US 2013/0086505 A1 · PRESENTATION OF A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON A MULTIPLE DISPLAY DEVICE

Abstract

Methods and systems for presenting a user interface that includes a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, a virtual keyboard can be presented using one or more touch screens included in a multiple display device. The content of the virtual keyboard can be controlled in response to user input. Configurable portions of the virtual keyboard include selectable rows of virtual keys. In addition, whether selectable rows of virtual keys and/or a suggestion bar is displayed together with the standard character and control keys of the virtual keyboard can be determined in response to context or user input.

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Dependent claims

A method for presenting a user interface on a multiple display device, comprising:

presenting a virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard is presented in at least a first screen of the multiple display device;
presenting a selected first one of a plurality of slider bars above a first row of the keyboard, wherein the first one of the plurality of slider bars includes a first set of virtual keys;
receiving input selecting a second one of the plurality of slider bars;
in response to the input selecting the second one of the plurality of slider bars, presenting the selected second one of the plurality of slider bars above the first row of the keyboard, wherein the selected second one of the plurality of slider bars includes a second set of virtual keys;
presenting an input field, wherein at least a portion of the input field is displayed in at least a second screen of the multiple displays.

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A device, comprising:

a first touch screen display;
a second touch screen display;
memory;
a processor;
application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to:
present a virtual keyboard, wherein in a dual landscape orientation the virtual keyboard is presented within the first touch screen display, wherein in a dual portrait orientation the keyboard is presented within a portion of the first touch screen display and within a portion of the second touch screen display;
in response to input from a user, one of:
present one of a plurality of selectable slider bars above a top row of keys included in the virtual keyboard;
present one of the plurality of selectable slider bars above a top row of keys included in the virtual keyboard and a suggestion bar above the one of the plurality of selectable slider bars;
present neither the one of a plurality of selectable slider bars nor the suggestion bar.

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A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for presenting a user interface, the computer executable instructions comprising:

instructions to display a keyboard comprising a plurality of rows of virtual keys, wherein in a first operating mode the keyboard is displayed within a first touch screen display, and wherein in a second operating mode a first part of the keyboard is displayed within a portion of the first touch screen display and a second part of the keyboard is displayed within a portion of a second touch screen display;
instructions to display at least one of a slider bar and a suggestion bar above a top row of virtual keys of the keyboard.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Presentation of a virtual keyboard on a multiple display device

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Presentation of a virtual keyboard on a multiple display device

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Abstract

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