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US 2010/0141590 A1Published application
Soft Keyboard Control
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJan-Kristian Markiewicz, Reed Townsend, Dave Matthews, Vishnu Sivaji
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Abstract
This document describes tools associated with soft keyboard control functions. In some implementations, the tools recognize a keyboard launch gesture on a touch sensitive screen and present a preview of a keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to the launch gesture. The tools can also display the keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to cessation of the launch gesture.
Claims20
One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, perform acts comprising:
- evaluating a plurality of tactile contacts from a touch screen against a first keyboard launch parameter;
- presenting a preview of a keyboard on the touch screen when the first keyboard launch parameter is satisfied;
- comparing the plurality of tactile contacts against a second keyboard launch parameter;
- and,
- displaying the keyboard on the touch screen when the second predefined keyboard launch parameter is satisfied.
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A method comprising:
- receiving two simultaneous sets of contacts on a touch sensitive screen;
- and,
- displaying a keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to the receiving, wherein the keyboard has a position and size based upon the two simultaneous sets of contacts.
A method comprising:
- recognizing a keyboard launch gesture on a touch sensitive screen;
- presenting a preview of a keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to the launch gesture;
- and,
- displaying the keyboard on the touch sensitive screen responsive to cessation of the launch gesture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.