Patent Document ID: 8990738
Application ID: 14304843

Base Claim:
1. An apparatus for key input comprising: a keyboard configured to accept a plurality of key inputs, wherein one key input of the key inputs is a long pressing key input, wherein the long pressing key input is received by: long pressing a key to display and cycle through a character sequence; long pressing a key to enter a number/digit explicitly; or a combination of long pressing a key to display and cycle through a character sequence and long pressing a key to enter a number/digit explicity; wherein responsive to receiving a key input, a single, character is received.

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Claim 10:
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein long pressing a key to display and cycle through a character sequence further comprises, after a character sequence is displayed, either of: a next character in said character sequence is highlighted each additional time said key is pressed, ending after a sufficient time elapses between one key press and the next or when a different key is pressed; or a next character in said character sequence is highlighted each time a navigation key is pressed.