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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Gold Charm Limited, Apia, WS;
Inventor:
Chi-Chang Lu, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Gold Charm Limited, Apia, WS;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract
Text input mode selection method is implemented in a device with a plurality of keys. If an input mode switching key is activated by a first operation matching a first input pattern, options of the key is provided in a default arrangement. If the key is activated by a second operation matching a second input pattern, options of the key is provided in an altered arrangement. Activation of the key according to a selected option activates one of a plurality of character input methods associated with the selected option. Each of the character input methods is associated with a virtual keyboard layout.