G06F 3/0233
Character input methods
Official title: {Character input methods}
G06F3/0233 (Character input methods) appears on 3,452 US grants and 4,519 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 3,452
- Published applications
- 4,519
- Assignees
- 991
- Inventors
- 6,625
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dynamic code resequencing for external input6 Oct 2026US 12,754,619 B1Google Inc.
- Character recognition on a computing device15 Sep 2026US 12,737,109 B2Apple Inc.
- Brain computer interface for augmented reality25 Aug 2026US 12,717,410 B2Cognixion Corporation
- Pressure sensor, smart pad including the same and display system25 Aug 2026US 12,717,422 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Input method editor for remote applications25 Aug 2026US 12,717,423 B2
- Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Improving Text Content Generated Based on Decoded Brain Signals8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310294 A1Echo Neurotechnologies Corporation
- System and Method of Action-Based Navigation Visualization for Supply Chain Planners and Specially-Abled Users1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299708 A1Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
- System and Method of Action-Based Navigation Visualization for Supply Chain Planners and Specially-Abled Users17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277337 A1Blue Yonder Group, Inc.
- Input mechanism with multi-character keys17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277432 A1Google Inc.
- Electronic device for providing recommended word via keyboard application27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252181 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for integrating manual input3,711US 6,323,846 B1University of Delaware · 2001
- Operation of a computer with touch screen interface1,280US 7,614,008 B2Apple Inc. · 2009
- Method and architecture for an interactive two-way data communication network739US 5,809,415 AUnwired Planet, LLC · 1998
- Method and apparatus for integrating manual input703US 6,888,536 B2University of Delaware · 2005
- Mobile station with touch input having automatic symbol magnification function702US 6,073,036 ANokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 2000