Virtual keyboard with visually enhanced keys
First Claim
1. A method of presenting switching areas of a touchscreen to an observer, comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic device having a touchscreen, memory, and data processing apparatus;
visually displaying switching areas of the touchscreen as keys initially having visual characteristics;
responsively to a first switching area being depressed such that an input is received and accepted by the device, determining and identifying a potential subsequent input to be received and accepted, by the electronic device and without user specification of any changes, as a first group switching areas which are more likely to be subsequently selected for depressing after the first switching area has been depressed such that an input has been received and accepted by the device, and determining and identifying as a second group switching areas, the second group switching areas being less than all switching areas, excluding the first group switching areas, on display, which are less likely to be subsequently selected for depressing after the first switching area has been depressed such that an input has been received and accepted by the device; and
visually enhancing display of the member switching areas of the first group relative to display of the member switching areas of the second group.
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Abstract
A method of presenting keys of a touchscreen device, to facilitate correct actuation. Following depression of a key, the device determines likelihood of selection of a subsequent key. Keys determined to be more likely to be subsequently selected are visually enhanced. Enhancement may be by presenting the keys as relatively large relative to keys not so determined, by adjusting coloring, and introducing dynamic effects, among others. Also, keys surrounding keys determined to be likely to be subsequently selected may be visually enhanced. Visually enhanced surrounding keys may have enhanced brightness relative to keys not surrounding keys so determined. Keys may be further categorized in an intermediate category as being of equal likelihood rather than of relatively great or relatively unlikely subsequent selection. Visual presentation may intuitively reflect the three categories.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of presenting switching areas of a touchscreen to an observer, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic device having a touchscreen, memory, and data processing apparatus; visually displaying switching areas of the touchscreen as keys initially having visual characteristics; responsively to a first switching area being depressed such that an input is received and accepted by the device, determining and identifying a potential subsequent input to be received and accepted, by the electronic device and without user specification of any changes, as a first group switching areas which are more likely to be subsequently selected for depressing after the first switching area has been depressed such that an input has been received and accepted by the device, and determining and identifying as a second group switching areas, the second group switching areas being less than all switching areas, excluding the first group switching areas, on display, which are less likely to be subsequently selected for depressing after the first switching area has been depressed such that an input has been received and accepted by the device; and visually enhancing display of the member switching areas of the first group relative to display of the member switching areas of the second group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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