Optical indication for keyboard input suggestion

A method for use with a computing device, the method comprising, at a processor:

• detecting a secondary input received from at least one secondary input device;
• determining that the secondary input corresponds to an input function of an application program when the application program is set to a tutorial mode of operation;
• determining that a primary input received from a primary input device also corresponds to the input function;
• conveying an output to the primary input device including instructions for the primary input device to display an optical indication when the application program is set to the tutorial mode;
• determining that the primary input has been received a predetermined number of times;
• and
• setting the application program from the tutorial mode to a normal mode of operation in response to determining that the primary input has been received the predetermined number of times, wherein the optical indication is not displayed when the application program is set to the normal mode.

A computing device, comprising:

• a keyboard including a plurality of keys;
• at least one secondary input device;
• a head-mounted display device having an at least partially see-through display;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• detect a secondary input received from the at least one secondary input device;
• determine that the secondary input corresponds to an input function of an application program when the application program is set to a tutorial mode of operation;
• determine that a pre-defined keyboard input of at least one key of the plurality of keys also corresponds to the input function;
• convey an output to the head-mounted display device including instructions for the head-mounted display device to display on the at least partially see-through display a virtual image overlapping the at least one key when the application program is set to the tutorial mode;
• determine that the pre-defined keyboard input has been received a predetermined number of times;
• and
• set the application program from the tutorial mode to a normal mode of operation in response to determining that the pre-defined keyboard input has been received the predetermined number of times, wherein the optical indication is not displayed when the application program is set to the normal mode.

A method for use with a computing device, the method comprising, at a processor:

• detecting a secondary input received from at least one secondary input device;
• determining that the secondary input corresponds to an input function of an application program when the application program is set to a tutorial mode of operation;
• determining that a primary input received from a primary input device also corresponds to the input function;
• conveying an output to the primary input device including instructions for the primary input device to display an optical indication when the application program is set to the tutorial mode;
• determining a user primary input statistic for the input function initiated via the primary input and a user secondary input statistic for the input function initiated via the secondary input;
• respectively comparing the user primary input statistic and the user secondary input statistic to a general population primary input statistic and a general population secondary input statistic;
• and
• based on a result of the comparison, setting the application program from the tutorial mode to a normal mode of operation, wherein, when the application program is set to the normal mode, the primary input device does not display the optical indication.