Device, method, and graphical user interface for performing character entry
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;
displaying on the touch-sensitive display;
a character entry area, anda character selection indicia that represents a plurality of characters, wherein;
the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location; and
the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in the plurality of characters;
detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a point of contact by a user over the character selection indicia;
detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character indicia selection gesture comprising movement of the point of contact over the character selection indicia;
in response to detecting the character indicia selection gesture, successively displaying a plurality of temporary characters on the touch-sensitive display, wherein successively displaying the plurality of temporary characters comprises replacing display of a first temporary character with display of a second temporary character, and wherein the first and second temporary characters are displayed at a same second predefined position distinct from the first predefined location and distinct from a location of the character entry area; and
while continuing to detect the point of contact on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying one of the plurality of temporary characters, detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character selection gesture; and
in response to detecting the character selection gesture, selecting a character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters for placement in the character entry area and appending the character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters to the character entry area.
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Abstract
A method of managing user interface content, including performing character entry without a keyboard, is disclosed. The method includes displaying a character entry area and a character selection indicia, wherein the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location, and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in a plurality of characters; detecting a point of contact over the character selection indicia; in response to detecting the contact over the character selection indicia, displaying at a second predefined location distinct from the first predefined location a temporary character that represents a character to be selected; while displaying the temporary character, detecting a character selection gesture; and, in response to detecting the character selection gesture, selecting a character corresponding to the temporary character for placement in the character entry area.
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41 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display; displaying on the touch-sensitive display; a character entry area, and a character selection indicia that represents a plurality of characters, wherein; the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location; and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in the plurality of characters; detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a point of contact by a user over the character selection indicia; detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character indicia selection gesture comprising movement of the point of contact over the character selection indicia; in response to detecting the character indicia selection gesture, successively displaying a plurality of temporary characters on the touch-sensitive display, wherein successively displaying the plurality of temporary characters comprises replacing display of a first temporary character with display of a second temporary character, and wherein the first and second temporary characters are displayed at a same second predefined position distinct from the first predefined location and distinct from a location of the character entry area; and while continuing to detect the point of contact on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying one of the plurality of temporary characters, detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character selection gesture; and in response to detecting the character selection gesture, selecting a character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters for placement in the character entry area and appending the character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters to the character entry area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; one or more processors;
memory; andone or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; displaying on the touch-sensitive display; a character entry area, and a character selection indicia that represents a plurality of characters, wherein; the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location, and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in the plurality of characters; detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a point of contact by a user over the character selection indicia; detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character indicia selection gesture comprising movement of the point of contact over the character selection indicia; in response to detecting the character indicia selection gesture, successively displaying a plurality of temporary characters on the touch-sensitive display, wherein successively displaying the plurality of temporary characters comprises replacing display of a first temporary character with display of a second temporary character, and wherein the first and second temporary characters are displayed at a same second predefined position distinct from the first predefined location and distinct from a location of the character entry area; and while continuing to detect the point of contact on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying one of the plurality of temporary characters, detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a character selection gesture; and in response to detecting the character selection gesture, selecting a character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters for placement in the character entry area and appending the character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters to the character entry area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a character entry area and a character selection indicia that represents a plurality of characters, the character entry area and character selection indicia being displayed on the touch sensitive display, wherein the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location, and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in the plurality of characters; wherein; a point of contact is detected over the character selection indicia, wherein the point of contact is detected on the touch-sensitive display; a character indicia selection gesture comprising movement of the point of contact over the character selection indicia is detected, wherein the movement of the point of contact is detected on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting the character indicia selection gesture, a plurality of temporary characters are successively displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein successively displaying the plurality of temporary characters comprises replacing display of a first temporary character with display of a second temporary character, and wherein the first and second temporary characters are displayed at a same second predefined position distinct from the first predefined location and distinct from a location of the character entry area; and while continuing to detect the point of contact on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying one of the plurality of temporary characters, a character selection gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display; and in response to detecting the character selection gesture, a character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters is selected for placement in the character entry area and the character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters is appended to the character entry area.
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29. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
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display on the touch-sensitive display; a character entry area, and a character selection indicia that represents a plurality of characters, wherein; the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location, and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in the plurality of characters; detect, on the touch-sensitive display, a point of contact by a user over the character selection indicia; detect, on the touch-sensitive display, a character indicia selection gesture comprising movement of the point of contact over the character selection indicia; in response to detecting the character indicia selection gesture, successively display a plurality of temporary characters on the touch-sensitive display, wherein successively displaying the plurality of temporary characters comprises replacing display of a first temporary character with display of a second temporary character, and wherein the first and second temporary characters are displayed at a same second predefined position distinct from the first predefined location and distinct from a location of the character entry area; and while continuing to detect the point of contact on the touch-sensitive display while displaying one of the plurality of temporary characters, detect, on the touch-sensitive display, a character selection gesture; and in response to detecting the character selection gesture, select a character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters for placement in the character entry area and append the character corresponding to the one of the plurality of temporary characters to the character entry area. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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