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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2015
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
David Henry Wykes, Seattle, WA (US);
Catherine Sayim Kim, Seattle, WA (US);
Audrey Louchart, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Kruzeniski, Sausalito, CA (US);
Kathleen W. Holmes, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Friedman, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Joseph P. Marquardt, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.