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Swipeable key line

  • US 8,866,764 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2011
  • Issued: 10/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing an input device, comprising:

  • providing a device with a first touch screen display and a second touch screen display;

    presenting, by the first touch screen display of the device, a first selectable set of virtual keys;

    wherein the first selectable set of virtual keys comprises a first portion of a single virtual keyboard displayed across both the first and second touch screen displays;

    receiving a first input from a user, wherein the first input includes a first swipe gesture in an area of the first touch screen display corresponding to the displayed first selectable set of virtual keys;

    receiving a second input from a user, wherein the second input includes a second swipe gesture in the area of the first or second touch screen displays; and

    presenting, by the second input by the user, a second selectable set of virtual keys;

    wherein the second selectable set of the virtual keys comprises a second portion of the single virtual keyboard displayed across both the first and second touch screen displays;

    wherein the virtual keyboard presents a user interface where the first selectable set of virtual keys moves in a direction of the second swipe gesture to display the second selectable set of virtual keys; and

    wherein the first portion of the first selectable set of virtual keys can be displayed simultaneously as a first portion of the second selectable set of virtual keys is displayed as part of the virtual keyboard.

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