KEYBOARD SPANNING MULTIPLE SCREENS
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device having first and second touch screens;
in a first operating mode, first presenting a virtual keyboard, wherein a first portion of the virtual keyboard is presented using a first portion of the first touch screen, and wherein a second portion of the virtual keyboard is presented using a first portion of the second touch screen.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for presenting a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, in connection with a multiple screen device, a virtual keyboard can be presented using portions of both of the screens. More particularly, with the screens of the device in a portrait orientation, the virtual keyboard can span the two screens, such that a first portion of the first screen and a first portion of the second screen operate cooperatively to present the virtual keyboard.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device having first and second touch screens; in a first operating mode, first presenting a virtual keyboard, wherein a first portion of the virtual keyboard is presented using a first portion of the first touch screen, and wherein a second portion of the virtual keyboard is presented using a first portion of the second touch screen. - 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 first screen, the first screen including a touch sensitive display area; a second screen, the second screen including a touch sensitive display area; memory; a processor; application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to; in a first operating mode, display a virtual keyboard using a portion of the touch sensitive display area of the first screen and using a portion of the touch sensitive display area of the second screen. - 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 providing a virtual keyboard, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
instructions to display a first portion of a virtual keyboard using a first portion of a first touch screen and to display a second portion of the virtual keyboard using a second portion of a second touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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