SPLIT VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

摘要

Described herein is a split virtual keyboard that is displayed on a tablet (slate) computing device. The split virtual keyboard includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being separated from the second portion. The first portion includes a plurality of character keys that are representative at least one respective character. The tablet computing device is configured to support text generation by way of a continuous sequence of strokes over the plurality of character keys in the first portion of the split virtual keyboard.

主权项

1. A method performed by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
presenting, on a touch-sensitive display of the mobile computing device, a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard comprises:
a first portion that comprises a first plurality of keys, wherein the virtual keyboard is configured to provide input to an application executing on the mobile computing device responsive to a user swiping over keys in the first plurality of keys; anda second portion that comprises a second plurality of keys, wherein the virtual keyboard is configured to provide input to the application executing on the mobile computing device only responsive to the user tapping on at least one key in the second plurality of keys.