Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual input multilayer keyboard
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Application No.: US15497945Application Date: 2017-04-26
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Publication No.: US10238960B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Takanori Kawahara , Junnosuke Kuroda , Kohei Hosokawa
- Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Main IPC: A63F13/214
- IPC: A63F13/214 ; G06F3/0488 ; A63F13/2145 ; G06F3/0338 ; G06F3/02 ; A63F13/24 ; A63F13/42

Abstract:
Aspects of the technology described herein provide an input mechanism that allows a user to select characters for input to a text area of a computing interface. The technology can be implemented as a virtual keyboard. Selecting a single output for the keyboard requires a user to provide two inputs. Each input is provided with reference to a different layer. Providing the first input to the first layer activates a second layer specific to the key selected with the first input. Each key in the first layer can be associated with a unique second layer. The output (e.g., a character) is determined from the second layer by providing a second input. The combination of the first and second input selects the ultimate output. In one aspect, the first input and the second input only have a directional component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180311574A1 DUAL INPUT MULTILAYER KEYBOARD Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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