diff --git a/include/ui/EventHub.h b/include/ui/EventHub.h
index 1431964..f4dc536 100644
--- a/include/ui/EventHub.h
+++ b/include/ui/EventHub.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define _RUNTIME_EVENT_HUB_H
 
 #include <android/input.h>
+#include <ui/Keyboard.h>
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
@@ -246,10 +247,7 @@
         uint32_t        classes;
         uint8_t*        keyBitmask;
         KeyLayoutMap*   layoutMap;
-        String8         keyMapName;
-        bool            defaultKeyMap;
-        String8         keyLayoutFilename;
-        String8         keyCharacterMapFilename;
+        KeyMapInfo      keyMapInfo;
         int             fd;
         device_t*       next;
         
@@ -267,8 +265,6 @@
             const int32_t* keyCodes, uint8_t* outFlags) const;
 
     void configureKeyMap(device_t* device);
-    bool probeKeyMap(device_t* device, const String8& keyMapName, bool defaultKeyMap);
-    void selectKeyMap(device_t* device, const String8& keyMapName, bool defaultKeyMap);
     void setKeyboardProperties(device_t* device, bool firstKeyboard);
     void clearKeyboardProperties(device_t* device, bool firstKeyboard);
 
diff --git a/include/ui/KeyCharacterMap.h b/include/ui/KeyCharacterMap.h
index bad2cf8..a1ccb37 100644
--- a/include/ui/KeyCharacterMap.h
+++ b/include/ui/KeyCharacterMap.h
@@ -18,55 +18,166 @@
 #define _UI_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <utils/Vector.h>
 
-using namespace android;
+#include <ui/Input.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
+#include <utils/Tokenizer.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+#include <utils/Unicode.h>
 
-class KeyCharacterMap
-{
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * Describes a mapping from Android key codes to characters.
+ * Also specifies other functions of the keyboard such as the keyboard type
+ * and key modifier semantics.
+ */
+class KeyCharacterMap {
 public:
+    enum KeyboardType {
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_NUMERIC = 1,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_PREDICTIVE = 2,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_ALPHA = 3,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_FULL = 4,
+        KEYBOARD_TYPE_SPECIAL_FUNCTION = 5,
+    };
+
     ~KeyCharacterMap();
 
-    // see the javadoc for android.text.method.KeyCharacterMap for what
-    // these do
-    unsigned short get(int keycode, int meta);
-    unsigned short getNumber(int keycode);
-    unsigned short getMatch(int keycode, const unsigned short* chars,
-                            int charsize, uint32_t modifiers);
-    unsigned short getDisplayLabel(int keycode);
-    bool getKeyData(int keycode, unsigned short *displayLabel,
-                    unsigned short *number, unsigned short* results);
-    inline unsigned int getKeyboardType() { return m_type; }
-    bool getEvents(uint16_t* chars, size_t len,
-                   Vector<int32_t>* keys, Vector<uint32_t>* modifiers);
+    static status_t load(const String8& filename, KeyCharacterMap** outMap);
+    static status_t loadByDeviceId(int32_t deviceId, KeyCharacterMap** outMap);
 
-    static KeyCharacterMap* load(int id);
+    /* Gets the keyboard type. */
+    int32_t getKeyboardType() const;
 
-    enum {
-        NUMERIC = 1,
-        Q14 = 2,
-        QWERTY = 3 // or AZERTY or whatever
-    };
+    /* Gets the primary character for this key as in the label physically printed on it.
+     * Returns 0 if none (eg. for non-printing keys). */
+    char16_t getDisplayLabel(int32_t keyCode) const;
 
-#define META_MASK 3
+    /* Gets the Unicode character for the number or symbol generated by the key
+     * when the keyboard is used as a dialing pad.
+     * Returns 0 if no number or symbol is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getNumber(int32_t keyCode) const;
+
+    /* Gets the Unicode character generated by the key and meta key modifiers.
+     * Returns 0 if no character is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getCharacter(int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState) const;
+
+    /* Gets the first matching Unicode character that can be generated by the key,
+     * preferring the one with the specified meta key modifiers.
+     * Returns 0 if no matching character is generated.
+     */
+    char16_t getMatch(int32_t keyCode, const char16_t* chars,
+            size_t numChars, int32_t metaState) const;
+
+    /* Gets a sequence of key events that could plausibly generate the specified
+     * character sequence.  Returns false if some of the characters cannot be generated.
+     */
+    bool getEvents(int32_t deviceId, const char16_t* chars, size_t numChars,
+            Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents) const;
 
 private:
-    struct Key
-    {
-        int32_t keycode;
-        uint16_t display_label;
-        uint16_t number;
-        uint16_t data[META_MASK + 1];
+    struct Behavior {
+        Behavior();
+
+        /* The next behavior in the list, or NULL if none. */
+        Behavior* next;
+
+        /* The meta key modifiers for this behavior. */
+        int32_t metaState;
+
+        /* The character to insert. */
+        char16_t character;
+
+        /* The fallback keycode if the key is not handled. */
+        int32_t fallbackKeyCode;
     };
 
-    KeyCharacterMap();
-    static KeyCharacterMap* try_file(const char* filename);
-    Key* find_key(int keycode);
-    bool find_char(uint16_t c, uint32_t* key, uint32_t* mods);
+    struct Key {
+        Key();
+        ~Key();
 
-    unsigned int m_type;
-    unsigned int m_keyCount;
-    Key* m_keys;
+        /* The single character label printed on the key, or 0 if none. */
+        char16_t label;
+
+        /* The number or symbol character generated by the key, or 0 if none. */
+        char16_t number;
+
+        /* The list of key behaviors sorted from most specific to least specific
+         * meta key binding. */
+        Behavior* firstBehavior;
+    };
+
+    class Parser {
+        enum State {
+            STATE_TOP = 0,
+            STATE_KEY = 1,
+        };
+
+        enum {
+            PROPERTY_LABEL = 1,
+            PROPERTY_NUMBER = 2,
+            PROPERTY_META = 3,
+        };
+
+        struct Property {
+            inline Property(int32_t property = 0, int32_t metaState = 0) :
+                    property(property), metaState(metaState) { }
+
+            int32_t property;
+            int32_t metaState;
+        };
+
+        KeyCharacterMap* mMap;
+        Tokenizer* mTokenizer;
+        State mState;
+        int32_t mKeyCode;
+
+    public:
+        Parser(KeyCharacterMap* map, Tokenizer* tokenizer);
+        ~Parser();
+        status_t parse();
+
+    private:
+        status_t parseType();
+        status_t parseKey();
+        status_t parseKeyProperty();
+        status_t parseModifier(const String8& token, int32_t* outMetaState);
+        status_t parseCharacterLiteral(char16_t* outCharacter);
+    };
+
+    KeyedVector<int32_t, Key*> mKeys;
+    int mType;
+
+    KeyCharacterMap();
+
+    bool findKey(char16_t ch, int32_t* outKeyCode, int32_t* outMetaState) const;
+
+    static void addKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t keyCode, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time);
+    static void addMetaKeys(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static bool addSingleEphemeralMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t keyCode, int32_t keyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static void addDoubleEphemeralMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, bool down, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t leftKeyCode, int32_t leftKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t rightKeyCode, int32_t rightKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t eitherKeyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
+    static void addLockedMetaKey(Vector<KeyEvent>& outEvents,
+            int32_t deviceId, int32_t metaState, nsecs_t time,
+            int32_t keyCode, int32_t keyMetaState,
+            int32_t* currentMetaState);
 };
 
+} // namespace android
+
 #endif // _UI_KEY_CHARACTER_MAP_H
diff --git a/include/ui/KeyLayoutMap.h b/include/ui/KeyLayoutMap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a6d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/KeyLayoutMap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UI_KEY_LAYOUT_MAP_H
+#define _UI_KEY_LAYOUT_MAP_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/KeyedVector.h>
+#include <utils/Tokenizer.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * Describes a mapping from keyboard scan codes to Android key codes.
+ */
+class KeyLayoutMap {
+public:
+    ~KeyLayoutMap();
+
+    static status_t load(const String8& filename, KeyLayoutMap** outMap);
+
+    status_t map(int32_t scanCode, int32_t* keyCode, uint32_t* flags) const;
+    status_t findScanCodes(int32_t keyCode, Vector<int32_t>* outScanCodes) const;
+
+private:
+    struct Key {
+        int32_t keyCode;
+        uint32_t flags;
+    };
+
+    KeyedVector<int32_t,Key> mKeys;
+
+    KeyLayoutMap();
+
+    class Parser {
+        KeyLayoutMap* mMap;
+        Tokenizer* mTokenizer;
+
+    public:
+        Parser(KeyLayoutMap* map, Tokenizer* tokenizer);
+        ~Parser();
+        status_t parse();
+
+    private:
+        status_t parseKey();
+    };
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // _UI_KEY_LAYOUT_MAP_H
diff --git a/include/ui/Keyboard.h b/include/ui/Keyboard.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b477c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/Keyboard.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UI_KEYBOARD_H
+#define _UI_KEYBOARD_H
+
+#include <ui/Input.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+enum {
+    /* Device id of the built in keyboard. */
+    DEVICE_ID_BUILT_IN_KEYBOARD = 0,
+
+    /* Device id of a generic virtual keyboard with a full layout that can be used
+     * to synthesize key events. */
+    DEVICE_ID_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD = -1,
+};
+
+struct KeyMapInfo {
+    String8 keyMapName;
+    String8 keyLayoutFile;
+    String8 keyCharacterMapFile;
+    bool isDefaultKeyMap;
+
+    KeyMapInfo() : isDefaultKeyMap(false) {
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Resolves the key map to use for a particular keyboard device.
+ */
+extern status_t resolveKeyMap(const String8& deviceName, KeyMapInfo& outKeyMapInfo);
+
+/**
+ * Sets keyboard system properties.
+ */
+extern void setKeyboardProperties(int32_t deviceId, const String8& deviceName,
+        const KeyMapInfo& keyMapInfo);
+
+/**
+ * Clears keyboard system properties.
+ */
+extern void clearKeyboardProperties(int32_t deviceId);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the key character map filename for a device using inspecting system properties
+ * and then falling back on a default key character map if necessary.
+ * Returns a NAME_NOT_FOUND if none found.
+ */
+extern status_t getKeyCharacterMapFile(int32_t deviceId, String8& outKeyCharacterMapFile);
+
+/**
+ * Gets a key code by its short form label, eg. "HOME".
+ * Returns 0 if unknown.
+ */
+extern int32_t getKeyCodeByLabel(const char* label);
+
+/**
+ * Gets a key flag by its short form label, eg. "WAKE".
+ * Returns 0 if unknown.
+ */
+extern uint32_t getKeyFlagByLabel(const char* label);
+
+/**
+ * Updates a meta state field when a key is pressed or released.
+ */
+extern int32_t updateMetaState(int32_t keyCode, bool down, int32_t oldMetaState);
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // _UI_KEYBOARD_H