TACTILE OVERLAY FOR VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
First Claim
1. A computing system with virtual keyboard functionality that can be tactilely enhanced through selective use of a tactile keyboard overlay, comprising:
- a computing device having a touch interactive display;
a tactile keyboard overlay configured to be placed by a user on an operative surface of the touch interactive display, the tactile keyboard overlay including a plurality of depressible key portions; and
instructions stored on the computing device and executable by a processor of the computing device to configure virtual keyboard functionality on the touch interactive display for the tactile keyboard overlay, such that for each of the depressible key portions, a touch input at the touch interactive display caused by operation of the depressible key portion is interpreted to perform a corresponding input operation, the instructions being further configured to dynamically and automatically locate the virtual keyboard functionality in response to user placement of the tactile keyboard overlay in any of a plurality of positions on the operative surface of the touch interactive display.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a computing system having virtual keyboard functionality that can be selectively enhanced through use of a tactile keyboard overlay. The tactile keyboard overlay includes a plurality of depressible key portions, and is placed onto an operative surface of a touch interactive display. The computing system configures the virtual keyboard functionality, so that each of the depressible key portions is operable to produce a touch input on the touch interactive display that causes performance of a corresponding input operation. The virtual keyboard functionality is dynamically and automatically located on the touch interactive display based on user placement of the tactile keyboard overlay.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing system with virtual keyboard functionality that can be tactilely enhanced through selective use of a tactile keyboard overlay, comprising:
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a computing device having a touch interactive display; a tactile keyboard overlay configured to be placed by a user on an operative surface of the touch interactive display, the tactile keyboard overlay including a plurality of depressible key portions; and instructions stored on the computing device and executable by a processor of the computing device to configure virtual keyboard functionality on the touch interactive display for the tactile keyboard overlay, such that for each of the depressible key portions, a touch input at the touch interactive display caused by operation of the depressible key portion is interpreted to perform a corresponding input operation, the instructions being further configured to dynamically and automatically locate the virtual keyboard functionality in response to user placement of the tactile keyboard overlay in any of a plurality of positions on the operative surface of the touch interactive display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing system with virtual keyboard functionality that can be tactilely enhanced through selective use of a tactile keyboard overlay, comprising:
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a computing device having a touch interactive display with an operative surface; a tactile keyboard overlay configured to be placed by a user on the operative surface of the touch interactive display in any of a plurality of positions, the tactile keyboard overlay including a plurality of depressible key portions; and instructions stored on the computing device and executable by a processor of the computing device to; automatically determine, based on placement of the tactile keyboard overlay, a location on the operative surface of the touch interactive display corresponding to each of the depressible key portions; correlate, for each of the depressible key portions, an input operation corresponding to the depressible key portion; and perform, upon sensing a touch input at the location on the operative surface determined for any one of the depressible key portions, the input operation corresponding to such depressible key portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a virtual keyboard with tactile enhancement, comprising:
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placing a tactile keyboard overlay in any of a plurality of positions on an operative surface of a touch interactive display of a computing device, the tactile keyboard overlay having a plurality of depressible key portions; and in response to placement of the tactile keyboard overlay, dynamically configuring the touch interactive display to provide virtual keyboard functionality underneath the tactile keyboard overlay, such that for each of the plurality of depressible key portions, physically depressing the depressible key portion produces a touch input at the touch interactive device which is interpreted to perform a corresponding input operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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