SWIPEABLE KEY LINE
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1. A method for providing an input device, comprising:
- presenting by a touch screen display of a first device a first selectable set of virtual keys;
receiving a first input from a user, wherein the first input includes a touch input in an area of the touch screen display corresponding to the displayed first selectable set of virtual keys;
in response to the received first input, presenting by the touch screen display a second selectable set of virtual keys.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for the display of virtual keyboards are provided. More particularly, virtual keyboards that include selectable sets of virtual keys that can be selected or changed through direct input by a user are provided. The user input can include a touch screen input or gesture applied to an area of a display in which a selectable set of virtual keys is presented. The touch screen input or swipe can cause the displayed selectable set of virtual keys to be replaced by an alternate selectable set of virtual keys.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing an input device, comprising:
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presenting by a touch screen display of a first device a first selectable set of virtual keys; receiving a first input from a user, wherein the first input includes a touch input in an area of the touch screen display corresponding to the displayed first selectable set of virtual keys; in response to the received first input, presenting by the touch screen display a second selectable set of virtual keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device, comprising:
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a touch screen display; memory; a processor; application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to; display a first selectable set of virtual keys; receive first touch screen input entered in an area including the displayed first selectable set of virtual keys; in response to the received first touch screen input, display a second selectable set of virtual keys. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for displaying selectable virtual key sets, the computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to display a first set of virtual keys on a touch screen; instructions to determine whether at least a first touch screen input has been received in an area of the touch screen corresponding to the displayed first selectable set of virtual keys; instructions to display a second selectable set of virtual keys on the touch screen in place of the first selectable set of virtual keys in response to the at least a first touch screen input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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