公开(公告)号：HK1149171A2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-23

申请号：HK08111516

申请日：2007-09-06

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： JOBS STEVEN P ,  FORSTALL SCOTT ,  CHRISTIE GREG ,  LEMAY STEPHAN O ,  HERZ SCOTT ,  OS MARCEL VAN ,  ORDING BAS ,  NOVICK GREGORY ,  WESTERMAN WAYNE C ,  CHAUDHRI IMRAN ,  COFFMAN PATRICK LEE ,  KOCIENDA KENNETH ,  GANATRA NITIN K ,  WYLD JEREMY A ,  BUSH JEFFREY ,  ANZURES FREDDY ALLEN ,  MATAS MICHAEL ,  MARCOS PAUL D ,  PISULA CHARLES J ,  KING VIRGIL SCOTT ,  BLUMENBERG CHRIS ,  TOLMASKY FRANCISCO RYAN ,  WILLIAMSON RICHARD ,  BOULE ANDRE M J ,  LAMIRAUX HENRI C

IPC: G06F20060101

Abstract: A method, comprising: at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display: detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display; responding to the first gesture by displaying a first soft keyboard, the first soft keyboard containing a plurality of keys, the plurality of keys in the first soft keyboard including primarily letter keys, the plurality of keys in the first soft keyboard including a first keyboard selector key for selecting a second soft keyboard different from the first soft keyboard; detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display; responding to the second gesture by displaying the second soft keyboard, the second soft keyboard containing a plurality of keys, the plurality of keys in the second soft keyboard including: number keys, a first group of non-letter keys, and a second keyboard selector key for selecting the first soft keyboard; detecting a third gesture on the touch screen display; and responding to the third gesture by displaying a third soft keyboard that is different from the first soft keyboard and the second soft keyboard, wherein: the third soft keyboard is made up of a second group of non-letter keys and symbols and includes at least one non-letter key of the first group of non-letter keys; the first soft keyboard includes a key that, when activated, capitalizes the next letter chosen; the second soft keyboard includes a key that, when activated, initiates display of the third soft keyboard; and when the second soft keyboard is displayed, the key that, when activated, initiates display of the third soft keyboard is displayed at a location on the touch screen display that was previously occupied by the key in the first soft keyboard that, when activated, capitalizes the next letter chosen.