Patent ID: 9195318
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for inputting a diacritic to a handheld electronic device, comprising: receiving a first user input indicative of a character selected by a user; displaying, in a selection window, the selected character, a plurality of diacritics corresponding to the selected character, and an indicator indicative of a selection of one of the diacritics, wherein the plurality of diacritics are displayed, in the selection window, in different locations around the selected character, the locations of the plurality of diacritics corresponding to directional strokes of respective diacritical marks of the plurality of diacritics; displaying the indicator between the character and one of the diacritics, the directional indication corresponding to a direction between the character and the one of the diacritics; receiving a second user input for adjusting the indicator to a preferred selection of one of the diacritics; receiving a third user input for entering the preferred selection of one of the diacritics; and displaying the preferred selection of one of the diacritics in place of the character.