APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TOUCHSCREEN KEYBOARD SUGGESTION WORD GENERATION AND DISPLAY

摘要

A method and apparatus, such as an electronic device (104), for displaying suggestion words in response to a touch input to a presence-sensitive display (106). The presence-sensitive display (106) displays a touchscreen keyboard (110) having a plurality of key areas (112) each associated with a character (114). The method and apparatus may determine (308) the character (114) of the touchscreen keyboard based on a touch location of the touch input on a key area (112) of the touchscreen keyboard (110), and may display (310) a plurality of suggestion words that include the determined character over at least a portion of the touchscreen keyboard during the touch input. When the touch input has ended, the method and apparatus may stop displaying the plurality of suggestion words. The method and apparatus may also display a plurality of suggestion words in a text view area separate from the touchscreen keyboard.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
displaying, by an electronic device, a touchscreen keyboard having a plurality of key areas; determining a first character, by the electronic device, based on a first touch location of a first touch input on a first key area of the touchscreen keyboard; and displaying a first plurality of suggestion words including the first character, by the electronic device, over at least a first portion of the touchscreen keyboard during the first touch input.