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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric Norman Badger, Redmond, WA (US);
Drew Elliott Linerud, Duvall, WA (US);
Itai Almog, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy S. Paek, Sammamish, WA (US);
Parthasarathy Sundararajan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kenneth R. Walters, Brier, WA (US);
Andrew Douglas Peterson, Bothell, WA (US);
Shawna Julie Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Tirthankar Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve the text entry user experience and performance. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a text entry, receiving input on a touch screen in the form of a first single touch input located over a word of previously entered text, and presenting the user with one or more suggestion candidates indicated possible replacement words related to the selected word. The user can then select one of the suggestion candidates using a second single touch input to replace the selected word with a word associated with the selected suggestion candidate.