Patent ID: 7705829
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for receiving user input of text data comprising: (a) displaying on a computer display device a first image of a keyboard based on a first set of at least one display parameter, the first image including a first plurality of keys representing a set of text characters; (b) receiving a first user selection of one of the first plurality of keys, the first user selection corresponding to a text character of the set of text characters; (c) in response to receiving the first user selection, replacing the display of the first image of the keyboard with a display on the computer display device of a second image of the keyboard based on a second set of at least one display parameter that controls the display of the second image, the second set being different from the first set and determined after the receipt of the first user selection, and the second image including a second plurality of keys representing the set of text characters, wherein the first set and the second set are determined to enable a different image of the keyboard to be displayed for each key selected by a user; (d) receiving a second user selection of one of the second plurality of keys, the second user selection corresponding to another text character of the set of text characters; and (e) combining the text character of the first user selection with the other text character of the second user selection to generate at least a portion of a text string within a same transaction, wherein the text string is subsequently sent to another computing device to perform an action.