Abstract: A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display, generating a set of predicted input characters based on the input character, and displaying the generated set of characters in partitions of the virtual keyboard in proximate association with candidate letters is disclosed. An electronic device and a keyboard configured to perform the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device that includes a touch-sensitive display and a plurality of hardware components. The method includes detecting a touch at at least one of the hardware components of the electronic device, identifying a function associated with the at least one of the hardware components, and performing the function at the electronic device.

Abstract: A touch sensitive input apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a panel with at least one capacitive touch sensor. A cover is positionable over part of the input panel. Within the cover is at least one capacitive touch point pass-through having an exposed first side and extending through the cover towards an opposite back surface of the cover, which faces the input panel. The side of the capacitive touch point pass-through opposite the front surface capacitively couples to at least one capacitive touch sensor of the input panel when the cover is positioned over the input panel. A method identifies the cover placed over the input panel, maps capacitive touch point pass-throughs of the identified to portions of the input panel, and configures displays to present visual content at locations corresponding to windows of the identified cover.

Abstract: A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, generating a set of characters that includes the character, and displaying the generated set of characters at a location associated with a key of the virtual keyboard of the display which corresponds to a subsequent candidate input character. An electronic device including a display having a virtual keyboard rendered thereupon and a processor, the processor being configured to perform the method. Also disclosed is a keyboard, including a plurality of keys, each key corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters, wherein in response to receiving an input of a character, the keyboard is configured to perform the method.

Abstract: Methods and electronic devices are provided for processing prediction candidates in connection with virtual keyboards and touch-sensitive displays. A display area of the touch-sensitive displays a virtual keyboard. Within the virtual keyboard is a plurality of keys, each of at least some of the keys corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters. The methods and devices may detect a selection of one or more of the keys. The methods and devices may generate one or more sets of characters based on the one or more characters corresponding to the selected key. The methods and devices may display the sets of characters within or substantially within the virtual keyboard. The methods and devices may detect a gesture associated with one of the displayed sets of characters, and, in response to detecting the gesture, remove the one of the displayed sets of characters from the virtual keyboard.

Abstract: A method and electronic devices to provide a common user interface mode on a first electronic device and a second electronic device are described. The first electronic device and the second electronic device each comprise a camera. In one aspect, the method comprises: capturing a first image on the first electronic device; receiving a second image which was captured on the second electronic device at approximately the same time that the first image was captured; determining a relative orientation of the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the first image and the second image; and entering a common user interface mode in which a display associated with the first electronic device and a display associated with the second electronic device operate cooperatively and in which the orientation of a common user interface displayed on the displays is determined in accordance with the determined relative orientation.