System and method for generating a graphical user input interface via an associated display
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1. A shift free keyboard input system comprising:
- a document processing device operable to complete at least one selected document processing operation on an electronic document;
a controller associated with the document processing device, the controller including a processor and associated memory, the controller operable to commence operation of the document processing device to perform operations based on user-supplied character input; and
a display generator operable to concurrently generate alphanumeric and symbolic keyboard indicia on a touch-screen interface of the document processing device in accordance with an operation of the document processing device requiring alphanumeric and symbolic user input as determined by the controller, the keyboard indicia including a user input area including a plurality of letter entry keys and a plurality of non-letter character keys arranged in a standardized keyboard layout;
each of the plurality of non-letter character keys including an adjacent, concurrently viewable non-letter character key corresponding to a secondary character associated with a shift thereof on a standardized keyboard, on the standardized keyboard layout such that each function is available concurrently via a single keystroke selection and a separate input without selection of the shift key.
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Abstract
The subject application is directed to a system and method for generating a graphical user input interface via an associated graphical user interface. Data representative of a user input interface from storage. Preferably, this data includes graphical representations of each character associated with a standard QWERTY keyboard, inclusive of modified characters. The retrieved graphical data is then used to generate a user input interface on an associated touch screen. The user then selects a character from those characters displayed via the touch screen. The selected character is then displayed to the user in an associated data field.
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12 Claims
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1. A shift free keyboard input system comprising:
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a document processing device operable to complete at least one selected document processing operation on an electronic document; a controller associated with the document processing device, the controller including a processor and associated memory, the controller operable to commence operation of the document processing device to perform operations based on user-supplied character input; and a display generator operable to concurrently generate alphanumeric and symbolic keyboard indicia on a touch-screen interface of the document processing device in accordance with an operation of the document processing device requiring alphanumeric and symbolic user input as determined by the controller, the keyboard indicia including a user input area including a plurality of letter entry keys and a plurality of non-letter character keys arranged in a standardized keyboard layout; each of the plurality of non-letter character keys including an adjacent, concurrently viewable non-letter character key corresponding to a secondary character associated with a shift thereof on a standardized keyboard, on the standardized keyboard layout such that each function is available concurrently via a single keystroke selection and a separate input without selection of the shift key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of generating a shift free keyboard input for document processing device control comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic document in to a document processing device operable to complete at least one selected document processing operation on an electronic document, the document processing device having a controller including a processor and associated memory; commencing, via the controller, operation of the document processing device to perform operations based on user-supplied character input; and responsive to the step of commencing operation of the document processing device, generating alphanumeric and symbolic keyboard indicia on a touch-screen interface of the document processing device in accordance with an operation of the document processing device requiring alphanumeric and symbolic user input as determined by the step of commencing operation of the document processing device, the keyboard indicia including a user input area including a plurality of letter entry keys and a plurality of non-letter character keys arranged in a standardized keyboard layout; wherein each of the plurality of non-letter character keys including an adjacent, concurrently viewable non-letter character key corresponding to a secondary character associated with a shift thereof on a standardized keyboard, on the standardized keyboard layout such that each function is available concurrently via a single keystroke selection and a separate input without selection of a shift key. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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