Patent ID: 8289193

Claim:
A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device including a plurality of keys and a memory having a plurality of words stored therein, at least some of the keys each having a plurality of characters assigned thereto, at least one of the keys having a plurality of punctuation symbols assigned thereto, the handheld device having a language option selector configured for selecting, among a plurality of languages, a language for disambiguating ambiguous input, the method comprising: detecting an ambiguous input including an ambiguous punctuation input; outputting a first word corresponding with the ambiguous input and comprising a first punctuation symbol of the ambiguous punctuation input and at least one character additional to the ambiguous input; outputting a second word corresponding with the ambiguous input and comprising a second punctuation symbol of the ambiguous punctuation input; outputting a third output indicative of a language used to interpret the ambiguous input; detecting an input comprising a movement input to the third output and a selection input associated with the third output; outputting one or more additional outputs indicative of one or more additional languages upon detection of the selection input; and detecting a selected language from the one or more additional languages, wherein the selected language is used for disambiguation.