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Text-entry for a computing device

  • US 9,292,082 B1
  • Filed: 11/08/2011
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • displaying a user interface comprising a character line, the character line comprising a plurality of characters in a substantially linear arrangement;

    receiving a first input via a touch-sensitive input device, wherein the first input comprises a detected movement on a first portion of the touch-sensitive input device;

    in response to receiving the first input, displaying an indication of a selected character in the character line;

    receiving a second input via the touch-sensitive input device, wherein the second input comprises a detected movement from the first portion to a second portion of the touch-sensitive input device and back to the first portion; and

    in response to receiving the second input, displaying the selected character in a text-entry area of the user interface that is separate from the character line.

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