Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Alternative inputs of a mobile communications device
- Patent Title (中): 移动通信设备的替代输入
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Application No.: US14330221Application Date: 2014-07-14
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Publication No.: US08970499B2Publication Date: 2015-03-03
- Inventor: David Henry Wykes , Sayim Catherine Kim , Audrey Louchart , Michael J. Kruzeniski , Kathleen W. Holmes , Jonathan D. Friedman , Joseph P. Marquardt
- Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agent Bryan Webster; Kate Drakos; Micky Minhas
- Main IPC: G06F3/02
- IPC: G06F3/02 ; H04M1/725 ; G06F3/041 ; H04W72/04 ; H04W8/24 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W64/00
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140320415A1 Alternative Inputs of a Mobile Communications Device Public/Granted day:2014-10-30
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