Patent ID: 8816966

Claim:
A computer storage device having embodied thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method of selecting characters through touchscreen input, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of a first character displayed on a touchscreen, wherein the received user selection of the first character is a sliding selection in a first direction away from the displayed first character, the sliding selection extending from the first character, beyond a first threshold point, and beyond a second threshold point; identifying a plurality of additional characters syllabically related to the first character; identifying a presentation order of the plurality of additional characters; and in response to receiving the user selection of the first character, displaying at least a first and a second additional character from the plurality of syllabically related additional characters, the first additional character displayed adjacent to the first character and the second additional character displayed adjacent to the first additional character, the displayed first and second additional characters selectable by a user touch input, wherein the first additional character is displayed as the sliding selection extends beyond the first threshold point, and wherein the second additional character is displayed as the sliding selection extends beyond the second threshold point.