Touch Zones on a Soft Keyboard
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
- displaying, on a display of a touch-screen device, a soft keypad that comprises a plurality of soft keys;
identifying a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device; and
establishing one or more touch zones, wherein each of the touch zones is within one of the soft keys, and wherein a size of at least one of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for establishing touch zones of soft keys of a soft keypad that is displayed on a touch-screen device. The approach identifies a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device. Touch zones of one or more keys are then established so that the size of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size.
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1. A machine-implemented method comprising:
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displaying, on a display of a touch-screen device, a soft keypad that comprises a plurality of soft keys; identifying a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device; and establishing one or more touch zones, wherein each of the touch zones is within one of the soft keys, and wherein a size of at least one of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a touch-screen display accessible by at least one of the processors; a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; and a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to; display, on the touch screen display, a soft keypad that comprises a plurality of soft keys; identify a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device; and establish one or more touch zones, wherein each of the touch zones is within one of the soft keys, and wherein a size of at least one of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer instructions, the computer instructions effective to; display, on a display of a touch-screen device, a soft keypad that comprises a plurality of soft keys; identify a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device; and establish one or more touch zones, wherein each of the touch zones is within one of the soft keys, and wherein a size of at least one of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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