METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING A SWYPE BASED TOUCH-SCREEN KEYPAD FOR FAST TEXT ENTRY

• US 20140015753A1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arlington Technologies, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Pai, Deep Subhash
• Granted Patent: US 9,152,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product for entering text on a touch-screen device is presented. Entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of a touch-screen device is detected. In response to the detection of an entry of least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of a touch-screen device a first row of keys is displayed on the virtual keypad, the first row of keys comprising a predictive character set of keys based on the entry of at least one letter of a word.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for entering text on a touch-screen device, comprising:

detecting entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device; and

displaying a first row of keys on said virtual keypad, said first row of keys comprising a predictive character set of keys based on said entry of at least one letter of a word.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein a location of said first row of keys is opposite a last swiped key on said virtual keypad.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein, upon detection of entry of a letter from said first row of keys, another row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein a location of keys in said predictive character set of keys follow an order of said keys for said character in a left-to-right orientation.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein upon detection of entry of a letter from said another row of keys, a new row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys replacement row, wherein said new row of predictive character keys replacing a pre-existing row of predictive character keys.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device is done by swiping a key of said keypad.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said row of predictive character set of keys is displayed at a physically larger size than said virtual keypad keys.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code thereon for entering text on a touch-screen device, the medium including instructions in which a computer system performs operations comprising:

detecting entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device; and

displaying a first row of keys on said virtual keypad, said first row of keys comprising a predictive character set of keys based on said entry of at least one letter of a word.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein a location of said first row of keys is opposite a last swiped key on said virtual keypad.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein, upon detection of entry of a letter from said first row of keys, another row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein a location of keys in said predictive character set of keys follow an order of said keys for said character in a left-to-right orientation.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein upon detection of entry of a letter from said another row of keys, a new row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys replacement row, wherein said new row of predictive character keys replacing a pre-existing row of predictive character keys.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein said entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device is done by swiping a key of said keypad.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein said row of predictive character set of keys is displayed at a physically larger size than said virtual keypad keys.

15. A computer system comprising:

a memory;

a processor;

a communications interface;

an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and

wherein the memory is encoded with an application for entering text on a touch-screen device, that when performed on the processor, provides a process for processing information, the process causing the computer system to perform the operations of;

detecting entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device; and

displaying a first row of keys on said virtual keypad, said first row of keys comprising a predictive character set of keys based on said entry of at least one letter of a word.

16. The computer system of claim 15 wherein a location of said first row of keys is opposite a last swiped key on said virtual keypad.

17. The computer system of claim 15 wherein, upon detection of entry of a letter from said first row of keys, another row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys.

18. The computer system of claim 15 wherein a location of keys in said predictive character set of keys follow an order of said keys for said character in a left-to-right orientation.

19. The computer system of claim 17 wherein upon detection of entry of a letter from said another row of keys, a new row of a predictive character set of keys is displayed opposite said virtual keypad from said previous row of predictive character of keys replacement row, wherein said new row of predictive character keys replacing a pre-existing row of predictive character keys.

20. The computer system of claim 15 wherein said entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of said touch-screen device is done by swiping a key of said keypad.

21. The computer system of claim 15 wherein said row of predictive character set of keys is displayed at a physically larger size than said virtual keypad keys.