One-handed Rapid Text Selection and Command Execution Method for Smartphones

We show a one-handed rapid text selection and command execution method for a smartphone; we term this Press & Slide. The user can perform caret navigation or text selection by sliding the finger on a software keyboard after pressing a key. Then, by releasing the key, a command such as "copy the selected text" is executed; the command is specified by the key that is pressed. Therefore, the user needs not touch the text, and thus the fat finger problem does not cause and the user needs not change his/her smartphone grip.