Patent ID: 9335837
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a text flow sensitive backspace key for bi-directional content, the method executing on at least one processor of a computing device, comprising the steps of: detecting placement of a cursor at an edge of bi-directional content between a left-to-right (LTR) character and a right-to-left (LTR) character displayed on a screen of an application executing on a computing device; identifying which of the LTR and RTL characters is a last-typed character; based on the identification, automatically orienting a visual indicia indicating a direction in which operation of a backspace key comprised in a keyboard deletes a character in the bi-directional content; wherein said keyboard is one of: a hardware keyboard coupled to the computing device; and a software keyboard displayed on the screen of the application executing on the computing device.