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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Venolia, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joshua Goodman, Redmond, WA (US);
Xuedong Huang, Woodinville, WA (US);
Hsiao-Wuen Hon, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/22 ; H03K 1/794 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/22 ; H03K 1/794 ;
Abstract
Predictive keyboards, such as predictive soft keyboards, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method predicts at least one key to be entered next within a sequence of keys. The method displays a soft keyboard where the predicted keys are displayed on the soft keyboard differently than the other keys on the keyboard. For example, the predicted keys may be larger in size on the soft keyboard as compared to the other keys. This makes the predicted keys more easily typed by a user as compared to the other keys.