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Disclosed is a method for thumb text input. Benefits include improved useability, and improved design flexibility.
United States
English (United States)
Method for thumb text input
Disclosed is a method for thumb text input. Benefits include improved useability, and improved design flexibility.
General description
� � � � � The disclosed method is thumb text input. It is a space and operationally efficient method of entering text that requires very little learning from a user. This solution is particularly useful with smart monitor designs and tablet PCs where keyboards are useful but difficult to implement.
Advantages
� � � � � The disclosed method provides advantages, including:
• � � � � Improved useability due to improved accommodation to space constraints and accessibility over the use of a conventional dedicated keyboard
• � � � � Improved useability due to improved privacy and noise interference over the use of voice recognition
• � � � � Improved useability due to improved on-screen keyboard control over the use of a stylus
• � � � � Improved useability due to improved input speed without requiring manual typing skills
• � � � � Improved useability due to enabling the use of a very small screen due to the use of visual cues without support for physical selection on the screen
• � � � � Improved useability due to reducing the amount of screen that is blocked by the onscreen keyboard during text entry
• � � � � Improved useability due to ease of learning because of the use of the standard QWERTY keyboard for visual cue and functional reference
• � � � � Improved ease of implementation due to applying to...
