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MessagEase is an input method and virtual keyboard for touchscreen devices. It relies on a new entry system designed by Saied B. Nesbat, formatted as a 3x3 matrix keypad where users may press or swipe up, down, left, right, or diagonally to access all keys and symbols.[1] It is a keyboard that was designed for devices like cell phones, mimicking the early cell phones' limited number of 12 keys.[2]
The most frequently used letters (the large letters in the illustration below) are accessed by a tap. Less common letters are accessed by a slide. Example: Tapping the center square generates an 'o'. Sliding to the left from the same square generates a 'c'. A green trail shows the path of the finger.[3] The keyboard supports multiple user dictionaries, used for word prediction and correction.[4]
The software is developed and patented by ExIdeas, based in Belmont, California. It was first released in 2002 for the Palm, along with a paper in 2003.[5]
- ^ Bozorgui-Nesbat, Saied (2003). "A system for fast, full-text entry for small electronic devices". Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces - ICMI 2003. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: ACM Press. pp. 4–11. doi:10.1145/958432.958437. ISBN 1-58113-621-8.
- ^ Khalil Ibrahim, Ismail (30 September 2008). Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia (Second ed.). Information Science Reference. p. 777. ISBN 978-1605660462.
- ^ "Four funky Android keyboards". Retrieved 2015-12-27.
- ^ "Android FAQ". Retrieved 2015-03-19.
- ^ Lomas. "As Mobile Devices Morph Into Wearables, Keyboard Maker MessagEase Wants Your Fingers To Settle On Its Qwerty Killer". TechCrunch.