WO2013068782A1 - Affichage prédictif de clavier tactile et génération d'un ensemble de caractères - Google Patents

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WO2013068782A1
WO2013068782A1 PCT/IB2011/003273 IB2011003273W WO2013068782A1 WO 2013068782 A1 WO2013068782 A1 WO 2013068782A1 IB 2011003273 W IB2011003273 W IB 2011003273W WO 2013068782 A1 WO2013068782 A1 WO 2013068782A1
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  • Example embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to input methodologies for electronic devices, such as handheld electronic devices, and more particularly, to methods for receiving predictive text input and generation of a set of characters for electronic devices.
  • Fig. 1 is an example block diagram of an electronic device, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example method for predicting a selected set of characters, consistent with embodiments disclosed. herein.
  • Figs. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 5 shows an example front view of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 7 shows an example front view of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGs. 8A and 8B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 9 shows an example front view of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGs. 10A and 10B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGs. 11 A and 11 B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGs. 12A and 12B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIGs. 13A and 13B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Figs. 14A, 14B, and 14C show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 15 shows an example front view of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 16 shows an example front view of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example method, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example method, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example method, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • the present disclosure relates to an electronic device, including wired communication devices (for example, a laptop computer having a touchscreen) and mobile or handheld wireless communication devices such as cellular phones, smartphones, wireless organizers, personal digital assistants, wirelessly enabled notebook computers, tablets, and similar devices.
  • the electronic device can also be an electronic device without wireless communication capabilities, such as a handheld electronic game device, digital photograph album, digital camera, or other device.
  • Basic predictive text input solutions have been introduced for assisting with input on an electronic device. These solutions include predicting which word a user is entering and offering a suggestion for completing the word. But these solutions can have limitations, often requiring the user to input most or all of the characters in a word before the solution suggests the word the user is trying to input.
  • processing cycles are lost and display power wasted as the processor is idling while the user is focusing attention to the input area, and then back at the virtual keyboard.
  • example embodiments described herein permit the user of an electronic device to input characters without diverting attention from the keyboard and subsequently refocusing.
  • characters can include the generation of one or more than one set of characters.
  • the term "the generated set of characters” as used in "displaying the generated set of characters” includes displaying one or more generated set of characters.
  • a method comprises receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard that is rendered on a display, generating a set of characters that includes the character, and displaying the generated set of characters at a location that is associated with the virtual keyboard and that is located on the display.
  • an electronic device comprising a display having a virtual keyboard rendered thereupon, and a processor.
  • the processor can be configured to receive an input of a character from the virtual keyboard, generate a set of characters that includes the character, and display the set of characters at a location that is associated with the virtual keyboard and that is on the display.
  • a keyboard rendered on a display of an electronic device is provided.
  • the keyboard can include a plurality of keys, each key
  • the keyboard In response to receiving an input of a character, the keyboard is configured to generate a set of characters that includes the character. The keyboard is further configured to cause display of the generated set of characters at a location that is associated with the virtual keyboard and that is on the display.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram an electronic device 100, consistent with example embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Electronic device 100 includes multiple components, such as a main processor 102 that controls the overall operation of electronic device 100.
  • Communication functions including data and voice
  • Network 150 can be any type of network, including, but not limited to, a wired network, a data wireless network, voice wireless network, and dual-mode wireless networks that support both voice and data communications over the same physical base stations.
  • Electronic device 100 can be a battery-powered device and include a battery interface 142 for receiving one or more batteries 144.
  • Main processor 102 is coupled to and can interact with additional subsystems such as a Random Access Memory (RAM) 108; a memory 1 10, such as a hard drive, CD, DVD, flash memory, or a similar storage device; one or more actuators 120; one or more force sensors 122; an auxiliary input/output (I/O) subsystem 124; a data port 126; a speaker 128; a microphone 130; short-range communications 132; other device subsystems 134; and a touchscreen 1 18.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • memory 1 such as a hard drive, CD, DVD, flash memory, or a similar storage device
  • actuators 120 such as a hard drive, CD, DVD, flash memory, or a similar storage device
  • force sensors 122 such as a hard drive, CD, DVD, flash memory, or a similar storage device
  • I/O subsystem 124 such as a data port 126; a speaker 128; a microphone 130; short-range communications 132; other device subsystems 134; and a touchscreen
  • Touchscreen 1 18 includes a display 1 12 with a touch-active overlay 1 14 connected to a controller 1 16.
  • GUI graphical user interface
  • Main processor 102 interacts with touch-active overlay 114 via controller 116.
  • Characters such as text, symbols, images, and other items are displayed on display 112 of touchscreen 118 via main processor 102. Characters are inputted when the user touches the touchscreen at a location associated with said character.
  • Touchscreen 118 is connected to and controlled by main processor 102. Accordingly, detection of a touch event and/or determining the location of the touch event can be performed by main processor 102 of electronic device 100.
  • a touch event includes in some embodiments, a tap by a finger, a swipe by a finger, a swipe by a stylus, a long press by finger or stylus, or a press by a finger for a predetermined period of time, and the like.
  • any suitable type of touchscreen for an electronic device can be used, including, but not limited to, a capacitive touchscreen, a resistive touchscreen, a surface acoustic wave (SAW) touchscreen, an embedded photo cell touchscreen, an infrared (IR) touchscreen, a strain gauge-based touchscreen, an optical imaging touchscreen, a dispersive signal technology touchscreen, an acoustic pulse recognition touchscreen or a frustrated total internal reflection touchscreen.
  • SAW surface acoustic wave
  • IR infrared
  • strain gauge-based touchscreen an optical imaging touchscreen
  • dispersive signal technology touchscreen an acoustic pulse recognition touchscreen or a frustrated total internal reflection touchscreen.
  • Main processor 102 can also interact with a positing system 136 for determining the location of electronic device 100.
  • the location can be determined in any number of ways, such as by a computer, by a Global Positioning System (GPS), either included or not included in electric device 100, through a Wi-Fi network, or by having a location entered manually.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the location can also be determined based on calendar entries.
  • electronic device 100 uses a Subscriber Identity Module or a Removable User Identity Module (SIM/RUIM) card 138 inserted into a SIM/RUIM interface 140 for communication with a network, such as network 150.
  • SIM/RUIM Removable User Identity Module
  • user identification information can be programmed into memory 110.
  • Electronic device 100 also includes an operating system 146 and programs 148 that are executed by main processor 102 and are typically stored in memory 110. Additional applications may be loaded onto electronic device 100 through network 150, auxiliary I/O subsystem 124, data port 126, short-range communications subsystem 132, or any other suitable subsystem.
  • a received signal such as a text message, an e-mail message, or web page download is processed by communication subsystem 104 and this processed information is then provided to main processor 102.
  • Main processor 102 processes the received signal for output to display 112, to auxiliary I/O subsystem 124, or a
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example method 200 for predicting a set of characters, consistent with example embodiments disclosed herein.
  • a predictor (such as a predictive algorithm, program or firmware) includes a set of instructions that when executed by a processor (for example, main processor 102), can be used to a disambiguate for example, received ambiguous text input and provide various options, such as a set of characters (for example, words or phrases, acronyms, names, slang, colloquialisms, abbreviations, or any combination thereof) that a user might be contemplating.
  • a predictor can also receive otherwise unambiguous text input and predict set of characters potentially contemplated by the user based on several factors, such as context, frequency of use, and others as appreciated by those skilled in the field.
  • method 200 includes a predictor for generating a set of characters corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character based on inputted characters. It can be appreciated that while the example embodiments described herein are directed to a predictor program executed by a processor, the predictor can be executed by a virtual keyboard controller.
  • Method 200 begins at block 210, where the processor receives an input of one or more characters from a virtual keyboard displayed on a touchscreen.
  • a character can be any alphanumeric character, such as a letter, a number, a symbol, a punctuation mark, and the like.
  • the inputted character can be displayed in an input field (for example, input field 330 further described below in Figs. 3-9) that displays the character the user inputs using the virtual keyboard.
  • the processor generates one or more sets of characters such as words or phrases, acronyms, names, slang, colloquialisms, abbreviations, or any combination thereof based on the input received in block 210.
  • the set of characters includes, for example, a set of characters that are stored in a dictionary (for example, a word or an acronym) of a memory of the electronic device, a set of characters that were previously inputted by user (for example, a name or acronym), a set of characters based on a hierarchy or tree structure, a combination thereof, or any set of characters that are selected by a processor based on defined arrangement.
  • a dictionary for example, a word or an acronym
  • the set of characters includes, for example, a set of characters that are stored in a dictionary (for example, a word or an acronym) of a memory of the electronic device, a set of characters that were previously inputted by user (for example, a name or acronym), a set of characters based on a hierarchy or tree structure, a combination thereof, or any set of characters that are selected by a processor based on defined arrangement.
  • the processor can use contextual data for generating a set of characters.
  • Contextual data considers the context of characters in the input field.
  • Contextual data can include information about, for example, set of characters previously inputted by the user, grammatical attributes of the characters inputted in the input field (for example, whether a noun or a verb is needed as the next set of characters in a sentence), or any combination thereof. For example, if the set of characters "the” has already been inputted into display, the processor can use the contextual data to determine that a noun— instead of a verb— will be the next set of characters after "the”. Likewise, if the set of characters "Guy Lafleur played in the National Hockey" was inputted, based on the context, the processor can determine the subsequent set of characters is likely "League". Using the contextual data, the.
  • Processor 102 can also determine whether an inputted character was incorrect. For example, the processor can determine that the inputted character was supposed to be a "w" instead of an "a", given the proximity of these characters on a QWERTY virtual keyboard.
  • Processor 102 can also include an affix as part of the set of characters, such as an adverb ending, an adjective ending, different verb tenses, and the like, or any other change to make a complete set of characters.
  • Processor 102 can also use the received input to generate affixes, such as plural endings or plural forms. Any known predictive technique or software can be used to process the received input and the contextual data in generating set of characters at block 220.
  • the set of characters generated at block 220 can begin with the same character received as input at block 210. For example, if the characters "pi" have been received as input using a virtual keyboard, these characters will be received by the processor as the input. In these embodiments, the set of characters generated at block 220 would all begin with "pi", such as "please” or "plot.” There is no limit on the length of a generated set of characters. Regarding affixes, if the user has input the characters "child”, for example, the affixes generated at block 230 could include "-ren", to make the set of characters "children", or "-ish", to make the set of characters "childish”.
  • the set of characters generated at block 220 can simply include the same characters received as input at block 210. For example, if the received input is an "x,” the processor may generate “example” or “xylophone” as the set of characters. Such sets of characters can be generated using the contextual data.
  • the generated set of characters can be placed on subsequent candidate input characters that correspond to the first letter of the generated set of characters.
  • the generated set of characters from block 220 can be ranked.
  • the rankings reflect the likelihood that a candidate set of characters might have been intended by the user, or might be chosen by a user compared to another candidate set of characters.
  • contextual data can be included in the ranking at block 230.
  • the electronic device can be configured to rank nouns or adjectives higher based on the previous inputted set of characters. If the inputted set of characters is suggestive of a noun or adjective, the processor, using the contextual data, can rank the nouns or adjectives corresponding to what the user is typing can be ranked higher at block 230.
  • set of characters including adjective affixes (such as "-ish” or "-ful”), phrases, plurals, or combinations thereof can also be ranked.
  • Contextual data can increase the likelihood that the higher ranked generated set of characters are intended by a user.
  • contextual data can include information about which programs or applications are currently running or being used by a user. For example, if the user is running an email application, then set of characters associated with that user's email system, such as set of characters from the user's contact list, can be used to determine the ranking. N-grams, including unigrams, bigrams, trigrams, and the like, can be also used in the ranking of the sets of characters. Alternatively, the geolocation of the electronic device or user can be used in the ranking process. If, for example, the electronic device recognizes that a user is located at his/her office, then sets of characters generally associated with work can be ranked higher in the list. If, on the other hand, the device determines a user is at the beach, then sets of characters generally associated with the beach can be ranked higher in the list.
  • the processor determines which of the set of characters to display based on the ranking. For example, higher ranked sets of characters are more likely to be determined that they should be displayed.
  • a ranker (such as a ranking algorithm, program or firmware) includes a set of instructions that when executed by a processor (for example, main processor 102), can be executed to determine ranking in this regard.
  • the ranker is a program 146 residing in memory 110 of electronic device 100.
  • the determined set of characters is displayed at a location on the keyboard corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character, predicted as the next character in a word that the user might input. For instance, if a user inputs "pi", the word “please” would be displayed on the key for the letter “e”— the subsequent candidate input character for that word. Similarly, the word “plus” would also be displayed on the key for the letter “u”— another subsequent candidate input character.
  • the subsequent candidate input character can be any alphanumeric character, such as a letter, number, symbol, punctuation mark, and the like.
  • the generated set of characters is displayed at or near keys on the virtual keyboard associated with the subsequent candidate input characters. Its placement at or near a key can depend, for instance, on the size of the word or the number of nearby subsequent candidate input characters and the size of their associated set of characters.
  • the set of characters can be displayed in a manner that will attract the user's attention.
  • a displayed set of character's appearance can be enhanced or changed in a way that makes the set more readily visible to the user. For example, displayed sets of characters can be displayed with backlighting, highlighting, underlining, bolding, italicizing, using combinations thereof, or in any other way for making the displayed set of characters more visible.
  • the processor can limit the displayed set of characters to the top few or choose among the higher ranked sets of characters. For example, if two sets of characters are both ranked high, and these sets of characters would otherwise be displayed at the same key, the electronic device could be configured to display only the highest ranked generated set of characters. In other embodiments, both sets of characters could be displayed at or around the same key, or one set of characters is displayed at one key while the second set of characters is displayed at another key. In some example embodiments, the processor can take into account the display size to limit the number of generated sets of characters.
  • the ranking could be used to choose between set of characters that, when displayed on adjacent subsequent candidate input characters, would overlap with each other (e.g., because of their respective lengths).
  • the electronic device could be configured to display the higher ranked set of characters on the keyboard. For example, if the set of characters "establishment” is ranked first in a list generated at block 240 after the letter "E" is inputted,
  • “establishment” could be displayed at the "S" key. When displayed on a virtual keyboard, however, its length might occupy some space on the "A” key and the "D” key, potentially blocking set of characters that would be displayed on or around those keys. At block 240, it could be determined that "establishment” would be displayed fully, and no other set of characters would be placed at the "A” or “D” keys ahead of the first ranked set of characters "establishment.” An alternative to displaying only the top ranked set of characters would be to use abbreviations or recognized shortened forms of the set of characters, effectively permitting a long set of characters to be displayed within or mostly within the boundaries of a single key simultaneously with other sets of characters on adjacent keys of a virtual keyboard.
  • FIGs 3-9 illustrate a series of example front views of the touchscreen 118 having a virtual keyboard 320, consistent with example embodiments disclosed herein.
  • touchscreen 118 includes a virtual keyboard 320 that is touch-active.
  • the position of the virtual keyboard 320 is variable such that virtual keyboard 320 can be placed at any location on touchscreen 118.
  • Touchscreen 118 could be configured to detect the location and possibly pressure of one or more objects at the same time.
  • Touchscreen 118 includes two areas: (1) an input field 330 that displays characters after a user has inputted those characters and (2) the virtual keyboard 320 that receives the input from the user.
  • virtual keyboard displays a set of characters at a location on the keyboard corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character that might be received as input from the user.
  • the examples and embodiments illustrated in Figures 3-9 can be implemented with any set of characters, such as words, phrases, acronyms, names, slang, colloquialisms, abbreviations, or any combination thereof.
  • touchscreen 118 displays a standard QWERTY virtual keyboard 320; however, any conventional key configuration can be displayed for use in the device, such as AZERTY, QWERTZ, or a layout based on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard (ITU E.161) having "ABC” on key 2, "DEF” on key 3, and so on.
  • Virtual keyboard 320 includes space key 350 as well as other keys that can provide different inputs, such as punctuation, letters, numbers, enter or return keys, and function keys. While virtual keyboard 320 is shown as having a square shape, it can have any other shape (such as an arch).
  • touchscreen 118 displays input field 330, which displays the characters the user inputs using virtual keyboard 320.
  • Input field 330 includes a cursor 340, which can be an underscore (as shown) or any other shape, such as a vertical line. Cursor 340 represents the character space where a next inputted character, selected character, or selected set of characters will be inserted.
  • a predictor such as, a predictive algorithm or a circuit
  • set of characters 360 for this embodiment
  • the generated set of characters are displayed at a location on the keyboard corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character that might be received as input from the user.
  • generated set of characters 360 can be displayed at or near the key corresponding to the subsequent candidate input characters (for example, under the respective A, E, H, and O keys of the virtual keyboard 320). Indeed, slightly shifting the display location of the generated set of characters can address overcrowding of subsequent candidate input characters, effectively permitting more set of characters to be displayed.
  • a predictor determines several generated set of characters 360, which are displayed at a key corresponding to subsequent candidate input characters (for example, under the respective A, E, and U keys of the virtual keyboard 320), for the current position of cursor 340, which is in the third character position, as shown in input field 330.
  • a generated set of characters 360 can be presented such as to include the subsequent candidate input character. For example, the set of characters "Please” can be displayed so that the characters "PI" are displayed before the "E” character on the "E” key, and the characters "ase” can be placed after the "E” character on the "E” key.
  • the displayed “E” can be presented in a manner that differs from the "PI” and "ase", thereby enabling the user to still recognize it as the "E” key while also making it readily visible so that the user can either input the generated set of characters "Please” or input the character "E".
  • the "E” can be capitalized or in lowercase.
  • an affix can be displayed at the key. Using the example of the set of characters "Please” above, the "ase” could be displayed at the "E” key so the set of characters fragment "-ease” or "-Ease” would appear.
  • a generated set of characters that set of characters is placed in input field 330. This can be seen in Fig. 3D, where the user has inputted generated set of characters "Please,” resulting in its placement in the input field.
  • a space is inserted after the set of characters if the user wants to input a new set of characters.
  • a user could input a generated set of characters in various ways, including in a way that differs from a manner of inputting a character key. For example, to input a generated set of characters, a user could use a finger or stylus to swipe the generated set of characters.
  • swiping includes swiping the set of characters itself or swiping or touching near the set of characters.
  • the device can detect a swipe or touch near a set of characters, be it a generated set of characters or a predicted set of characters (to be described below), and through the use of a predictor, determine the set of characters the user intended to input.
  • the user could press a key for a predetermined period of time, such as a long press. That key can be, for example, the key corresponding to the subsequent candidate input character of the set of characters. So, if the set of characters "Please" is intended to be inputted instead of "E", the electronic device 100 can be configured to require that the "E” key be pressed for a predetermined period of time to trigger the input of "Please".
  • a predicted set of characters 380 can be displayed, shown here at space key 350.
  • Predicted set of characters 380 can differ from generated set of characters 360 (as shown in Figs. 3A-3C) and is the system's attempt to predict the next set of characters a user might be contemplating.
  • a predictor is used to determine predicted set of characters 380.
  • predicted set of characters 380 can be received as input in any number of ways, including receiving a swiping of the predicted set of characters with a finger or stylus or receiving a pressing of a key (such as the space key or another designated key) for a predetermined period of time (long press).
  • Fig. 4A electronic device 100 receives "C" as input from virtual keyboard 320. Again, a predictor determines generated set of characters 460 based in part on the received input.
  • Fig. 4B electronic device 100 receives ⁇ " as input from the virtual keyboard and outputs the ⁇ " in input field 330.
  • the set of characters "count” was displayed at the "O” key after the input of the "C” character was received. Since the "0" key was pressed in a manner to only input the "0" character, as shown in Fig. 4B, an "O” is displayed as second character of the currently inputted set of characters, and the set of characters "count” is not inputted by the user.
  • a user wants to input the generated set of characters "count,” the user can input the "O" key in Fig. 4A in a manner different from a manner of inputting the "0" key, such as by swiping the set of characters "count” or by a long press on the "0" key, as opposed to tapping.
  • generated set of characters 460 are displayed at the keys corresponding to subsequent candidate input characters, as shown in Fig. 4B.
  • Fig. 5 shows input field 330 displaying the set of characters "contact” followed by a space.
  • the user inputted the generated set of characters "contact” 460 as was shown in Fig. 4B at the "N" key.
  • a ⁇ SPACE> character is now automatically inserted after the generated word in the input field.
  • Predicted word "me” 580 is now displayed on space key 350.
  • the word “me” 580 is then displayed in input field 330 followed by a space as shown in Fig. 6A, which then shows predicted word 680 "immediately” displayed on space key 350.
  • the predicted word is presented after a completed word and space have been displayed in input field 330.
  • Fig. 6B shows an example where touchscreen 118 has received the "T” character as input after the user has pressed the "T” key.
  • touchscreen 118 displays a in input field 330.
  • Generated set of characters 660 for example, 'Tuesday,” “today,” and 'Thursday
  • Fig. 6C shows an example where electronic device 100 has received the "o" character as input after the user presses the "O” key instead of inputting generated set of characters 660 "today” as was shown in Fig. 6B.
  • "o" is now displayed in input field 330.
  • Fig. 7 shows an example where touchscreen 118 has received the
  • ⁇ SPACE> character as input after the user selects the space key.
  • touchscreen 118 inserts a ⁇ SPACE> character, and then displays predicted set of characters "talk" 780 at space key 750.
  • Fig. 8A shows an example where touchscreen 118 has received the "d” character as input after the user presses the "D” key.
  • touchscreen 118 displays a “d” in the input field 330 and displays generated set of characters “discuss,” “divide,” and “dinner” 860 on keys corresponding to subsequent candidate input characters.
  • electronic device 100 determined that generated set of characters “discuss,” “divide,” and “dinner” 860 were the set of characters to be displayed on touchscreen.
  • touchscreen 118 displayed generated set of characters using a further subsequent letter in the set of characters (for example, “discuss” under the “S” key, “divide” under the “V” key, and “dinner” under the “N” key).
  • generated set of characters “discuss,” “divide,” and “dinner” 860 can be displayed at or near the "I” key.
  • Fig. 8B shows an example where touchscreen 118 has received the set of characters "discuss" as input after the user chooses generated set of characters "discuss” 860.
  • touchscreen 118 displays predicted set of characters "this" 880 at space key 350.
  • Fig. 9 shows an example where touchscreen 118 receives the "this" set of characters as input after user selects "this” as a desired predicted set of characters 880.
  • touchscreen 118 displays predicted set of characters "now" 980 at space key 350.
  • Touchscreen 1 18 can also receive punctuation as input at any time during the typing of a message. If a user decides to use punctuation after inputting either a generated set of characters or a predicted set of characters, the ⁇ SPACE> character (for example, the ⁇ SPACE> character prior to cursor 940 of Fig. 9) is deleted and the inputted punctuation is inserted.
  • the ⁇ SPACE> character for example, the ⁇ SPACE> character prior to cursor 940 of Fig. 9
  • Figs. 10A and 10B show example front views of a touchscreen, consistent with embodiments disclosed herein.
  • Fig. 10A shows an example where touchscreen 1 18 displays 'The co" in a text bar 1030 and several generated set of characters 1060 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • touchscreen 1 18 displays generated set of characters "cottage” 1060 under the 'T' key, generated set of characters “cook” 1060 under the "O” key, generated set of characters "coat” 1060 under the "A” key, and generated set of characters “coffee” 1060 under the "F” key.
  • Fig. 10B shows an example where touchscreen 1 18 receives the set of characters "cook” as input after the user has selected the generated set of characters 1060 "cook.”
  • the set of characters "cook” is inserted into input field 1030 along with a ⁇ SPACE> character.
  • set of characters include new predicted set of characters (such as words 1090, affixes 1092 (for example, “-ed” under the "E” key and “-ing” under the "I” key), and plurals 1094 (for example, "-s” under the "S” key)), all of which are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Each predicted word 1090, affix 1092, or plural 1094 is located on respective subsequent candidate input characters that match the first letter of the predicted word 1090, affix 1092, or plural 1094. Now the user has the added option of inputting a predicted set of characters 1090, 1092, and 1094. Input is made in the same manner as described above. In some embodiments, when touchscreen 1 18 receives either affix 1092 or plural 1094 as an input, the ⁇ SPACE> character between cursor 1040 and "cook" is deleted and the corresponding inputted affix or plural is added to the end of "cook.”
  • Fig. 11 A shows an example where touchscreen 1 18 displays "Did she co” in a text bar 1130 and several generated set of characters 1 160 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • touchscreen 1 18 displays generated set of characters “correct” 1 160 under the “R” key, generated set of characters “copy” 1 160 under the “P” key, and generated set of characters “contact” 1060 under the “N” key.
  • “co” is provided in the text bars of both Fig. 10A and Fig. 11 A
  • touchscreen displays different generated set of characters based on the context of the characters in their respective text bars 1030 and 1 130. For example, in Fig. 10A, the characters “co” follows 'The,” which implies that a noun beginning with "co” should follow.
  • contextual data can be used to determine when certain set of characters are more appropriate based on, for example, the set of characters in a text bar or previous actions by a user.
  • Fig. 11 B shows an example where touchscreen 1 18 receives the set of characters "correct” as input after the user has selected the generated set of characters "correct” 1160.
  • the set of characters "correct” is inserted in input field 1 130 and a ⁇ SPACE> character is also inserted.
  • Predicted set of characters (such as words 1190 and affixes 1192) are now displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • touchscreen 118 displays “-ing” with the "I” key and “-ily” with the "L” key.
  • the predicted affix may be assigned to a certain key based on a ranking, on contextual data, or a combination of both.
  • the "-ing" affix may have had a higher ranking than the "-ily” affix and was thus assigned to the "I" key.
  • the "-ily” affix was assigned to the "L” key based on the corresponding "L” character being in the "-ily” affix.
  • Fig. 12A shows an example where touchscreen 118 displays 'The ch" in a text bar 1230 and several generated set of characters 1260 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • generated set of characters 1260 include both “child” and “chimp.”
  • touchscreen displays “child” under the “I” key and displays “chimp” under the “C” key.
  • the determination on which generated set of characters goes under which candidate input key can be based on a ranking (as specified above).
  • touchscreen 118 can display a generated set of characters (in this case, "chimp") on a key even though that key may not be associated with any subsequent characters of the characters in text bar 1240.
  • Fig. 12B shows an example where touchscreen 118 receives the set of characters "child” as input after the user has selected the generated set of characters "child” 1260.
  • the set of characters "child” is inserted in input field 1230 and, in this example, a ⁇ SPACE> character is not inserted.
  • Predicted set of characters (such as words 1290 and affixes 1292) are now displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • touchscreen 118 displays “-ing” with the "I” key and “-ily” with the "L” key.
  • the predicted affix may be assigned to a certain key based on a ranking, on conventional data, or a combination of both.
  • the "-ing" affix may have had a higher ranking than the "-ily” affix and was thus assigned to the "I” key. Accordingly, the "-ily” affix was assigned to the "L” key based on the corresponding "L” character being in the "-ily” affix.
  • Fig. 13A shows an example where touchscreen 118 displays 'The texture and" in a text bar 1330 and several predicted set of characters (for example, words 1390) are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Fig. 13B shows an example where touchscreen 118 received the set of characters "taste" as input after the user had selected the predicted set of characters "taste.” In this example, a ⁇ SPACE> character was inserted after "taste.” Consequently, predicted set of characters (such as, words 1390 and affixes 1392) are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Fig. 14A shows an example where touchscreen 118 displays 'The hospital staff c" in a text bar 1430 and several generated set of characters 1460 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Fig. 14B shows an example where touchscreen 118 received the set of characters "care” as input after the user had chosen the generated set of characters "care.”
  • Generated set of characters "care” is now placed in input field 1430 along with a ⁇ SPACE> and predicted set of characters (such as, words 1490 and affixes 1492) are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Fig. 14A shows an example where touchscreen 118 displays 'The hospital staff c" in a text bar 1430 and several generated set of characters 1460 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters.
  • Fig. 14B shows an example where touchscreen 118 received the set of characters "care” as input after the user had chosen the generated set of characters "care.”
  • Generated set of characters "care” is now placed in input field 1430 along with a ⁇ SPACE> and predicted set of characters (such
  • 14C shows an example where touchscreen 118 received the affix "-ful” as input (thereby modifying the set of characters “care” to “careful") after the user had chosen the predicted affix "-ful.”
  • the set of characters "careful” is now inserted into input field 1430.
  • inputting a word or affix can modify the input word or word fragment. For example, if “spicy” was input by a user, and “ness” is a predicted affix and is inputted, “spicy” would change to “spiciness,” dropping the “y” and adding “iness”. In other embodiments, "happy” could change to "happiness” or
  • Fig. 15 shows an example of an ambiguous keyboard 1520, which can have multiple characters assigned to a key (for example, such as a telephone keypad where "A.” “B,” and “C” are assigned to key 2; “D.” “E,” and “F” are assigned to key 23, and so on).
  • a key for example, such as a telephone keypad where "A.” “B,” and “C” are assigned to key 2; “D.” “E,” and “F” are assigned to key 23, and so on.
  • the characters “Q” and “W” can be assigned one key, and the characters “E” and “R” assigned to another key.
  • the user has input the characters “Ol” by pressing the "op” key followed by the "L” key.
  • generated set of characters 1560 are displayed at subsequent candidate input characters. Since the first pressed key can input either an "O” or a "P” and the second pressed key inputs an "L”, generated set of characters 1560 will begin with "OL” or "PL”, such as shown by generated set of
  • Fig. 16 shows another example of an ambiguous keyboard 1620.
  • generated sets of characters “plum” and “olive” 1660 are displayed near the "ui” key.
  • the sets of characters could also have been displayed at or on the "ui” key.
  • both sets of characters correspond to a particular input corresponding to a key, namely the third letter of plum is a "u” and the third letter of olive is an "i.”
  • Touchscreen 118 (via main processor 102) can differentiate between the input of either set of characters based on the user's action. For example, the user can swipe at or near the right of the "ui” key to input “olive”, or swipe at or near the left of the "ui” key to input "plum".
  • Figs. 17, 18, and 19 can be implemented with any set of characters such as words, phrases, acronyms, names, slang, colloquialisms, abbreviations, or any combination thereof.
  • Fig. 17 shows in flowchart form a method 1700 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • Method 1700 can be implemented with a processor, such as main processor 102, and stored on a tangible computer readable medium, such as hard drives, CDs, DVDs, flash memory, and the like.
  • the processor receives an input of a character.
  • the processor displays a generated set of characters at or near keys of subsequent candidate input characters on the
  • the processor receives an input of the generated set of characters chosen by a user. If the user does not choose a generated set of characters displayed at or near keys of subsequent candidate input characters, the method restarts at block 1710, where the touchscreen can receive an input of another character. If a generated set of characters is received as input, at block 1740 the generated set of characters and a ⁇ SPACE> character is inserted in an input field (for example, input field 330 of Figs. 3-9) As mentioned previously, the user can choose the generated set of characters, for example, by swiping at or near it or by long pressing a key
  • the method restarts at block 1710. If punctuation is to be inserted, the method continues to block 1760 where the ⁇ SPACE> character is deleted and the appropriate punctuation is added to the input field. After block 1760, the method starts over at block 1710.
  • Fig. 18 is a flowchart illustrating example method 1800 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • Method 1800 can be implemented with a processor, such as main processor 102, and stored on a tangible computer readable medium, such as hard drives, CDs, DVDs, flash memory, and the like.
  • the processor receives an input of a character.
  • the processor displays a generated set of characters at or near a location on the keyboard corresponding to a subsequent candidate input character on a touchscreen.
  • the processor receives an input of a generated set of characters chosen by a user. If the user does not choose a generated set of characters displayed at or near keys of subsequent candidate input characters, the method restarts at block 1810, where the processor can receive an input of another character. If a generated set of characters is received as input, at block 1840 the generated set of characters and a ⁇ SPACE> character is inserted in an input field (for example, input field 330 of Figs. 3-9). As mentioned previously, the user can choose the generated set of characters, for example, by swiping at or near it or by pressing a key corresponding to the subsequent candidate input character for a predetermined period of time.
  • a predicted set of characters is displayed on a space key of the keyboard after the input of the generated set of characters in block 1830.
  • the predicted set of characters displayed in block 1850 is determined by using a predictor.
  • the one or more predicted sets of characters can be placed on one or more keys other than the space key.
  • the processor can determine whether it has received an input of the predicted set of characters based on a user input. If the touchscreen has not received an input of the predicted set of characters because the user has not chosen the predicted set of characters, the method restarts at block 1810. If the processor has received the input of the predicted set of characters, the method continues to block 1870, where the chosen predicted set of characters and a ⁇ SPACE> character is inserted in the input field. From here, method 1800 can return to either block 1810 or block 1850.
  • method 1800 does not display the punctuation illustration as shown in method 1700
  • the punctuation illustration as shown in blocks 1750 and 1760, can likewise be applied to method 1800.
  • Fig. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example method 1900 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • predicted set of characters is displayed at corresponding subsequent candidate input characters.
  • an input has not been received or a delimiter has been activated, such as inputting a ⁇ SPACE>.
  • one or more predicted set of characters (such as, words, affixes, or a combination thereof) are placed on subsequent candidate input characters that correspond to the first letter of the generated set of characters.
  • the method moves to block 1930 where the predicted set of characters and a ⁇ SPACE> character are inserted into an input field. Then the method starts over at block 1910. If the touchscreen does not receive an input of the set of characters, the touchscreen is available to receive an input of a character (as described by block 1710 of Fig. 17 or block 1810 of Fig. 18) and proceed through methods (such as methods 1700 of Fig. 17 or 1800 of Fig. 18 or even method 1900 of Fig. 19).

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L'invention concerne un procédé consistant à recevoir une entrée d'un caractère d'un clavier virtuel rendu sur un écran, générer un ensemble de caractères qui comprend le caractère, et afficher l'ensemble généré de caractères à un emplacement qui est associé au clavier virtuel et qui est à l'écran. L'invention concerne un dispositif électronique comprenant un écran sur lequel est rendu un clavier virtuel ainsi qu'un processeur, le processeur étant configuré pour mettre en œuvre le procédé. L'invention concerne également un clavier comprenant une pluralité de touches, chaque touche correspondant à un ou plusieurs caractères différents appartenant à une pluralité de caractères. En réponse à la réception d'une entrée d'un caractère, le clavier est configuré pour générer un ensemble de caractères qui comprend le caractère, et le clavier est également configuré pour provoquer l'affichage de l'ensemble généré de caractères à un emplacement qui est associé au clavier virtuel et qui est à l'écran.
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