QUICK INPUT LANGUAGE/VIRTUAL KEYBOARD/ LANGUAGE DICTIONARY CHANGE ON A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE
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1. A method, comprising:
- selecting a first language as an active input language on a device having a display;
presenting a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the display;
receiving a touch input comprising a directional touch swipe on the display;
selecting a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language; and
presenting a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard.
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Abstract
A device having a touch screen display selects a first language as an active input language. The device presents a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the touch screen display and receives a touch input that includes a directional touch swipe on the touch screen display. The device selects selecting a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language. The device further presents a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the touch screen display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard.
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1. A method, comprising:
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selecting a first language as an active input language on a device having a display; presenting a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the display; receiving a touch input comprising a directional touch swipe on the display; selecting a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language; and presenting a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a touch screen display disposed on a face of the device and configured to receive a touch input; a language selection module configured to select a first language as an active input language on the device; and a touch screen display input/output module configured to; present a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the touch screen display, and receive indication of a touch input comprising a directional touch swipe from the touch screen display, wherein the language selection module is further configured to select a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language, and wherein the touch screen display input/output module is further configured to present a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the touch screen display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 143, 17)
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15. The device of claim 14, wherein the touch screen display input/output module is further configured to:
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receive user entered text while the first language is the active input language; and a word suggestion module is configured to provide word suggestions for display on the touch screen display based on the user entered text and based on the first language dictionary. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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18. A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processing unit, the computer readable medium comprising:
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one or more instructions for selecting a first language as an active input language on a device having a touch screen display; one or more instructions for presenting a first virtual keyboard associated with the first language on the touch screen display; one or more instructions for identifying a touch input comprising a directional swipe on the touch screen display; one or more instructions for selecting a second language as the active input language based on the directional touch swipe, wherein the second language is different than the first language; and one or more instructions for presenting a second virtual keyboard associated with the second language on the touch screen display, wherein the second virtual keyboard is different than the first virtual keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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