Patent ID: 9274609
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer control the computer to perform a method for inputting a radical on a touch screen device, the method comprising: displaying, on a touch screen device, a first soft key labeled with a first label, the first label representing a portion of a radical; accepting a touch input associated with the soft key, where the touch input is one of, a double tap, a press and hold, a flick, an expand gesture, and a contract gesture; and selecting an action for the touch screen device to perform based, at least in part, on the first label, a state associated with a set of radical stroke input rules, and the touch input, the action being one of: where the set of radical stroke input rules control the number of strokes used to form a radical, the order of strokes used to form a radical, and the position of a stroke used to form a radical, and where the state is defined by a current number of strokes associated with inputting a current radical, a current order of strokes associated with inputting the current radical, and a current position of strokes associated with inputting the current radical.