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Patent US8237663 - Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8237663?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8237663 - Handheld electronic device with text disambiguationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8237663 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/620,888Publication dateAug 7, 2012Filing dateNov 18, 2009Priority dateAug 31, 2004Also published asUS8780050, US20100073299, US20130002563Publication number12620888, 620888, US 8237663 B2, US 8237663B2, US-B2-8237663, US8237663 B2, US8237663B2InventorsVadim Fux, Michael G. Elizarov, Sergey V. KolomietsOriginal AssigneeResearch In Motion LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (17), Non-Patent Citations (17), Referenced by (2), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHandheld electronic device with text disambiguationUS 8237663 B2Abstract A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special <NEXT> key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user's hands on the device.
1. A method of enabling input into an electronic device that comprises a display and a reduced keyboard having a plurality of linguistic input members, the method comprising:
responsive to detecting a first actuation of a linguistic input member, initiating a language entry session;
with each actuation of a linguistic input member, adding the linguistic input member to an input sequence and outputting a disambiguated interpretation of the input sequence;
responsive to detecting a delimiter input, terminating the language entry session;
responsive to detecting a post-termination actuation of a linguistic input member without a movement of a caret beyond an end of the disambiguated interpretation, reinitiating the language entry session by adding the post-termination actuation to the input sequence and outputting a disambiguated interpretation of the input sequence.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the post-termination actuation as being effective at a location adjacent the language entry session.
a reduced keyboard comprising a plurality of linguistic input members;
and a memory having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the electronic device to perform operation comprising;
4. The electronic device of claim 3 wherein the operations further comprise detecting the post-termination actuation as being effective at a location adjacent the language entry session. Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The instant application is continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/931,276 filed Aug. 31, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,646,375, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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