METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFORMABLE THUMB KEYBOARD

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed for deformable thumb keyboards on the touchscreens of mobile devices to enable users to use the thumb of the same hand that is holding a mobile device to type on the keyboard of the mobile device. Users may enter a keyboard configuration mode of the mobile device to create and fine tune the thumb keyboard. To create a thumb keyboard, users may sketch an arc on the touchscreen to define a general outline of the keyboard. Users may manipulate the shape, size, location, layout, etc., of the thumb keyboard on the touchscreen to fit the users' preferences. For example, a right-handed user may customize a thumb keyboard in an arc region along the lower right corner of the touch screen to allow the right thumb of the user easy access to all the keys when holding the mobile device in the right hand.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a touchscreen keyboard of a display device, comprising:
receiving a sketched line from a user on a touchscreen of the display device; rendering a keyboard area on the touchscreen of the display device based on characteristics of the sketched line, wherein the keyboard area represents the touchscreen keyboard; receiving a user input on the touchscreen, wherein the user input is a command to manipulate the touchscreen keyboard; re-rendering the keyboard area that represents the touchscreen keyboard on the touchscreen based on the user input; and displaying the touchscreen keyboard in the keyboard area on the touchscreen.