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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Adrian J. Garside, Sammamish, WA (US);
F. David Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Josh A. Clow, Bellevue, WA (US);
Judy C. Tandog, Seattle, WA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Tracy Dianne Schultz, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above.