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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Michael J. Thomson, Redmond, WA (US);
Uri Pomerantz, Fresno, CA (US);
Larry A. Morris, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael J. Thomson, Redmond, WA (US);
Uri Pomerantz, Fresno, CA (US);
Larry A. Morris, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Images displayed on a display device are animated to reflect a user's selection of the images. According to one embodiment, the displayed images include keyboard characters that are selected when the user touches the display at the locations of the display where the images are shown. Selection of the displayed images can also be made through any combination of audio, optical, mechanical and electrical input devices. A plurality of selected images can also be animated simultaneously and by varying degree to reflect a sequence in which the images were selected by the user.