Patent Document ID: 9444771
Application ID: 14328927

Base Claim:
1. A method for composing text, comprising: displaying, on a display, a composition field and a second field, the second field including text; receiving an input for inclusion in the composition field; determining that a portion of the composition field is not visible on the display, including the portion being moved off-screen from the display, when the input is received; in response to the determining, displaying an overlay, the overlay including an input area, wherein the overlay is a partially transparent overlay; displaying the input in the input area of the overlay; detecting an insert event; and in response to detecting the insert event, inserting the elements entered in the input area of the overlay into the composition field and removing the overlay from the display.

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Claim 4:
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the overlay is superimposed onto the second field.