SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ENTERED TEXT TO ACCESS AND PROCESS CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A keyboard system stored in memory of a mobile device, the keyboard system comprising:
- a display component, wherein the display component is configured to present a virtual keyboard to a user via a touch-screen of the mobile device; and
a gesture component, wherein the gesture component is configured to receive a gesture via the virtual keyboard from a user of the mobile device;
a command component, wherein the command component is configured to command the keyboard system to perform a function based on the received gesture.
8 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method for commanding a keyboard application based on a gesture received at a displayed keyboard is described. In some examples, the system receives a gesture, such as a shape-based or key-based gesture, identifies a command associated with the received gesture, and performs a function (e.g. changes mode of the keyboard, hides the keyboard, and so on), based on the identified command.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A keyboard system stored in memory of a mobile device, the keyboard system comprising:
-
a display component, wherein the display component is configured to present a virtual keyboard to a user via a touch-screen of the mobile device; and a gesture component, wherein the gesture component is configured to receive a gesture via the virtual keyboard from a user of the mobile device; a command component, wherein the command component is configured to command the keyboard system to perform a function based on the received gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method performed by a mobile device for commanding a keyboard application, the method comprising:
-
receiving a gesture on a keyboard displayed by the keyboard application via a touch-screen of the mobile device; and commanding the keyboard application to perform a function associated with the received gesture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A computer-readable storage medium whose contents, when executed by a mobile device, cause the mobile device to perform a method for commanding a keyboard application of the mobile device, the method comprising:
-
receiving an indication that a first key associated with two or more commands for performing actions within the keyboard application has been contacted by a user of the mobile device via a keyboard displayed by the keyboard application; receiving an indication that a path has been traced by the user from the first key to a second key displayed by the keyboard application and associated with one command of the two or more commands for performing an action within the keyboard application; and performing the action associated with the second key within the keyboard application. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification