Inputting data into a mobile device using a dynamically configured number pad
View Patent ↗Systems, products, and methods are disclosed for facilitating a method of mapping a numerical keypad to keys of a keyboard on a mobile communications device based on an initial selection of an edge key. One embodiment of the method includes receiving input by way of a given key of the keypad and then dynamically configuring that given key to be a numerical key of a numerical keypad. In particular, input received by way of the numerical key is interpreted as a corresponding numeral regardless of a prior configuration associated with the numerical key. Further, keys of a keyboard within a proximity of the numerical key are mapped to remaining numerical keys of the numerical keypad.
1. Non-transitory computer-readable media (“media”) having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of mapping numerical values to keys of a keyboard of a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
receiving input from an edge key of the keyboard,
wherein the edge key is one of a set of keys that define a perimeter of the keyboard, and
wherein the edge key was associated with a first value prior to receiving the input;
determining a position of the edge key;
based on the determining, dynamically mapping numerical values “0” through “9” to respectively correspond to a certain set of ten keys that is characterized as follows,
numerical values “1” through “9” are mapped to nine keys arranged in a 3×3 matrix,
a middle key within the 3×3 matrix is mapped to the numerical value “5” and is surrounded by remaining keys of the 3×3 matrix that are sequentially mapped to values “1” through “9,” and
the edge key continues to be an edge key,
thereby configuring the edge key to be associated with a second value.
2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the first value matches the second value.
3. The media of claim 1 , wherein the first value is an alphanumeric value.
4. The media of claim 1 , wherein an edge key of the 3×3 matrix that corresponds to the edge key of the keyboard has the same orientation of the initially selected edge key.
5. The media of claim 4 , wherein a numerical value having a higher value is mapped to the input edge key of the keyboard when more than one edge key of the 3×3 matrix has the same orientation as the input edge key of the keyboard.
6. The media of claim 4 , wherein a numerical value having a lower value is mapped to the input edge key of the keyboard when more than one edge key of the 3×3 matrix has the same orientation as the input edge key of the keyboard.
7. Non-transitory computer-readable media (“media”) having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of mapping numerical values to keys of a keyboard on a mobile communications device based on an initial selection of an edge key, the method comprising:
receiving input comprising an initially selected edge key of the keyboard;
determining a position of the initially selected edge key of the keyboard along a perimeter of the keyboard;
assigning a numerical value to the initially selected edge key of the keyboard based on the position of the initially selected edge key on the keyboard;
mapping the initially selected edge key of the keyboard to a numerical value of an edge key of a numerical keypad that corresponds to the assigned numerical value of the initially selected edge key;
assigning each key of a subset of keys of the keyboard a numerical value based on the position of the initially selected edge key; and
mapping each of the subset of keys of the keyboard to a numerical value of a key of the numerical keypad that corresponds to each assigned numerical value of the subset of keys of the keyboard.
8. The media of claim 7 , wherein the numerical value assigned to the initially selected edge key is based on availability of remaining keys of the keyboard within proximity of the position of the initially selected edge key of the keyboard.
9. The media of claim 8 , wherein keys of the keyboard within proximity of the position of the initially selected key of the keyboard are within two rows and two columns of the initially selected edge key.
10. The media of claim 8 , wherein proximity is based on magnitude of a matrix comprising the numerical keypad.
11. The media of claim 8 , wherein an available key of a keyboard comprises a key of a keyboard that is not mapped to a numerical value of the numerical keyboard.
12. The media of claim 7 , wherein the numerical keypad comprises a set of nine numerical keys arranged in a 3×3 matrix.
13. The media of claim 7 , wherein the numerical keypad comprises a set of ten numerical keys, a pound key, and a star key arranged in a 4×3 matrix.
14. Non-transitory computer-readable media (“media”) having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of mapping numerical values to keys of a keyboard on a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
receiving input comprising an initially selected edge key of the keyboard;
assigning a numerical value to the initially selected edge key of the keyboard based on a position of the initially selected edge key on the keyboard along a perimeter of the keyboard;
mapping the initially selected edge key of the keyboard to a numerical value of an edge key of the numerical keypad that corresponds to the assigned numerical value of the initially selected edge key;
determining availability of keys of a keyboard within proximity of the position of the initially selected edge key of the keyboard;
assigning each key of a subset of keys of the keyboard a numerical value based on the availability of keys of the keyboard; and
mapping each of the subset of keys of the keyboard to a numerical value of a key of the numerical keypad that corresponds to each assigned numerical value of the subset of keys of the keyboard.
15. The media of claim 14 , wherein proximity is based on a magnitude of a matrix comprising the numerical keypad.
16. The media of claim 14 , wherein the edge key of the numerical keypad that corresponds to the initially selected edge key has the same orientation of the initially selected edge key.
17. The media of claim 16 , wherein a numerical value of an edge key of the numerical keyboard having a higher value is mapped to the initially selected edge key when more than one edge key of the numerical keyboard has the same orientation as the initially selected edge key.
18. The media of claim 16 , wherein a numerical value of an edge key of the numerical keyboard having a lower value is mapped to the initially selected edge key when more than one edge key of the numerical keyboard has the same orientation as the initially selected edge key.
19. The media of claim 14 , wherein the numerical keypad comprises a set of nine numerical keys arranged in a 3×3 matrix.
20. The media of claim 14 , wherein the numerical keypad comprises a set of ten numerical keys, a pound key, and a star key arranged in a 4×3 matrix.