Patent ID: 8234794
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
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 method comprising: detecting a first input; 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 indicator, said variant component comprising a first subset of said number of character combination choices, said first visual indicator being located at a single location and 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; detecting as a second input a navigational input; and responsive to said detecting a second input, displaying within said variant component said second subset and displaying a second visual indicator located at said single location in place of said first visual indicator, said second visual indicator 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, and said second visual indicator also 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 second navigational input in a second direction.