Patent ID: 7231610
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A text editing assistor for displaying a prospective character sequence based on a character sequence which is input by a user, comprising: a table storing section for storing a candidate table which associates one or more prospective character sequences with a given character sequence; a candidate displaying section for displaying, in response to a character sequence which is input by the user, at least one prospective character sequence which is associated by the candidate table with the character sequence which has been input by the user; a character sequence finalization section for allowing the user to select one of the at least one prospective character sequence displayed by the candidate displaying section as a final character sequence; an environment information acquisition section for acquiring environment information concerning the text editing assistor or an environment thereof; a determination section for, when a final character sequence is selected by means of the character sequence finalization section, determining whether or not to update the candidate table based on the environment information; and a first updating section for updating the candidate table based on an association between the final character sequence selected by means of the character sequence finalization section and the character sequence which has been input by the user, the update being made only when the determination section determines that the candidate table is to be updated.