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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joshua M. Carr, Southampton, GB;
Emma L. Foley, Banbury, GB;
Josephine D. Messa, Broughton, GB;
Thomas A. Wright, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/0237 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cursor-based character input interface inputs a character selected by a cursor. A character prediction unit is adapted to predict one or more next characters based on a current input character, wherein the input interface is adapted to present the one or more predicted next characters as a supplementary interface in proximity to the current input character, and wherein the one or more predicted next characters of the supplementary interface are selectable by the cursor.