Patent ID: 9146672
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a display for displaying content to a user; a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and a user interface including a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard including a multidirectional swipe key, wherein a swipe gesture started on the multi-directional swipe key causes directional input that tracks a direction of the swipe gesture while the gesture is maintained, and wherein the user interface is configured to allow a number of simultaneous contact points used for the swipe gesture to be increased while the gesture is maintained; wherein tracking the direction of the swipe gesture while the gesture is maintained includes causing directional input in a first direction in response to swiping in the first direction and causing directional input in a second direction different from the first direction in response to swiping in the second direction, and wherein increasing the number of simultaneous contact points used for the swipe gesture increases at least one of a distance and quantity of directional input.