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Gesture input on a portable electronic device and method of controlling the same

  • US 8,730,188 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2010
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of controlling an electronic device including a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:

  • displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a keyboard including a plurality of keys associated with characters, wherein each of the keys of the keyboard is associated with a respective one of the characters and said each of the keys of the keyboard includes an indicator to indicate a direction associated with the respective one of the characters;

    simultaneously displaying the indicators associated with said each of the keys of the keyboard in a gesture character entry mode;

    detecting a gesture associated with the gesture character entry mode and determining a direction of the gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

    determining ones of the characters associated with the gesture based on the direction; and

    adding the ones of the characters to candidate character strings.

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