GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR IMPROVED TEXT CHARACTER ENTRY
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1. A graphical user interface for display on a mobile communications device visual display comprising:
- a) a message field that displays text characters representing a message being authored by the mobile communications device user;
b) a soft keyboard made up of rows of text character keys which when touched by the user enter text characters into the message field; and
c) at least one visual foveal echo field adjacent a soft keyboard row, the echo field containing at least a portion of the text characters entered by the user into the message field.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface for improved text character entry is disclosed. In some embodiments, the graphical user interface may be displayed on a mobile communications device. The graphical user interface may display a message field, a soft keyboard, and at least one visual foveal echo field. The message field may display text characters of a message being authored by a user interacting with the soft keyboard. The visual foveal echo field may be placed adjacent to a soft keyboard row and contain a portion of the message being authored by the user.
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1. A graphical user interface for display on a mobile communications device visual display comprising:
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a) a message field that displays text characters representing a message being authored by the mobile communications device user; b) a soft keyboard made up of rows of text character keys which when touched by the user enter text characters into the message field; and c) at least one visual foveal echo field adjacent a soft keyboard row, the echo field containing at least a portion of the text characters entered by the user into the message field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A graphical user interface for display on a mobile communications device visual display comprising:
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a) a message field that displays text characters representing a message being authored by the mobile communications device user; and b) a soft keyboard made up of six rows of text character keys, the first row having only the text characters Q, W, E, R and T; the second row having only the text characters Y, U, I, O and P; the third row having only the text characters A, S, D, F and G; the fourth row having only the text characters H, J, K and L; the fifth row having only the text characters Z, X, C, V and B; and the sixth row having the text characters N and M. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A graphical user interface for display on a mobile communications device visual display comprising:
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a) a message field that displays text characters representing a message being authored by the mobile communications device user; b) a soft keyboard made up of six rows of text character keys which when touched by the user enter text characters into the message field, the rows arranged such that the first row has only the text characters Q, W, E, R and T; the second row has only the text characters Y, U, I, O and P; the third row has only the text characters A, S, D, F and G; the fourth row has only the text characters H, J, K and L; the fifth row has only the text characters Z, X, C, V and B; and the sixth row has the text characters N and M; and c) at least one visual foveal echo field adjacent a soft keyboard row, the echo field containing at least a portion of the text characters entered by the user into the message field. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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