Operating a browser to display first and second virtual keyboard areas that the user changes directly or indirectly
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- displaying first and second independently-changeable keyboard areas simultaneously;
displaying a keyboard selector;
receiving a user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters via the keyboard selector;
displaying controls in the first keyboard area which allow an input of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, and symbolic characters, based upon the user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters;
displaying first and second input fields, each input field associated with electronic mail characters, currency characters, or symbolic characters;
receiving a user selection of the first or second input field; and
displaying controls in the second keyboard area which allow the input of electronic mail characters, currency characters, or symbolic characters, based upon the user selection of the first or second input field.
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Abstract
Operating a browser that interprets a markup page and thereby displays a virtual keyboard (350) to a user. The operation comprises: displaying (405) a first keyboard area (350); presenting (410) first and second input fields of first and second types, respectively, to the user; selecting (420) an input field by relating an input device to either the first input field or the second input field; displaying (430) a second keyboard area corresponding to the type of the selected input field; reading (430) input from the user from the first keyboard area and from the second keyboard area to the selected field; and changing (450) the first keyboard area according to user commands to a keyboard selector.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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displaying first and second independently-changeable keyboard areas simultaneously; displaying a keyboard selector; receiving a user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters via the keyboard selector; displaying controls in the first keyboard area which allow an input of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, and symbolic characters, based upon the user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters; displaying first and second input fields, each input field associated with electronic mail characters, currency characters, or symbolic characters; receiving a user selection of the first or second input field; and displaying controls in the second keyboard area which allow the input of electronic mail characters, currency characters, or symbolic characters, based upon the user selection of the first or second input field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, the product comprising instructions to be performed by a computer, the instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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display first and second independently-changeable keyboard areas simultaneously; display a keyboard selector; receive a user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters via the keyboard selector; display controls in the first keyboard area which allow an input of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, and symbolic characters, the controls based on the user selection indicative of alphabetic characters, numeric characters, or symbolic characters; display first and second input fields, each input field associated with electronic mail characters, currency characters, or symbolic characters; receive a user selection of the first or second input field; and display controls in the second keyboard area which allow the input of electronic mail, currency characters, or symbolic characters, the controls based upon the user selection of the first or second input field.
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