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Statically oriented on-screen transluscent keyboard

  • US 8,019,390 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2009
  • Issued: 09/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, with a mobile device having a touch-screen display, an orientation of the mobile device;

    generating, in accordance with the determined orientation, an application layer based on content received from a software application executing on the mobile device;

    generating, with the mobile device, an overlay layer based on keyboard content that defines a translucent on-screen keyboard in a static orientation relative to the mobile device regardless of the determined orientation;

    rendering, with the mobile device, a composite image from the content of the application layer and the keyboard content of the overlay layer; and

    displaying, with the mobile device, the composite image via the touch-screen display such that the content is displayed in the determined orientation and the translucent on-screen keyboard is displayed in the static orientation.

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