Finger text-entry overlay
OwnerJonathan Wineinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing text entry on a limited-display device, such as a mobile device or in-vehicle device. In an embodiment, a partially transparent virtual overlay is generated and rendered on a display of the device on top of a user interface. Finger-written characters or character strings are received through the virtual overlay via a touch-screen of the device. The recognized characters or character strings are displayed in an input field of the user interface, such that the characters or character strings are visible through the partially transparent virtual overlay.
Claims20
A method for providing data entry on a mobile device, the method comprising, by at least one hardware processor of a mobile device:
- in response to a selection of an input field of a user interface, generating a partially transparent virtual overlay on a display area of the mobile device, such that at least a portion of the user interface is visible through the virtual overlay;
- receiving a drawing on the virtual overlay, wherein the drawing is indicative of at least one character;
- converting the drawing into the at least one character;
- and
- causing the at least one character to be displayed in the input field, such that the at least one character is visible through the virtual overlay.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon one or more instructions for causing one or more hardware processors to:
- in response to a selection of an input field of a user interface, generate a partially transparent virtual overlay on a display area of the mobile device, such that at least a portion of the user interface is visible through the virtual overlay;
- receive a drawing on the virtual overlay, wherein the drawing is indicative of at least one character;
- convert the drawing into the at least one character;
- and
- cause the at least one character to be displayed in the input field, such that the at least one character is visible through the virtual overlay.
A system for providing data entry on a mobile device, the system comprising:
- at least one hardware processor;
- and
- at least one executable module that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor,
- in response to a selection of an input field of a user interface, generates a partially transparent virtual overlay on a display area of the mobile device, such that at least a portion of the user interface is visible through the virtual overlay,
- receives a drawing on the virtual overlay, wherein the drawing is indicative of at least one character,
- converts the drawing into the at least one character, and
- causes the at least one character to be displayed in the input field, such that the at least one character is visible through the virtual overlay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.