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Keyboard gestures for character string replacement

  • US 9,009,624 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2014
  • Issued: 04/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • responsive to receiving an indication of a first user input, outputting, by the computing device and for display, text that is based on the first user input;

    determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on the first user input, a list of one or more suggested character strings;

    responsive to receiving an indication of a second user input, determining, by the computing device, whether the received second user input includes a replacement gesture, wherein the replacement gesture includes a first gesture in a first direction and a second gesture in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction; and

    responsive to determining that the received second user input includes the replacement gesture, outputting, by the computing device and for display, in place of the text, a character string from the list of one or more suggested character strings.

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