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US 10,871,897 B2Granted
Identification of candidate characters for text input
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDeborah Eileen Goldsmith, Chia-Chi Chou, Maria Celia Vigil, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
Claims12
An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving a first type of gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the first type of gesture:
- identifying one or more candidate characters;
- and
- displaying the one or more candidate characters;
- receiving a first selection of a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters;
- in response to receiving the first selection, displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display;
- while displaying the handwriting area as blank, receiving a second type of gesture, different than the first type of gesture, in the handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the second type of gesture:
- displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- maintaining display of the handwriting area as blank;
- receiving a second selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the second selection, displaying the first punctuation character in the composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
16 more elements
A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
- receiving a first type of gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the first type of gesture:
- identifying one or more candidate characters;
- and
- displaying the one or more candidate characters;
- receiving a first selection of a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters;
- in response to receiving the first selection, displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display;
- while displaying the handwriting area as blank, receiving a second type of gesture, different than the first type of gesture, in the handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the second type of gesture:
- displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- maintaining display of the handwriting area as blank;
- receiving a second selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the second selection, displaying the first punctuation character in the composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
13 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving a first type of gesture in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the first type of gesture:
- identifying one or more candidate characters;
- and
- displaying the one or more candidate characters;
- receiving a first selection of a first candidate character of the one or more candidate characters;
- in response to receiving the first selection, displaying the first candidate character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display;
- while displaying the handwriting area as blank, receiving a second type of gesture, different than the first type of gesture, in the handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the second type of gesture:
- displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- maintaining display of the handwriting area as blank;
- receiving a second selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the second selection, displaying the first punctuation character in the composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.