Character entry for an electronic device using a position sensing keyboard

摘要

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for entering characters into an electronic device. Character inputs from a keyboard are displayed on a display of an electronic device and a set of suggested character sequences are also presented on the display in proximity to the displayed text. When a user digit position is sensed in a region of the keyboard, a suggested character sequence of the set of suggested character sequences that is associated with that region of the keyboard is visually indicated or highlighted. Responsive to a sensed motion gesture beginning at the sensed user digit position, the suggested character sequence indicated by the sensed user digit position is selected for input to the electronic device.

主权项

1. A method for entering characters into an electronic device, comprising:
responsive to one or more character inputs from a keyboard operatively coupled to the electronic device:
displaying the one or more character inputs as text on a display operatively coupled to the electronic device;determining a plurality of suggested character sequences, each suggested character sequence comprising one or more characters; andpresenting a first set of suggested character sequences on the display in proximity to the displayed text and above the keyboard, the first set of suggested character sequences comprising at least some of the plurality of suggested character sequences, wherein each suggested character sequence in the first set of suggested character sequences is presented above a different region of the keyboard configured to receive a motion gesture for selecting the suggested character sequence; responsive to one or more sensed user digit positions on the keyboard:
for each sensed user digit position:
identifying a region of the keyboard in which the sensed user digit position is located; andwhen the identified region of the keyboard is associated with a suggested character sequence of the first set of suggested character sequences, visually indicating the suggested character sequence of the first set of suggested character sequences that is associated with the identified region of the keyboard; and responsive to a sensed motion gesture beginning at a sensed user digit position of the one or more sensed user digit positions position:
selecting the suggested character sequence indicated by the sensed user digit position for input to the electronic device.