Patent ID: 8490008
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving an input of one or more characters from a virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard comprises a plurality of character keys and at least some the keys are configured for displaying characters; determining a rank for each predicted word in a set of predicted words generated based on the input of one or more characters; determining that a plurality of the predicted words in the set correspond to a plurality of subsequent candidate input characters; and displaying a subset of the plurality of predicted words at a plurality of select locations within the virtual keyboard, the plurality of select locations being selected using the plurality of subsequent candidate input characters, wherein only a single highest ranked word corresponding to each subsequent candidate input character is displayed at each respective select location, and wherein each highest ranked word corresponding to each subsequent candidate input character is positioned adjacent the corresponding subsequent candidate input character and in a manner that does not overlap with any other key on the virtual keyboard.