HTC’s new G-sensor based text entry method
SolSie.com —
... plane are detected. Then, the tilting direction is indicated, and an input of a key of the keypad is received. Finally, a character corresponding to the key at the tilting direction is displayed on the handheld electronic device. Therefore, only two actions including tilting the handheld electronic device and pressing the key are required for the users to complete the input of a character. As such, the method is intuitive, convenient, and fast for inputting the character. [Via wmpoweruser] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment ...
HTC patent hints at tilt-and-text tech
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... per key, without necessarily increasing the number of physical keys. The patent would have future HTC customers typing out text messages by tilting their device, which HTC claims is “intuitive, convenient, and fast for inputting the character.”
We’re not sure we’ll ever see this patent make it to production, but you never know in what might happen in this wacky mobile world we live in.
Find the HTC patent here.
[USPTO via: WMPowerUser]
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HTC patenta un sistema para escribir texto con movimientos
Celularis —
... referencia y, entonces, se indica la dirección de inclinación y se recibe una entrada de una tecla del teclado del dispositivo. Finalmente, un caracter correspondiente a la tecla de la dirección de inclinación se muestra en la pantalla. Por lo tanto, solo son necesarios dos movimientos para completar el ingreso de un caracter: inclinar el dispositivo y presionar una tecla. Por eso, se trata de un método intuitivo, cómodo y rápido escribir texto.
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