OFF-SCREEN GESTURE DISMISSABLE KEYBOARD
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1. A method controlling an input, comprising:
- presenting by a touch screen display of a device a set of virtual keys;
receiving a first input from a user, wherein the first input is received outside of an area of the touch screen display;
in response to the received first input, discontinuing the presentation of the set of virtual keys by the touch screen display of the device.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for discontinuing the presentation of a virtual keyboard or dismissing a virtual keyboard in response to the receipt of input are provided. More particularly, input entered outside of an area of a screen comprising a touch screen display can cause the presentation of a virtual keyboard to be discontinued. The discontinuance of the virtual keyboard display can be performed simultaneously with an operation indicated by the received input.
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20 Claims
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1. A method controlling an input, comprising:
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presenting by a touch screen display of a device a set of virtual keys; receiving a first input from a user, wherein the first input is received outside of an area of the touch screen display; in response to the received first input, discontinuing the presentation of the set of virtual keys by the touch screen display of the device. - 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 screen, including; a touch screen display, wherein the touch screen display is located within a first area of the screen; a gesture capture region, wherein the gesture capture region is located within a second area of the screen; memory; a processor; application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to; display a set of virtual keys using the touch screen display; receive an input from a user entered in the gesture capture region; in response to the input received from the user entered in the gesture capture region, discontinue displaying a set of virtual keys. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for dismissing 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 a user input has been received within a gesture capture region; instructions to discontinue the display of the first set of virtual keys on the touch screen in response to a determination that user input has been received within the gesture capture region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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