Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) has secured a US patent for a dynamic technology
regarding the graphical user interface used in its operating systems. It will
change the “hit region" size or the total area of a virtual keyboard's
buttons based on predictive text data. This is done without changing dimensions
of the visual keyboard asset.
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It can be demonstrated with a simple example. If you want to spell
“ANIMAL”, then you will start with the letter “A” and then continue
accordingly. The system will guess what you are trying to spell and increase
the size of the next expected key icon. The keyboard will retain its original
size instead of representing the next key's larger hit area visually,
thereby rendering the system fully invisible to the user.
The entire objective is to let
the predictive technology provide people with a smoother and more user-friendly
typing experience, which is difficult on a small device. Users get to work in
tandem with the enlarged image that can be seen above an iOS keyboard's key
when a touch event is recorded.
Apple has stated that it has
secured the patent for exactly that purpose as mentioned above – efficiently
operating small portable devices while writing texts. Since portable devices or
to be precise, portable communication plays a huge rule in our every life in
the mode of an SMS, instant messaging or e-mail, the weaknesses and
difficulties need to be ironed out as soon as possible.
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The patent voices that the major
issue is the size of the portable devices, which proportionately decreases the
size of the text input device like a physical or virtual keyboard, in the
portable device. The keyboard being size-restricted, it is necessary to make
smaller or overload keys. These result in more mistakes while typing and
wastage of time while users backtrack to correct them. Over time, this will
lead to user dissatisfaction.
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