TOUCHSCREEN KEYBOARD PROVIDING WORD PREDICTIONS AT LOCATIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANDIDATE LETTERS
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1. A method for providing a virtual keyboard displayed on a display with visual cues, comprising:
- receiving an input of a character from the virtual keyboard;
displaying a plurality of sets of predicted input characters in a prediction bar, wherein each set of predicted input characters is associated with a different subsequent candidate input character and is located within the prediction bar at a position corresponding to a key of a subsequent candidate input character in the set of predicted input characters.
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Abstract
A method for providing a virtual keyboard displayed on a display with visual cues is provided. The method includes: receiving an input of a character from the virtual keyboard; displaying one or more sets of predicted input characters in a prediction bar displayed on the display, wherein each set of predicted input characters is located within the prediction bar at a position corresponding to a key of subsequent candidate input character in the set of predicted input characters.
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1. A method for providing a virtual keyboard displayed on a display with visual cues, comprising:
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receiving an input of a character from the virtual keyboard; displaying a plurality of sets of predicted input characters in a prediction bar, wherein each set of predicted input characters is associated with a different subsequent candidate input character and is located within the prediction bar at a position corresponding to a key of a subsequent candidate input character in the set of predicted input characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor and having a virtual keyboard displayed thereupon; wherein the processor is configured to; receive an input of a character from the virtual keyboard; display a plurality of sets of predicted input characters in a prediction bar displayed on the display, wherein each set of predicted input characters is associated with a different subsequent candidate input character and is located within the prediction bar at a position corresponding to a key of a subsequent candidate input character in the set of predicted input characters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing a virtual keyboard displayed on a display with visual cues, comprising:
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receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard; displaying a plurality of sets of predicted input characters associated with at least two different subsequent candidate input characters in a prediction bar displayed on the display; and highlighting one or more keys in the virtual keyboard corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character in the each of the plurality of sets of predicted input characters.
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