Method of facilitating input at an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating input at an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive device to select a first character of a virtual keyboard;
detecting a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive device to select a second character of the virtual keyboard;
in response to movement of one of the first touch and the second touch being detected, determining a distance between the first touch location and the second touch location, the distance being associated with a number of characters of an object;
identifying candidate objects in reference data that match the number of characters and include an initial character that matches the first character and a final character that matches the second character; and
displaying at least one candidate object.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating input at an electronic device includes detecting a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive device; the first touch being associated with a first character; detecting a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive surface, the second touch being associated with a second character; when movement of one of the first touch and the second touch is detected, determining a distance between the first touch location and the second touch location, the distance being associated with a number of characters of an object; identifying candidate objects in reference data that match the number of characters and include an initial character that matches the first character and a final character that matches the second character; and displaying at least one candidate object.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating input at an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive device to select a first character of a virtual keyboard; detecting a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive device to select a second character of the virtual keyboard; in response to movement of one of the first touch and the second touch being detected, determining a distance between the first touch location and the second touch location, the distance being associated with a number of characters of an object; identifying candidate objects in reference data that match the number of characters and include an initial character that matches the first character and a final character that matches the second character; and displaying at least one candidate object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a display exposed by the housing; and functional components in the housing comprising a memory and a processor operably connected to the display and configured to;
detect a first touch at a first touch location on a touch-sensitive surface;
the first touch selecting a first character of a virtual keyboard, detect a second touch at a second touch location on the touch-sensitive surface, the second touch selecting a second character of the virtual keyboard, determine a distance between the first touch location and the second touch location in response to movement of one of the first touch and the second touch being detected, the distance being associated with a number of characters of an object, identify candidate objects in reference data that match the number of characters, include an initial character that matches the first character and a final character that matches the second character, and display at least one candidate object.
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