Patent ID: 7664632
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a disambiguation function, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus and an output apparatus, said input apparatus having a plurality of input members that are capable of being actuated and a navigational input member capable of providing a navigational input, said method comprising: detecting as a first input a number of input member actuations; responsive to said detecting a first input, generating a number of character combination choices using said text disambiguation function based on said first input; responsive to said generating, displaying an output that comprises a variant component and a first visual separator, said variant component comprising a first subset of said number of character combination choices, said first visual separator being representative of the availability of a second subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said first subset responsive to a navigational input in a first direction, said first visual separator being located adjacent an end of said first subset; detecting as a second input a navigational input in said first direction; and responsive to said detecting a second input, displaying within said variant component said second subset and displaying a second visual separator having a first component and a second component, said first component being representative of the availability of a third subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to a navigational input in said first direction, said second component being representative of the availability of said first subset for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to a navigational input in a second direction, said first component being located adjacent a first end of said second subset, and said second component being located adjacent a second end of said second subset.