Patent ID: 7725838
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal comprising: a keypad having a plurality of keys associated with several letters each; a processor for receiving a string of ambiguous key strokes from the keypad; a predictive editor program associated with the processor for generating words matching the received string of ambiguous key strokes, said predictive editor program having a number of associated vocabularies including at least one language dependent dictionary and at least one dictionary for receiving user defined inputs; a first editor application, controlled by the processor, operatively associated with said predictive editor program for generating matching words based on said at least one language dependent dictionary and/or said at least one dictionary for receiving user defined inputs; a second editor application controlled by said processor for entering key strokes in an unambiguous form; wherein said second editor is used to edit said matching words generated by said first editor application; and wherein said processor stores the edited words in said at least one dictionary for receiving user defined inputs; wherein said processor associates a storing time for the edited words stored in said dictionary for receiving user defined inputs and said processor resets the associated storing time with each use of the edited words; and wherein said processor maintains the dictionary containing the edited words dependent on the storing time.