Electronic device and method for character deletion
First Claim
1. A virtual keyboard for an electronic device having a display, the virtual keyboard comprising:
- a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout, with each key in a position according to the layout, the plurality of virtual keys including;
a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and to activate, upon selection, a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being opposite to each other; and
a second virtual key associated with the forward-delete function of the first virtual key; and
direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key, the direction identifier indicia configured to;
indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, andindicate the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated and upon selection of the second virtual key.
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Abstract
A virtual keyboard for an electronic device having a display. The keyboard comprises a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout with each key in a position according to the layout. The plurality of virtual keys include a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other. The keyboard also comprises direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key. The direction identifier indicia are configured to indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, and the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated.
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19 Claims
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1. A virtual keyboard for an electronic device having a display, the virtual keyboard comprising:
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a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout, with each key in a position according to the layout, the plurality of virtual keys including; a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and to activate, upon selection, a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being opposite to each other; and a second virtual key associated with the forward-delete function of the first virtual key; and direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key, the direction identifier indicia configured to; indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, and indicate the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated and upon selection of the second virtual key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed on an electronic device having a virtual keyboard comprising a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout, with each key in a position according to the layout, the plurality of virtual keys including a first virtual key, and direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key and configured to indicate direction of a position indicator, the method comprising:
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associating the first virtual key of the virtual keyboard with a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction; displaying the direction identifier indicia to indicate the first direction; and responsive to receiving a selection of a forward-delete function, associating the first virtual key with the forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being opposite to each other; and displaying the direction identifier indicia to indicate the second direction, wherein receiving a selection of the forward-delete function includes receiving a selection of a second virtual key associated with the forward-delete function of the first virtual key. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a virtual keyboard having a plurality of keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout, with each key in a position according to the layout, the plurality of virtual keys including; a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and to activate, upon selection, a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being opposite to each other; and a second virtual key associated with the forward-delete function of the first virtual key, the second virtual key configured to receive a selection of the forward-delete function; direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key, the direction identifier indicia configured to indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, and the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated; a processor coupled to the display, the processor configured to perform the following steps; causing the direction identifier indicia to indicate the first direction; and responsive to receiving a selection of the second function, causing the direction identifier indicia to indicate the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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