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| Authored by: mrisch on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 06:24 PM EDT |
No, it would not infringe - it has to be the way claimed in
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, June 12 2012 @ 05:12 PM EDT |
If the other method did not include each and every step listed below, it would
not infringe. If it did inclued each and every step, it would infringe.
1. A method of inputting alphabetic text to an electronic device having a
virtual keyboard on a touch-sensitive screen, said virtual keyboard comprising a
set of keys wherein each letter of the alphabet is associated with at least one
key, the method comprising:
recording a contact action on the virtual keyboard, wherein the contact
action includes an initial contact location, a path along which contact with the
touch-sensitive screen continues, and a final contact location at which contact
with the touch-sensitive screen is removed,
forming an input stroke pattern according to said recorded contact action;
comparing said input stroke pattern with a set of words stored in a
database;
identifying one or more words stored in the database wherein the first
letter of the identified word is associated with a key that is at or near the
recorded initial contact location, and wherein the last letter of the identified
word is associated with a key that is at or near the recorded final contact
location, and wherein any remaining letters of the word are each associated with
keys that are on or near the recorded path of the contact location;
determining relative ranking of the identified one or more words according
to the comparison; and
offering one or more words of said determined relative ranking to the user
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