Gestures for Special Characters
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying, by a computing device, a keyboard on a touch-screen of the computing device; and
in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen;
determining, by the computing device, a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and
entering, by the computing device, the particular one of the characters as user input to the computing device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a keyboard on a touch-screen of a computing device; in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen, determining a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and entering the particular one of the characters as user input to the computing device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying, by a computing device, a keyboard on a touch-screen of the computing device; and in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen; determining, by the computing device, a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and entering, by the computing device, the particular one of the characters as user input to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
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display a keyboard on a touch-screen of a computing device; and in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen; determine a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and enter the particular one of the characters as user input to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the processors and embodying software that is operable when executed by the processors to; display a keyboard on a touch-screen of the device; and in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen; determine a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and enter the particular one of the characters as user input to the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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