Patent ID: 8151209

Claim:
A graphical text entry system, comprising: a graphical text entry screen; a graphical text entry ring displayed on said graphical text entry screen; a plurality of characters positioned on said graphical text entry ring, wherein said text entry ring has a plurality of angular text entry segments extending along its circumference in each of which one of said characters is located and said touch sensor ring has a plurality of angular touch sensor segments located along its circumference such that each of said touch sensor segments occupies an angular position along the touch sensor ring that corresponds to an angular position occupied by one of the text entry segments along the text entry ring, wherein contact with a particular one of the touch sensor segments selects the character located in the text entry segment that corresponds to said particular touch sensor segment; and a touch sensor ring located on said graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters on said text entry ring, wherein, upon being selected, the angular text entry segment associated with the selected character increases in size.