Keyboardless Text Entry

摘要

Keyboardless text entry methods and systems are described. Various display tools are used in conjunction with, for example, pointing, scrolling and/or clicking actions to enter text into an interface. Once display tool is a pie widget shape, another display tool uses a box like shape containing other box like shapes which are scaled according to a propationate chance of containing the desirable selection.

主权项

1. A method for entering characters into an interface, comprising the steps of:
displaying a text entry tool having a center and a plurality of sectors relative to said center, each of said sectors associated with at least one character; selecting one of said characters by selecting an associated sector; and entering said selected one of said characters into said interface in response to a predetermined event occurring subsequent to said selection step.