US 2022/0066635 A1 · PROVIDING A REMOTE KEYBOARD SERVICE

Abstract

The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

presenting, by a user device on a display, a first graphical notification prompting a user to invoke a virtual keyboard on the user device, the first graphical notification comprising a graphical representation of a requesting device for the first graphical notification, wherein the requesting device is distinct from the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the first graphical notification, a first user input invoking the virtual keyboard on the user device;
presenting, by the user device on the display, the virtual keyboard for providing input, wherein the virtual keyboard is provided by an operating system of the user device that is distinct from any user application on the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the virtual keyboard, second user input selecting one or more characters and/or graphical elements via the virtual keyboard;
and
sending, by the user device, the second user input to the requesting device.

3 more elements

A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes:
presenting, by a user device on a display, a first graphical notification prompting a user to invoke a virtual keyboard on the user device, the first graphical notification comprising a graphical representation of a requesting device for the first graphical notification, wherein the requesting device is distinct from the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the first graphical notification, a first user input invoking the virtual keyboard on the user device;
presenting, by the user device on the display, the virtual keyboard for providing input, wherein the virtual keyboard is provided by an operating system of the user device that is distinct from any user application on the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the virtual keyboard, second user input selecting one or more characters and/or graphical elements via the virtual keyboard;
and
sending, by the user device, the second user input to the requesting device.

6 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

presenting, by a user device on a display, a first graphical notification prompting a user to invoke a virtual keyboard on the user device, the first graphical notification comprising a graphical representation of a requesting device for the first graphical notification, wherein the requesting device is distinct from the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the first graphical notification, a first user input invoking the virtual keyboard on the user device;
presenting, by the user device on the display, the virtual keyboard for providing input, wherein the virtual keyboard is provided by an operating system of the user device that is distinct from any user application on the user device;
receiving, by the user device via the virtual keyboard, second user input selecting one or more characters and/or graphical elements via the virtual keyboard;
and
sending, by the user device, the second user input to the requesting device.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/525,383Filed 12 Nov 2021

Priority

10 Jun 2016

Published

3 Mar 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

G06F 3/04886
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the…
G06Q 30/0241
Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising: advertisements
H04M 1/72412
By interfacing with external accessories: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
H04N 21/4126
Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices: the peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones

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