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Accelerometer sensitive soft input panel

  • US 8,248,371 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2008
  • Issued: 08/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:

  • a display area;

    an accelerometer for measuring movement of the portable electronic device relative to a frame of reference; and

    a processor for creating a virtual keyboard and causing the virtual keyboard to be displayed on the display area, determining whether to rotate and scroll the virtual keyboard in response to the movement of the portable electronic device, and determining the speed with which to rotate and scroll the virtual keyboard based on the three dimensional movement and rate of inclination of the portable electronic device.

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