Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.

Gestures for touch sensitive input devices

An intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

Intelligent Automated Assistant

A mobile terminal including a body; a touchscreen provided to a front and extending to side of the body and configured to display content; and a controller configured to detect one side of the body comes into contact with one side of an external terminal, display a first area on the touchscreen corresponding to a contact area of the body and the external terminal and a second area including the content, receive an input of moving the content displayed in the second area to the first area, display the content in the first area, and share the content in the first area with the external terminal.

Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

A user interface method is disclosed. The method includes detecting a touch and then determining a user interface mode when a touch is detected. The method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface mode and in response to the detected touch.

Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices

Proximity based systems and methods that are implemented on an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes sensing an object spaced away and in close proximity to the electronic device. The method also includes performing an action in the electronic device when an object is sensed.

Proximity detector in handheld device

A method ( 300 ) for entering a character into an electronic device ( 100 ) is provided The method ( 300 ) includes displaying ( 301 ) input character keys ( 204 ) on a touch sensitive region ( 202 ) of a display screen ( 105 ) of the device ( 100 ), the keys identifying an associated character Next, a display step ( 309 ) shows at least one entered character in a display region ( 201 ) of the screen, the entered character having been selected by actuation of one of the character keys ( 204 ) Next, a group of potential subsequent characters that follow the entered character is predicted ( 311, 317 ) A second set of input character keys ( 205 ) identifying the potential subsequent characters is displayed ( 327 ) The second set of keys ( 205 ) are grouped together ( 323 ) such that their relative screen locations with respect to each other are different to that of corresponding keys in the first set of keys ( 204 ) Finally in receiving ( 303 ) and displaying steps ( 309 ), the potential subsequent characters are entered adjacent the entered character, the entering having been in response to actuation of one of the second set of keys ( 205 )

Swee Ho Lim

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Entering a character into an electronic device