Patent Document ID: 9002699
Application ID: 13295877

Base Claim:
1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device, for switching an input language of the computing device, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a first language of text content displayed by the computing device, wherein a current input language of the computing device is set to a second language that is different from the first language; receiving, from a user of the computing device, a selection of a text input area displayed by the computing device; upon receiving the selection of the text input area, automatically switching the current input language of the computing device from the second language to the first language; wherein text received in the text input area after the automatically switching to the first language is received in the first language; receiving an indication that the text input area is no longer selected; and in response to the indication that the text input area is no longer selected, automatically switching the current input language back from the first language to the second language.

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Claim 3:
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising: detecting, by the computing device, that the text content displayed by the computing device is in the first language; wherein the text content displayed by the computing device is displayed within one of a web browser application, a chat application, and an instant message application.