TOUCHSCREEN KEYBOARD PROVIDING WORD PREDICTIONS IN PARTITIONS OF THE TOUCHSCREEN KEYBOARD IN PROXIMATE ASSOCIATION WITH CANDIDATE LETTERS
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display;
generating one or more sets of predicted input characters based on the input character; and
displaying one or more of the generated sets of predicted input characters within the virtual keyboard at a location proximate to a key corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character in the one or more generated sets of predicted input characters.
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Abstract
A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display, generating a set of predicted input characters based on the input character, and displaying the generated set of characters in partitions of the virtual keyboard in proximate association with candidate letters is disclosed. An electronic device and a keyboard configured to perform the method are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display; generating one or more sets of predicted input characters based on the input character; and displaying one or more of the generated sets of predicted input characters within the virtual keyboard at a location proximate to a key corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character in the one or more generated sets of predicted input characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to; receive an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on the display; generate one or more sets of predicted input characters based on the input character; and display one or more of the generated sets of predicted input characters within the virtual keyboard at a location proximate to a key corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character in the one or more generated sets of predicted input characters. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A keyboard provided on a display of an electronic device, the keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters, wherein in response to receiving an input of a character, the keyboard is configured to generate one or more sets of predicted input characters based on the input character, and display one or more of the generated sets of predicted input characters within the virtual keyboard at a location proximate to a key corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character in the one or more generated sets of predicted input characters.
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