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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Wei Zhang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventor:
Wei Zhang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach for a soft keyboard with size changeable keys for a smart phone is provided. Depending on a prior input to the keyboard, one or more keys on the soft keyboard can be increased in size. When an additional input to the keyboard is entered, the keys of increased size are re-sized to their original sizes, and depending on the additional input to the keyboard, one or more keys on the soft keyboard can be increased in size.