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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Behzad Aghaei, Cupertino, CA (US);
Timothy V. Isted, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Maxwell O. Drukman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald M. Firlik, Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher A. Lattner, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Orr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andreas Wendker, Mountain View, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
In an example method, a user interface is presented by a device on a touch sensitive surface of the device. The device presents a keyboard image on a touch sensitive surface of the device. The device then receives a first touch input selecting a key of the keyboard image and responsive to receiving the first touch input, displays a primary character associated with the selected key. While maintenance of physical contact is detected by the touch sensitive surface, the device receives a touch gesture starting at the key of the keyboard image and continuing in a diagonal direction along a face of the key. Responsive to receiving the touch gesture, the device displays an alternative character associated with the selected key.