Gestures for keyboard switch
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1. A method comprising:
- by a computing device, displaying a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of the computing device;
by the computing device, detecting a touch gesture on the touch-screen display, wherein the touch gesture comprises a path that comprises two or more points on the touch-screen display;
by the computing device, determining based on the touch gesture a second one of the keyboards to display on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards, wherein the determination is independent of a location of the touch gesture on the touch-screen display, and wherein the determination is based on an order of a list of the plurality of touch-screen keyboards, the order being based at least in part on a stored user preference; and
by the computing device, displaying with the first one of the keyboards an indication of the second one of the keyboards.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of a computing device; and, in response to a touch gesture comprising a path comprising two or more points on the touch-screen display, displaying a second one of the keyboards on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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by a computing device, displaying a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of the computing device; by the computing device, detecting a touch gesture on the touch-screen display, wherein the touch gesture comprises a path that comprises two or more points on the touch-screen display; by the computing device, determining based on the touch gesture a second one of the keyboards to display on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards, wherein the determination is independent of a location of the touch gesture on the touch-screen display, and wherein the determination is based on an order of a list of the plurality of touch-screen keyboards, the order being based at least in part on a stored user preference; and by the computing device, displaying with the first one of the keyboards an indication of the second one of the keyboards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
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display a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of a computing device; detect a touch gesture on the touch-screen display, wherein the touch gesture comprises a path that comprises two or more points on the touch-screen display; determine based on the touch gesture a second one of the keyboards to display on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards, wherein the determination is independent of a location of the touch gesture on the touch-screen display, and wherein the determination is based on an order of a list of the plurality of touch-screen keyboards, the order being based at least in part on a stored user preference; and display with the first one of the keyboards an indication of the second one of the keyboards. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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17. A device comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the processors and embodying software that is operable when executed by the processors to; display a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of the device; detect a touch gesture on the touch-screen display, wherein the touch gesture comprises a path that comprises two or more points on the touch-screen display; determine based on the touch gesture a second one of the keyboards to display on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards, wherein the determination is independent of a location of the touch gesture on the touch-screen display, and wherein the determination is based on an order of a list of the plurality of touch-screen keyboards, the order being based at least in part on a stored user preference; and display with the first one of the keyboards an indication of the second one of the keyboards. - View Dependent Claims (18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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