VIRTUAL KEYBOARD DISPLAY HAVING A TICKER PROXIMATE TO THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive screen; and
a processor configured to;
display in a display area of the touch-sensitive screen a virtual keyboard;
display within the virtual keyboard a plurality of keys, each of at least some of the keys corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters;
display within the display area a viewing pane configured to hold a predetermined amount of text;
display within the display area a ticker proximate to the virtual keyboard;
enable display, responsive to each touch input associated with a selected one of the plurality of keys, of a corresponding input character left of a cursor in the ticker; and
maintain display of the cursor in the ticker at a set position equidistant relative to the right edge of the ticker and to the left edge of the ticker within the display area.
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Abstract
A method comprising receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, and displaying the input character left of a cursor located within a ticker rendered on the display proximate to the virtual keyboard, wherein the cursor has a set position located towards a centre of the ticker.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive screen; and a processor configured to; display in a display area of the touch-sensitive screen a virtual keyboard; display within the virtual keyboard a plurality of keys, each of at least some of the keys corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters; display within the display area a viewing pane configured to hold a predetermined amount of text; display within the display area a ticker proximate to the virtual keyboard; enable display, responsive to each touch input associated with a selected one of the plurality of keys, of a corresponding input character left of a cursor in the ticker; and maintain display of the cursor in the ticker at a set position equidistant relative to the right edge of the ticker and to the left edge of the ticker within the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
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6. (canceled)
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8. An input method for an electronic device having a touch-sensitive screen and processor, the method comprising:
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displaying in a display area of the touch-sensitive screen a virtual keyboard; displaying within the virtual keyboard a plurality of keys, each of at least some of the keys corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters; displaying within the display area a viewing pane configured to hold a predetermined amount of text; displaying within the display area a ticker proximate to the virtual keyboard; enabling display, responsive to each touch input associated with a selected one of the plurality of keys, of a corresponding input character left of a cursor in the ticker; and maintaining display of the cursor in the ticker at a set position equidistant relative to the right edge of the ticker and to the left edge of the ticker within the display area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. (canceled)
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