Patent ID: 7721222
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: displaying on a computer monitor a first plurality of character menu items; wherein each character menu item of the first plurality of character menu items has only one individually selectable a character of a language; wherein each character menu item of the first plurality of character menu items is displayed in a first location on the computer monitor; wherein each character of each character menu item of the first plurality of character menu items is a consonant character of the language; further comprising receiving a first user selection of a first character menu item of the first plurality of character menu items, wherein the first user selection is received via a computer interactive device; displaying on the computer monitor during a first state a first overall plurality of character menu items which consists of the first plurality of character menu items, a second plurality of character menu items, and any first further character menu items, so that no character menu items are displayed on the computer monitor during the first state other than the first overall plurality of character menu items, and wherein the second plurality of character menu items is displayed on the computer monitor during the first state in response to the first user selection of the first character menu item; wherein each character menu item of the second plurality of character menu items has only one individually selectable a character of the language; wherein each character menu item of the second plurality of character menu items is displayed in a second location on the computer monitor; wherein each character of each of the second plurality of character menu items is a vowel derivative of the character of the first character menu item; wherein the second plurality of character menu items is displayed substantially and directly connected to the first character menu item, and the second plurality of character menu items is not displayed substantially and directly connected to any character menu item of the first overall plurality of character menu items, disregarding the second plurality of character menu items themselves, other than the first character menu item, and wherein the second location is separate and apart from the first location and the second location is adjacent the first character menu item; further comprising receiving a second user selection of a second character menu item of the first plurality of character menu items, wherein the second user selection is received via the computer interactive device; displaying on the computer monitor during a second state, a second overall plurality of character menu items which consists of the first plurality of character menu items, a third plurality of character menu items, and any second further character menu items, so that no character menu items are displayed on the computer monitor during the second state other than the second overall plurality of character menu items, and wherein the third plurality of character menu items is displayed on the computer monitor during the second state in response to the second user selection of the second character menu item; and wherein each character menu item of the third plurality of character menu items has only one individually selectable a character of the language; wherein each character of each character menu item of the third plurality of character menu items is a vowel derivative of the character of the second character menu item; wherein the third plurality of character menu items is displayed substantially and directly connected to the second character menu item, and the third plurality of character menu items is not displayed substantially and directly connected to any character menu item of the second overall plurality of character menu items, disregarding the third plurality of character menu items themselves, other than the second character menu item; and wherein each character menu item of the third plurality of character menu items is displayed in a third location on the computer monitor; and wherein the first, second, and the third locations are separate and apart from each other and the third location is adjacent the second character menu item.