What Is Swype on a Samsung Phone?
Swype, on a Samsung phone or any other mobile computing device, is an input technology used for creating text messages. Swype technology involves an on-screen, touch-sensitive QWERTY keyboard and allows you to spell words by swiping your fingertip in one continuous motion along the path of the word you wish to type. An assortment of Samsung mobile phones, including the Omnia II, come with the Swype application. Swype technology is a product of Swype Inc.
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Uses
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Swype Inc. touts its product as "a faster and easier way to input text on any screen." The company further asserts its technology can help users enter words at a rate of up to 40 words per minute. In addition to Samsung phones, Swype is designed to work on an assortment of devices, such as tablet computers, game consoles, kiosks and televisions.
Input
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Depending on the type of screen your Samsung phone is equipped with, Swype technology is employed using your fingertip or a stylus. On touch capacitive screens, which are designed to operate in response to the touch of human flesh only, you can only use your fingertip to operate Swype. Touch resistive screens, on the other hand, are designed to respond to any appropriately sized stimulus. The Swype application is equipped with built-in intelligence that does away with the need to accurately tap each letter on a keyboard and is available in several languages. The application also supports common editing actions.
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Technology
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Comprised of an input path analyzer, a 65,000-word database with accompanying word-matching search engine and a user interface, the Swype application is tightly written and takes up less than 1MB of memory. The application features a built-in statistical tracker that allows you to track your average input speed and a tutorial program that teaches the basics of the program, which is designed to involve little to no learning curve. Swype automatically corrects commonly misspelled words, similar to word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word. Swype automatically inserts a space between words and generates a pop-up window when a swiped word could be one of several words that follow the same or similar path.
Swype Inc.
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Headquartered in Seattle, Swype Inc. and its technology were created in 2002 by Randy Marsden and Cliff Kushler. Marsden is the developer of the on-screen keyboard for Microsoft Windows' operating systems and is a well-known expert in the field of alternative input and assistive technology. Kushler helped create the T9 predictive text technology, which is found in many mobile phones, including Samsung's.
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