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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Clifford A. Kushler, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Jane Manning, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mike Mcsherry, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Sheedy, Seattle, WA (US);
Clifford A. Kushler, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Jane Manning, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mike McSherry, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron Sheedy, Seattle, WA (US);
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
A contextual keyboard allows users to bring in information not normally found on a keyboard, as though that information had been typed in afresh. It also allows users to take information entered on the keyboard, or simply available on the screen, or implicit in information on the screen, and perform actions on it, such as calling a phone number, entering contact or calendar information into a local database on the device, or using the information as search terms in an online query. The central novelty of this invention is moving the functionality into the keyboard layer, so as to be universally accessible on the device.