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Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

May. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Advanced Digital Broadcast S. A., Bellevue, CH;

Inventor:

Jacek Dobryniewski, Zielona Gora, PL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method for a virtual keyboard, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: defining () at least one geometric shape; placing (), along the outline of the geometric shape, a plurality of character icons corresponding to alphanumeric characters; generating (), at least one line, crossing said geometric shape, and having at least two crossing points with said at least one geometric shape and with two of its character icons per line, which are thereby designated as currently highlighted character icons; assigning () said two character icons to two distinct keys on a controller (); automatically, successively () highlighting pairs of said character icons; awaiting () a user input designating either of the two character icons currently highlighted.


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