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Software-based number lock

  • US 7,515,137 B2
  • Filed: 07/16/2001
  • Issued: 04/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting a selection of a text entry box; and

    in response to the detection of a selection of a text entry box, automatically recognizing a moveable keystroke from a numeric keypad section of a keyboard with moveable keys as numeric key entry, said recognizing without user movement of another moveable key on the keyboard, and automatically, in response to said recognizing, initiating a numeric mode of the keyboard wherein keystrokes are recognized as numeric entries rather than cursor controls, the numeric keypad section including a plurality of moveable number keys arranged in rows and columns.

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