Dynamic predictive keyboard
First Claim
1. A dynamic predictive keyboard for communicating information to a display, comprising:
- an input means for use in combination with a plurality of key images and operative to output select signals corresponding to said key images in response to one or more of said key images being selected with said input means by a user, each of said select signals corresponding to an action to be taken by said keyboard and/or a device in communication with said keyboard;
predictive means for determining a set of said key images to use in combination with said input means in response to receipt of one or more of said select signals, said set of key images including at least one key image most likely to be next selected by said user; and
means for displaying said key images in association with said input means.
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Abstract
A keyboard having the ability to predictively display different characters in association with its various keys within a variety of predefined character set layouts, based upon either the character preceeding an insertion point in a corresponding text field on a display or the last character entered from the keyboard is disclosed. Although each key of the keyboard is capable of displaying numerous different characters, each key represents only one character at a time and each character is displayed at only one key location. The user can also manually change character set layouts. When a user selects a particular key or selects an insertion point within the text field, all keys are updated to display a character set layout that corresponds to the set of characters from which the user would be most likely to want to select a character from next, based upon the frequency of that particular character combination being used in either a particular language or application. The organization of the characters within each character set layout is also based on the frequency of those characters being used in either a particular language or application. The keyboard can be implemented to operate as either a touch-sensitive display or as a collection of interactive images on any of a number of different displays. The keyboard can also be used in conjunction with the special function keys or buttons that are common to computer system for performing function-character command operations.
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59 Claims
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1. A dynamic predictive keyboard for communicating information to a display, comprising:
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an input means for use in combination with a plurality of key images and operative to output select signals corresponding to said key images in response to one or more of said key images being selected with said input means by a user, each of said select signals corresponding to an action to be taken by said keyboard and/or a device in communication with said keyboard; predictive means for determining a set of said key images to use in combination with said input means in response to receipt of one or more of said select signals, said set of key images including at least one key image most likely to be next selected by said user; and means for displaying said key images in association with said input means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a keyboard for entering text on a display, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first set of key images associated with a plurality of keys, said key images including text characters, said key images corresponding to actions to be taken by said keyboard and/or said display in response to one or more of said keys being selected by a user, detecting said user'"'"'s selection of a key on said keyboard or an insertion point on said display, determining a best set of key images to next display based on said user'"'"'s selection of one or more keys from said keyboard or based on a text character on said display preceding said insertion point, said best set of key images including at least one key image most likely to be next selected by said user, and displaying said best set of key images in association with said keys. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A dynamic predictive keyboard and display device, comprising:
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a display, a set of user selectable keys arranged within a predetermined configuration, a housing for securing said display and said keys, means for determining a set of key images to display in association with said keys after one or more of said keys has been selected by said user, each of said key images corresponding to an action to be taken by said device in response to one or more of said keys being selected by a user, said set of key images including at least one key image most likely to be next selected by said user, and means for displaying said set of key images in association with said keys. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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Specification