Patent ID: 7194699

Claim:
In a computing system that includes a display that is configured to display keyboard input characters that can be selected by user input, a method for animating one or more keyboard input characters displayed by the display, upon being selected by the user, and for a predetermined period to reflect the selection of the one or more keyboard input characters by the user, the method comprising: an act of displaying a plurality of keyboard input characters at the display that can each be individually selected by user input received by the computing system; an act of receiving a first user input that selects a first keyboard input character; upon receiving the first user input, an act of animating the selected first keyboard input character; an act of maintaining the selected first keyboard input character animated even after receipt of a subsequent, second user input that selects a second keyboard input character; and after a predetermined period, an act of modifying the animation of the selected first keyboard input character at the display.