Invocation control over keyboard user interface

A computing device to provide invocation control over a keyboard user interface (UI), the computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing an application in conjunction with instructions stored in the memory, wherein the application is configured to:
• display a keyboard UI overlaid on an application UI to allow an interaction with the application UI;
• display a dismissal UI adjacent to the keyboard UI to allow a dismissal of the keyboard UI;
• in response to detecting a first user action on the dismissal UI, dismiss the keyboard UI;
• present a lock UI and an invocation UI adjacent to the lock UI in proximity to a bottom corner of a display application UI;
• in response to detecting a second user action on the lock UI,
• prevent an invocation of the keyboard UI,
• dismiss the lock UI and the invocation UI, and
• display an invocation indicator and an unlock UI adjacent to the invocation indicator in proximity to the bottom corner of the display application UI;
• and
• disable the dismissal UI, the invocation UI, the lock UI, and the unlock UI in response to detecting one or more of a disabling of the touch enablement of the application UI, an attachment of an input device, and receipt of an input from the input device.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon to provide invocation control over a keyboard user interface (UI), the instructions comprising:

• displaying a keyboard UI overlaid on an application UI to allow an interaction with the application UI;
• displaying a dismissal UI adjacent to the keyboard UI to allow a dismissal of the keyboard UI;
• in response to detecting a first user action on the dismissal UI, dismissing the keyboard UI;
• presenting a lock UI and an invocation UI adjacent to the lock UI in proximity to a predefined location on the application UI;
• in response to detecting a second user action on the lock UI,
• preventing an invocation of the keyboard UI,
• dismissing the lock UI and the invocation UI, and
• displaying an invocation indicator and an unlock UI adjacent to the invocation indicator in proximity to the predefined location on the application UI;
• providing control of the dismissal UI, the invocation UI, the lock UI, and the unlock UI through an application programming interface (API);
• and
• disabling the dismissal UI, the invocation UI, the lock UI, and the unlock UI in response to detecting one or more of a disabling of the touch enablement of the application UI, an attachment of an input device, and receipt of an input from the input device.