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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Jonathan Koch, Saratoga, CA (US);
B. Michael Victor, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Avi E. Cieplinski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julian Missig, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jonathan Koch, Saratoga, CA (US);
B. Michael Victor, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Avi E. Cieplinski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julian Missig, Redwood City, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion.