System, method and computer readable media for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad by easing key selection

• US 20100265181A1
• Filed: 04/20/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Wayne Shore
• Original Assignee: Shorecap LLC
• Inventors: Shore, Michael Wayne
• Application Number:
  US12/386,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265181A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

In the embodiments of the present invention, a system, method and computer useable medium are introduced that increase the efficiency in which a user can interface, through keys prediction, with a system that includes a touch screen display, a computer usable medium; having a computer readable instructions for controlling a computer, a computer processor, and a predictive algorithm. This method provides the user with the ability to quickly identify and select, through the enhanced keys prediction, and display the keys of the cell phone or electronic media. The keys include but are not limited to, icons, numbers, symbols and their combinations. In addition, the computer processor and the predictive algorithm, using the keys that are inputted through the touch screen or keypad, anticipate the icons, numbers and symbols necessary to complete the interface request resulting in increase user efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad by easing keys selection, the method comprising:

providing the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one key selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

providing a predictive algorithm that identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are provided substantially enlarged.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the step of presenting comprises:

substantially filling the area with an enlarged one or more predicted keys such that the area previously occupied by a touch screen keypad initially provided to the user is filled.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, providing at least one key for selection which allows returning to the touch screen keypad initially provided to the user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing of the predicted keys size of the one or more predicted keys is accomplished by providing predicted keys in a size that is at least twice the size of an original key on the touch screen keypad initially provided to the user.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing as user choices from the touch screen keypad the keys not predicted.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising diminishing in size by approximately fifty percent or more the keys not predicted.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising reducing in illumination the keys not predicted compared to the predicted keys.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising altering the color of the keys not predicted compared to the predicted keys.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising increasing in illumination the predicted keys.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing said touch screen keypad on a cellular telephone.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon past selections of the user.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon lexicon statistics.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon subject matter.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon geographic location.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon the user'"'"'s past purchases.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon past dialed telephone numbers.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon personal identification numbers.

18. A method for enabling a user to quickly identify and select keys on a touch screen keypad, the method comprising:

providing the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

providing a predictive algorithm that identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys; and

removing as user choices from the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys.

19. A method for enabling a user to quickly identify and select an keys on a touch screen keypad, the method comprising:

providing the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

providing a predictive algorithm that identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys;

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are provided substantially enlarged; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys are provided substantially reduced.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising, reducing illumination of the unlikely keys.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising, increasing illumination of the predicted keys.

22. The method of claim 19 further comprising altering the color of the unlikely keys compared to the predicted keys.

23. The method of claim 19 grouping the unlikely keys into a separate area of the display from the predicted keys.

24. The method of claim 19 segregating the unlikely keys into a separate area of the display from the predicted keys.

25. A method for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad, the method comprising:

providing the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

providing a predictive algorithm that identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys;

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys have a substantially enlarged touch screen actuation area; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys have a substantially reduced touch screen actuation area.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising, increasing illumination of the predicted keys.

27. The method of claim 25, further comprising, reducing illumination of the unlikely keys.

28. The method of claim 25 further comprising altering the color of the unlikely keys compared to the predicted keys.

29. A system for enabling a user to quickly identify and select an keys on a touch screen keypad, the system comprising:

a touch screen that provides the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols; and

a processor communicably coupled to the touch screen, wherein the processor identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select and presents on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are enlarged to substantially fill the area of the touch screen previously occupied by a touch screen keypad initially provided to the user.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein the size of the one or more predicted keys is at least twice the size of an original keys on the keypad initially provided to the user.

31. The system of claim 29 wherein the processor provides a key for selection which allows retention of or the return to the keypad initially provided to the user.

32. The system of claim 29, wherein layout of the at least one keys upon the touch screen keypad is selected from the group consisting of QWERTY, Dvorak Simplified, alphabetical, numeric, and alphanumeric.

33. The system of claim 29, wherein layout of the at least one keys upon the touch screen keypad is in the same order as the full keyboard.

34. The system of claim 29 where the keys not predicted are removed as user choices from the touch screen keypad.

35. A system for enabling a user to quickly identify and select an keys on a touch screen keypad, the system comprising:

a touch screen that provides the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols; and

a processor communicably coupled to the touch screen, wherein the processor identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select and presents on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the processor infers a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys and wherein the processor presents on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys are provided substantially reduced.

36. A system for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on the touch screen keypad, the system comprising:

a touch screen that provides the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one key selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols; and

a processor communicably coupled to the touch screen, wherein the processor identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select and presents on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the processor infers a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys and wherein the processor removes as user choices from the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys.

37. A system for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad, the system comprising:

a touch screen that provides the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one key selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols; and

a processor communicably coupled to the touch screen, wherein the processor identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select and presents on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the processor infers a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys and wherein the processor presents on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are substantially enlarged, and wherein the unlikely keys are provided substantially reduced.

38. A system for enabling a user to quickly identify and select a key on the touch screen keypad, the system comprising:

a touch screen that provides the user with the touch screen keypad for selection of at least one key selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols; and

a processor communicably coupled to the touch screen, wherein the processor identifies one or more predicted keys that a user may next select and presents on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the processor infers a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys and wherein the processor presents on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys have a touch screen actuation area that is substantially enlarged and wherein the unlikely keys have a touch screen actuation area that is substantially reduced.

39. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to enable a user to quickly identify and select a key on the touch screen keypad executing the steps of:

receiving from the touch screen keypad for selection at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

identifying one or more predicted keys that a user may next select; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are enlarged to substantially fill the area of the touch screen previously occupied by a touch screen keypad initially provided to the user and the keys that were not predicted are removed as user choices from the touch screen keypad.

40. The computer usable medium of claim 39 further comprising, providing a key for selection which allows full alphanumeric selection.

41. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon past selections of the user.

42. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon lexicon statistics.

43. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon subject matter.

44. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon geographic location.

45. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon the user'"'"'s past purchases.

46. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon past dialed telephone numbers.

47. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising biasing said prediction step based upon personal identification numbers.

48. The computer usable medium of claim 39, further comprising increasing the size of the one or more predicted keys is at least twice the size of an original keys on the keypad initially provided to the user.

49. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to enable a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad executing the steps of:

receiving from the touch screen keypad for selection at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

identifying one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys are provided substantially reduced.

50. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to enable a user to quickly identify and select an keys on a touch screen keypad executing the steps of:

receiving from the touch screen keypad for selection at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

identifying one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys;

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are provided substantially enlarged; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys are provided substantially reduced.

51. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for controlling a computer to enable a user to quickly identify and select a key on a touch screen keypad executing the steps of:

receiving from the touch screen keypad for selection at least one keys selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

identifying one or more predicted keys that a user may next select;

inferring a set of unlikely keys that excludes the identified one or more predicted keys;

presenting on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys have a touch screen actuation area that is substantially enlarged; and

presenting on the touch screen keypad the unlikely keys, wherein the unlikely keys have a touch screen actuation area that is substantially reduced.

52. A computer usable medium comprising computer readable instructions for driving a touch screen display executing the steps of:

receiving at least one keys selection from a touch screen keypad, wherein the at least one keys is selected from the group consisting of icons, numbers, letters and symbols;

identifying one or more predicted keys that a user may next select, based at least in part upon the received selection of the at least one keys; and

displaying on the touch screen keypad the one or more predicted keys, wherein the one or more predicted keys are enlarged to substantially fill the area of the touch screen previously occupied by a keypad initially provided to the user.