Input Device Having Multifunctional Keys

TM Woolf, AS Marks - US Patent App. 11/996,722, 2008 - Google Patents
(21) App1, No,: 11/996,722 The invention relates to an input device having multifunc tional
keys, Wherein the different functions are triggered by (22) PCT Filed; Aug, 1, 2006 varying …

Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface with Concurrent Virtual Keyboards

GL Tribble - US Patent App. 12/752,003, 2011 - Google Patents
(76) Inventor: Guy L. Tribble, Hillsborough, CA A multifunction device with a touch-sensitive
display con (US) currently displays a first virtual keyboard at a first location on the touch …

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft keyboards

J Koch, S Forstall, ECF Cranfill - US Patent 8,587,547, 2013 - Google Patents
US8587547B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft
keyboards - Google Patents US8587547B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface …

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft keyboards

J Koch, BM Victor, AE Cieplinski, J Missig - US Patent 8,587,540, 2013 - Google Patents
US8587540B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft
keyboards - Google Patents US8587540B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface …

Virtual keypad generator with learning capabilities

B Forutanpour, KW Abrahamson - US Patent 8,300,023, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods and systems enable defining customized virtual keyboards on a touch sensitive
surface, such as a touchscreen. Using learning algorithms, a computing device may learn …

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft keyboards

J Koch, BM Victor, AE Cieplinski, J Missig - US Patent 8,547,354, 2013 - Google Patents
US8547354B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft
keyboards - Google Patents US8547354B2 - Device, method, and graphical user interface …

Virtual keyboard based activation and dismissal

TJ Mosby, CN Wiswell - US Patent 8,358,277, 2013 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Current virtual keyboards have layouts including key sizes and spacing
which are not sufficiently adaptable to individual users. To overcome this issue, some virtual …

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

S Kasahara, K Yamamoto - US Patent 9,092,058, 2015 - Google Patents
Accordingly, there is disclosed an apparatus which includes a touch panel, a force sensor,
and a controller. The touch panel may be configured to detect a position of a user input. And …

Configurable Keyboard

MA Casparian, RI Rego, FC Azor, AT Berry… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2009 - Google Patents
An information handling system provides a graphical user interface for customization of a
keyboard layout. Individual key sizes, shapes, icons, functions, and other characteristics can …

Auto-morphing adaptive user interface device and methods

MR Joliff, B Momeyer, B Forutanpour… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
An adaptive user interface device capable of implementing multiple modes of input and
configuration may adapt to cur rent user inputs, and may include configuration changes. In …