User Interface Including Word Recommendations

• US 20100188358A1
• Filed: 03/18/2010
• Published: 07/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bas Ording, Chris Blumenberg, Greg Christie, Gregory Novick, Imran Chaudhri, Kenneth Kocienda, Marcel Van Os, Richard Arthur Williamson, Scott Forstall, Scott Herz, Stephen O. Lemay, Virgil Scott King
• Original Assignee: Bas Ording, Chris Blumenberg, Greg Christie, Gregory Novick, Imran Chaudhri, Kenneth Kocienda, Marcel Van Os, Richard Arthur Williamson, Scott Forstall, Scott Herz, Stephen O. Lemay, Virgil Scott King
• Inventors: King, Virgil Scott, Chaudhri, Imran, Christie, Greg, Ording, Bas, Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Williamson, Richard, Forstall, Scott, Blumenberg, Chris, Kocienda, Kenneth, Novick, Gregory, Herz, Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/727,219
• Publication Number:
  US 20100188358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display are displayed. A respective icon in the plurality of icons corresponds to at least one symbol. One or more recommended words are displayed. The one or more recommended words are in accordance with a user history. The one or more recommended words are displayed prior to detecting any contacts by a user corresponding to symbol selection by the user in a current application session. A contact by the user with the touch-sensitive display is detected. The contact includes a gesture. A respective recommended word corresponding to the gesture is selected.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

displaying a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display, wherein a respective icon in the plurality of icons corresponds to at least one symbol;

displaying one or more recommended words, wherein the one or more recommended words are in accordance with a user history, and wherein the one or more recommended words are displayed prior to detecting any contacts by a user corresponding to symbol selection in a current application session;

detecting a contact by the user with the touch-sensitive display, wherein the contact includes a gesture; and

selecting a respective recommended word corresponding to the gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture includes a swipe motion.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the swipe motion includes a horizontal component with displacement from left to right along the touch-sensitive display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture includes one or more taps, and wherein a respective tap includes making contact with the touch-sensitive display for a time interval less than a pre-determined value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture includes a rolling motion of the contact.

6. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device, cause the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:

displaying a plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display, wherein a respective icon in the plurality of icons corresponds to at least one symbol;

displaying one or more recommended words, wherein the one or more recommended words are in accordance with a user history, and wherein the one or more recommended words are displayed prior to detecting any contacts by a user corresponding to symbol selection by the user in a current application session;

detecting a contact by the user with the touch-sensitive display, wherein the contact includes a gesture; and

selecting a respective recommended word corresponding to the gesture.

7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the gesture includes a swipe motion.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the swipe motion includes a horizontal component with displacement from left to right along the touch-sensitive display.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the gesture includes one or more taps, and wherein a respective tap includes making contact with the touch-sensitive display for a time interval less than a pre-determined value.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the gesture includes a rolling motion of the contact.

11. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:

a plurality of icons displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein a respective icon in the plurality of icons includes at least one symbol;

one or more recommended words, wherein the one or more recommended words are in accordance with a user history, and wherein the one or more recommended words are displayed prior to detecting any contacts by a user corresponding to symbol selection by the user in a current application session; and

a visual indicator corresponding to at least a respective word in the one or more recommended words, wherein the user may select at least the respective word by contacting the touch-sensitive display, and wherein a contact by the user includes a gesture.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein the gesture includes a swipe motion.

13. The graphical user interface of claim 12, wherein the swipe motion includes a horizontal component with displacement from left to right along the touch-sensitive display.

14. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein the gesture includes one or more taps, and wherein a respective tap includes making contact with the touch-sensitive display for a time interval less than a pre-determined value.

15. The graphical user interface of claim 11, wherein the gesture includes a rolling motion of the contact.

16. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one 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 a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display, wherein a respective icon in the plurality of icons corresponds to at least one symbol;

instructions for displaying one or more recommended words, wherein the one or more recommended words are in accordance with a user history, and wherein the one or more recommended words are displayed prior to detecting any contacts by a user corresponding to symbol selection by the user in a current application session;

instructions for detecting a contact by the user with the touch-sensitive display, wherein the contact includes a gesture; and

instructions for selecting a respective recommended word corresponding to the gesture.

17. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the gesture includes a swipe motion.

18. The portable electronic device of claim 17, wherein the swipe motion includes a horizontal component with displacement from left to right along the touch-sensitive display.

19. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the gesture includes one or more taps, and wherein a respective tap includes making contact with the touch-sensitive display for a time interval less than a pre-determined value.

20. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the gesture includes a rolling motion of the contact.