MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202644023537 A) filed by Google LLC on February 27, 2026, for Input Mechanism With Multi-Character Keys.
Inventors include Madrigal, Carlos Andres Moran; Zhai, Shumin; Li, Zhi; and Sun, Haicheng.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: An example method includes outputting a graphical user interface including: a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of character keys, the plurality of character keys including two to eight character keys; a text-editing region; and a word-suggestion region. The method also includes detecting a first user input at a location of the presence-sensitive display associated with a particular character key from the plurality of character keys. The method further includes, responsive to detecting the first user input, determining a first character associated with the particular character key. The method additionally includes outputting the first character for display within the text-editing region and a set of suggested words for display within the word-suggestion region. The method also includes, responsive to receiving a transition input via an input device of the computing device, transitioning a focus region from a location of the text-editing region to a location of the word-suggestion region.
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