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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
William A. S. Buxton, Toronto, CA;
Richard L. Hughes, Monroe, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Michel Pahud, Kirkland, WA (US);
Irina Spiridonova, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/0233 (2013.01); G06F 3/0234 (2013.01); G06F 3/0236 (2013.01); G06F 3/0237 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a keyboard engine that operates a keyboard that accepts shape-writing input and radial entry input. A keyboard input module obtains input data from at least one input sensor of the keyboard. An intention disambiguation engine enables simultaneous use of the shape-writing input and the radial entry input acceptance for a user of the keyboard.