Text entry for electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method of inputting a series of characters into an electronic device comprising a display, the method comprising:
- detecting a first input associated with a first one of a plurality of discrete areas of the display for entering characters on the display, wherein the first input comprises an initiation stage and a composition stage, the composition stage comprising a plurality of drag actions;
associating one of the plurality of discrete areas with the first input from the position of the initiation stage of the first input and continuing the association when the composition stage of the first input extends outside of the discrete area in which the initiation stage occurred so long as each of the plurality of drag actions is initiated within the discrete area; and
recognizing the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas as a first character input while a second one of the plurality of discrete areas is operable to detect a second input for recognition as a second character input;
wherein recognizing the first input as a first character input comprises erasing the first input and displaying the recognized character in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas, and wherein the input associated with the first discrete area is detected as finished when an initiation stage of the second input occurs in the second discrete area.
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Abstract
A method of inputting a series of characters into an electronic device (1) comprising a display (11), the method comprising: detecting a first input associated with a first one of a plurality of discrete areas (53) of the display (11) for entering characters on the display (11); and recognizing the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas (53) as a first character input (59) while a second one of the plurality of discrete areas (53) is operable to detect a second input for recognition as a second character input (59), the recognition of the second character input (59) occurring separately to the recognition of the first character input (59).
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24 Claims
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1. A method of inputting a series of characters into an electronic device comprising a display, the method comprising:
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detecting a first input associated with a first one of a plurality of discrete areas of the display for entering characters on the display, wherein the first input comprises an initiation stage and a composition stage, the composition stage comprising a plurality of drag actions; associating one of the plurality of discrete areas with the first input from the position of the initiation stage of the first input and continuing the association when the composition stage of the first input extends outside of the discrete area in which the initiation stage occurred so long as each of the plurality of drag actions is initiated within the discrete area; and recognizing the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas as a first character input while a second one of the plurality of discrete areas is operable to detect a second input for recognition as a second character input; wherein recognizing the first input as a first character input comprises erasing the first input and displaying the recognized character in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas, and wherein the input associated with the first discrete area is detected as finished when an initiation stage of the second input occurs in the second discrete area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a display having a plurality of discrete areas for entering a series of characters; a user input for entering characters via the plurality of discrete areas; a processor for; i) detecting a first input associated with a first one of the plurality of discrete areas, the first input comprises an initiation stage and a composition stage, the composition stage comprising a plurality of drag actions; and ii) recognizing the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas as a first character input while the processor is operable to detect a second input, in a second one of the plurality of areas, for recognition as a second character input, the processor further associating one of the plurality of discrete areas with the first input from the position of the initiation stage of the first input and continuing the association when the composition stage of the first input extends outside of the discrete area in which the initiation stage occurred so long as each of the plurality of drag actions is initiated within the discrete area, wherein recognizing the first input as a first character input comprises erasing the first input and displaying the recognized character in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas, and wherein the first input associated with the first discrete area is detected as finished when an initiation stage of the second input occurs in the second discrete area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory memory stored with program instructions for controlling an electronic device comprising a display which, when loaded into a processor, cause:
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detecting a first input associated with a first one of a plurality of discrete areas of a display for entering characters, wherein the first input comprises an initiation stage and a composition stage, the composition stage comprising a plurality of drag actions; associating one of the plurality of discrete areas with the first input from the position of the initiation stage of the first input and continuing the association when the composition stage of the first input extends outside of the discrete area in which the initiation stage occurred so long as each of the plurality of drag actions is initiated within the discrete area; and recognizing the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas as a first character input while a second one of the plurality of discrete areas is operable to detect a second input for recognition as a second character input, wherein recognizing the first input as a first character input comprises erasing the first input and displaying the recognized character in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas, and wherein the first input associated with the first discrete area is detected as finished when an initiation stage of the second input occurs in the second discrete area.
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24. A graphical user interface, comprising a display, that:
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enables the detection of a first input associated with a first one of a plurality of discrete areas of the display for entering characters on the display, wherein the first input comprises an initiation stage and a composition stage, the composition stage comprising a plurality of drag actions; and enables the recognition of the first input in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas as a first character input while a second one of the plurality of discrete areas is operable to detect a second input for recognition as a second character input, and further enables the association one of the plurality of discrete areas with the first input from the position of the initiation stage of the first input and continues the association when the composition stage of the first input extends outside of the discrete area in which the initiation stage occurred so long as each of the plurality of drag actions is initiated within the discrete area, wherein enabling the recognition of the first input as a first character input includes erasing the first input and displaying the recognized character in the first one of the plurality of discrete areas and wherein the first input associated with the first discrete area is detected as finished when an initiation stage of the second input occurs in the second discrete area.
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Specification