Patent ID: 8018355
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device of a type comprising an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus that comprises a memory having stored therein a plurality of objects including a number of language objects, the input apparatus including a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a plurality of linguistic elements assigned thereto, the method comprising: providing, by the handheld electronic device, as a first output a number of linguistic elements; detecting as an ambiguous editing input a number of input member actuations at a location that precedes at least a portion of the first output; employing a number of first language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input to generate a number of first linguistic results; employing a number of second language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output to generate a number of second linguistic results; and outputting at least one of: