User interface, device and method for providing an improved text input
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1. A method comprising:
- causing display of application content in at least one first area of a touch display,receiving a text input from the touch display,activating a text input mode and causing provision of an at least partially transparent text input area,causing the display of the text input in the text input area, the text input area at least partially overlapping said at least one first area,causing at least a first portion of the text input to disappear from display so as to allow additional space for at least a second portion of text input,causing at least the first and second portions of the text input to be progressively provided in the first area in response to deactivating the text input mode, andinterpreting input via said touch display as text input when said text input area is actively displayed and otherwise interpreting the input via said touch display as control input.
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Abstract
A user interface module for a device having a touch display arranged with virtual keys and at least one first area. The device is adapted to execute at least one application adapted to receive text input and the touch display is arranged to display content associated with the application. The touch display is also arranged to display a text input area upon activation of the application'"'"'s receiving of text input. The text input area, at least partially, overlaps the at least one first area. The touch display is also arranged to display the content being displayed in the first area as shaded and arranged to display text input received through the text input area clearly.
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1. A method comprising:
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causing display of application content in at least one first area of a touch display, receiving a text input from the touch display, activating a text input mode and causing provision of an at least partially transparent text input area, causing the display of the text input in the text input area, the text input area at least partially overlapping said at least one first area, causing at least a first portion of the text input to disappear from display so as to allow additional space for at least a second portion of text input, causing at least the first and second portions of the text input to be progressively provided in the first area in response to deactivating the text input mode, and interpreting input via said touch display as text input when said text input area is actively displayed and otherwise interpreting the input via said touch display as control input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:
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cause display of application content in at least one first area of a touch display; receive a text input from the touch display; activate a text input mode and cause provision of an at least partially transparent text input area; cause the display of the text input in the text input area, the text input area at least partially overlapping said at least one first area; cause at least a first portion of the text input to disappear from display so as to allow additional space for at least a second portion of text input; cause at least the first and second portions of the text input to be progressively provided in the first area in response to deactivating the text input mode, and interpret input via said touch display as text input when said text input area is actively displayed and otherwise interpret the input via said touch display as control input.
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor; cause display of application content in at least one first area of a touch display, receive a text input from the touch display, activate a text input mode and cause provision of an at least partially transparent text input area, cause the display of the text input in the text input area, the text input area at least partially overlapping said at least one first area, cause at least a first portion of the text input to disappear from display so as to allow additional space for at least a second portion of text input, cause at least the first and second portions of the text input to be progressively provided in the first area in response to deactivating the text input mode, and interpret input via said touch display as text input when said text input area is actively displayed and otherwise interpret the input via said touch display as control input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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