Number keypad
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a touch sensitive display;
a processor coupled to the touch sensitive display; and
a storage medium coupled to the processor, the storage medium storing instructions that are executable on the processor to;
detect a contact with the touch sensitive display at a first location corresponding to a first key of a keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display;
move the first key of the keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact to a second location;
determine a direction of movement of the contact from the second location to a third location after the first key reaches the second location; and
in response to the first key being moved to the second location, move a second key of the keypad to a side of the first key indicated by the direction of movement of the contact from the second location to the third location.
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Abstract
Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for arranging keys of a number keypad based on movement of another key. In various embodiments, a contact may be detected, and a key associated with the contact moved to a second location in accordance with movement of the contact. Based on the second location a second key may be arranged.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a touch sensitive display; a processor coupled to the touch sensitive display; and a storage medium coupled to the processor, the storage medium storing instructions that are executable on the processor to; detect a contact with the touch sensitive display at a first location corresponding to a first key of a keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display; move the first key of the keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact to a second location; determine a direction of movement of the contact from the second location to a third location after the first key reaches the second location; and in response to the first key being moved to the second location, move a second key of the keypad to a side of the first key indicated by the direction of movement of the contact from the second location to the third location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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detecting a contact with a touch sensitive display at a first location corresponding to a first key of a keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display; moving the first key of the keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact to a second location; determining a direction of movement of the contact from the second location to a third location after the first key reaches the second location; and in response to the first key being moved to the second location, moving a second key of the keypad to a side of the first key indicated by the direction of movement of the contact from the second location to the third location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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detect a contact with a touch sensitive display at a first location corresponding to a first key of a keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display; move the first key of the keypad displayed by the touch sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact to a second location; determine a direction of movement of the contact from the second location to a third location after the first key reaches the second location; and in response to the first key being moved to the second location, move a second key of the keypad to a side of the first key indicated by the direction of movement of the contact from the second location to the third location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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