Patent ID: 8692693

Claim:
A computer-implemented text entry method employing a display and a multi-key keypad, comprising operations of: via the keypad, receiving user entry of a sequence of keypresses in an order, the sequence of keypresses representing an intended series of letters collectively spelling-out some or all of a desired textual object, wherein resolution of the intended series of letters and the desired textual object is ambiguous because some or all of the keypresses individually represent multiple letters; after each new keypress, automatically and substantially concurrently preparing alternative interpretations of the sequence of keypresses according to multiple inconsistent keypress interpretation strategies; and utilizing the display to provide a human-readable presentation including a selected combination of vocabulary entries identified by the multiple inconsistent keypress interpretation strategies, wherein the operation of utilizing the display includes maintaining the presentation to include a greater number of vocabulary entries arising from a first inconsistent keypress interpretation strategy than a number of presented vocabulary entries arising from a second inconsistent keypress interpretation strategy until vocabulary entries arising from the first inconsistent keypress interpretation strategy fall below a prescribed quantity.