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System and Method for Inputting Text into Small Screen Devices

  • US 20120223889A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2012
  • Published: 09/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A program storage device readable by a device, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the device to perform program steps for operating a touch-screen interface on the device, the program steps comprising:

  • displaying a character pane on the touch-screen interface, the character pane defining a plurality of targets;

    accepting an input event, the input event associated with at least two characters from the character pane;

    selecting a most likely character among the at least two characters using one or more target models, the one or more target models modeling location of one or more previous input events corresponding to particular targets among the plurality of targets;

    displaying the most likely character on the touch-screen interface; and

    using a set of swipe gestures to perform one or more functions on the touch-screen interface.

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