Patent ID: 8928588
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A mobile electronic device comprising: a touch-sensitive screen configured to display an output region and a soft keypad region comprising a plurality of keys that have interpretable moving directions associated therewith, a first key of said plurality of keys displaying a first character that comprises at least one of an alphabetic, numeric, and symbol character; an input judge that determines when said first key has been activated with a first-type of key touch and when said first key has been activated with a second type of key touch; and an output selector that responsive to each activation of said first input key with said first type of key touch, outputs said first character to said output region and responsive to each activation of said first input key with said second type of key touch, outputs a first multi-character sequence to said output region, wherein said second type of key touch is a draw-line type of key touch having a respective direction, the output selector determining the multi-character sequence based only on said draw-line having a starting point on said first input key and the respective direction of the draw-line type of key touch.