USER GESTURES INDICATING RATES OF EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONS
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1. A method, performed by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed at the presence-sensitive interface of the computing device;
receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon,wherein receiving the indication of the second user gesture comprises receiving an indication of a change in an amount of surface area of a portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with an input unit used to select the icon,wherein receiving the indication of the change in the amount of surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit comprises;
receiving an indication of a first surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a first time, andreceiving an indication of a second surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a second time,wherein the input unit is in contact with the portion of the presence-sensitive interface between the first and second times;
determining a surface area change between the first surface area and the second surface area;
determining a rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change; and
executing, by the computing device, the function associated with the selected icon at the determined rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change.
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Abstract
Aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed by the presence-sensitive interface, and receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon. The computing device may execute the function associated with the selected icon at an execution rate based on the indicated rate of execution.
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1. A method, performed by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed at the presence-sensitive interface of the computing device; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon, wherein receiving the indication of the second user gesture comprises receiving an indication of a change in an amount of surface area of a portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with an input unit used to select the icon, wherein receiving the indication of the change in the amount of surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit comprises; receiving an indication of a first surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a first time, and receiving an indication of a second surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a second time, wherein the input unit is in contact with the portion of the presence-sensitive interface between the first and second times; determining a surface area change between the first surface area and the second surface area; determining a rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change; and executing, by the computing device, the function associated with the selected icon at the determined rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, cause the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed at the presence-sensitive interface of the computing device; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon, wherein receiving the indication of the second user gesture comprises receiving an indication of a change in an amount of surface area of a portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with an input unit used to select the icon, wherein receiving the indication of the change in the amount of surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit comprises; receiving an indication of a first surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a first time, and receiving an indication of a second surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a second time, wherein the input unit is in contact with the portion of the presence-sensitive interface between the first and second times; determining a surface area change between the first surface area and the second surface area; determining a rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change; and executing, by the computing device, the function associated with the selected icon at the determined rate based on the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change.
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20. A computing device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a presence-sensitive interface configured to; display a graphical keyboard having one or more selectable icons; receive an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of the graphical keyboard displayed at the presence-sensitive interface; and receive an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon, wherein receiving the indication of the second user gesture comprises receiving an indication of a change in an amount of surface area of a portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with an input unit used to select the icon, wherein receiving the indication of the change in the amount of surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit comprises; receiving an indication of a first surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a first time, and receiving an indication of a second surface area of the portion of the presence-sensitive interface that is in contact with the input unit at a second time, wherein the input unit is in contact with the portion of the presence-sensitive interface between the first and second times; and instructions, that if executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to; determine a surface area change between the first surface area and the second surface area determine a rate of the indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change; and perform the function associated with the selected icon at the determined rate based on indicated rate of execution and on the determined surface area change.
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