, associating the grouping of characters to a soft key, projecting the soft key onto a tactile surface, and obtaining an indication from a user touching the tactile surface signifying a selection of a character included in the grouping of characters; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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