Patent ID: 7797629
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling a spell-check operation on a text entry on a handheld electronic device having stored for execution thereon a number of sequentially ordered spell-check algorithms, the method comprising: on the handheld electronic device, subjecting the text entry to a spell-check algorithm to obtain a resultant expression, and seeking for inclusion in a list any language object that is consistent with the resultant expression; repeating on the text entry said subjecting and said seeking as to a next sequentially ordered spell-check algorithm when the quantity of language objects in the list has not reached a predetermined quantity; ceasing said subjecting and said seeking as to further spell-check algorithms when the quantity of language objects in the list reaches the predetermined quantity; subjecting the text entry to at least a first spell-check algorithm related to character configuration; employing as the at least first spell-check algorithm related to character configuration at least a first spell-check algorithm related to ignoring at least one of capitalization and accenting; and subsequent to said subjecting the text entry to at least a first spell-check algorithm related to character configuration, and when the quantity of language objects in the list has not reached the predetermined quantity, subjecting the text entry to at least a first spell-check algorithm related to misspelling.