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US 8587547

How to Split a Smartphone Keyboard with a Gesture

Apple's 2013 patent describes how to split a phone's keyboard in half and move it up the screen with a swipe, making it easier to type with thumbs.

Statusactive

Granted2013

Expires2031

Claims23

Forward citations6

Prior art122

AssigneeApple Inc

InventorsJonathan Koch, Scott Forstall +1

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