Patent ID: 8887103
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for text entry based on indications of movements of input objects, the method comprising: outputting, by a computing device and for display at a display device, a virtual keyboard comprising a plurality of virtual keys; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a first movement of an input object along a spatial path, the first movement detected at a presence-sensitive input device; determining, by the computing device and based at least in part on a group of one or more correspondences between locations of the plurality of virtual keys and locations along the spatial path, a plurality of character strings; responsive to determining that the first movement of the input object has ceased and that the input object has remained at a particular location for at least an amount of time that exceeds a threshold, outputting, by the computing device and for display, the plurality of character strings in a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the plurality of character strings is displayed at a location of the display device determined based on a current location of the input object; and during a time that the plurality of character strings are displayed: