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Soft keyboard with size changeable keys for a smart phone

  • US 9,489,128 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/2012
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • at least one memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;

    at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to;

    receive an input to a soft keyboard associated with a mobile device;

    determine one or more likely words based at least in part on the input;

    receive a prediction of one or more predicted keyboard inputs, wherein the prediction is based at least in part on contextual data associated with an application associated with the mobile device;

    determine a first total number of keys in a first row of the soft keyboard;

    determine a second total number of keys in a second row of the soft keyboard;

    determine a first number of keys in the first row associated with the one or more predicted keyboard inputs;

    determine a second number of keys in the second row associated with the one or more predicted keyboard inputs;

    determine that the first number of keys does not exceed a pre-determined limit, wherein the pre-determined limit defines a maximum number of keys per row that are increased in size, wherein the pre-determined limit is less than a total number of keys in a particular row of the soft keyboard, and wherein the pre-determined limit for a particular row is determined independent of keys that are increased in size in a different row;

    determine that the second number of keys does not exceed the pre-determined limit; and

    increase a size of one or more keys in the first row and the second row of the soft keyboard corresponding to the one or more predicted keyboard inputs.

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