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Method, system, and graphical user interface for selecting a soft keyboard

  • US 8,179,371 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2009
  • Issued: 05/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

  • a display;

    one or more processors;

    memory; and

    a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions for;

    displaying a single soft keyboard in a first area and a window in a second area on a display of the portable electronic device, wherein the window is configured to display characters selected using a plurality of soft keyboards, wherein the plurality of soft keyboards includes a keyboard that is primarily letters;

    in response to an input by a user, displaying simultaneously a plurality of objects that correspond to the plurality of soft keyboards; and

    ,in response to selection of one of the plurality of objects by the user, displaying in the first area the soft keyboard that corresponds to the selected object and making operational, of the plurality of soft keyboards, only the soft keyboard corresponding to the selected object.

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