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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Finbarr Duggan, Bray, IE;
Seung Yang, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gerrit Hofmeester, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Mountain View, CA (US);
Finbarr Duggan, Bray, IE;
Seung Yang, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gerrit Hofmeester, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Mountain View, CA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques involving selective modification of keyboard presentation and functionality. A commanding mode is selectively activated on a virtual keyboard. Activating the commanding mode attributes commands to respective individual keys of the virtual keyboard. Also in response to the commanding mode, indicia suggestive of the command is presented on those individual keys to which the commands were attributed. The commands can be executed in an application in response to selection of the respective individual keys when in commanding mode.