APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

摘要

Apparatus and methods are described for providing a virtual keyboard. In one aspect, an apparatus for providing a virtual keyboard to be displayed on a touch screen is described. The apparatus includes a memory unit that includes a data repository to store data comprising at least one virtual keyboard configuration information to configure at least one corresponding virtual keyboard. The apparatus includes a processing module to select from the data stored in the data repository a given virtual keyboard configuration information to select a corresponding virtual keyboard to configure; configure the selected virtual keyboard to have a fan-like shape with multiple keys of the virtual keyboard arranged along an outline of an arc in a fan-shaped region based on the selected virtual keyboard configuration information; and instruct a touch screen module to display the configured virtual keyboard on a display region of a touch screen.