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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Caesar Sengupta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Caesar Sengupta, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for using multiple simultaneous touchpoints of a touch-sensitive keyboard, such as an on-screen keyboard, for more efficient text input are provided. A method for generating text using a touch-sensitive keyboard may include receiving touch input from multiple simultaneous touchpoints. The method may also include determining a text character for each respective simultaneous touchpoint based on the touch input. The method may further include generating a text word based on the text characters determined from the multiple simultaneous touchpoints. A system for generating text using a touch-sensitive keyboard may include a touch input receiver, a slide detector and a text word generator.