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Method and mobile terminal device for mapping a virtual user input interface to a physical user input interface

  • US 9,952,758 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2014
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • configuring for execution in a mobile device, which includes a physical user input interface, an application that is originally configured for execution using a virtual user input interface;

    displaying the virtual user input interface on a touchscreen display of the mobile device, wherein the physical user input interface is mapped to the virtual user input interface;

    receiving a physical user input on the physical user input interface while simultaneously receiving an input through the virtual user input interface on the touchscreen display;

    mapping the receiving physical input to the displayed virtual user input on the touchscreen display; and

    determining to display an indication of a virtual input, based on the received physical input, on the displayed virtual user input interface while executing the application on the mobile terminal device based on the received input from both the physical user input interface and the virtual user input interface.

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