Patent ID: 7392326

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for entering an address into a web browser of a mobile device, comprising: receiving one character of text; determining whether the one character of text comprises a single word wherein determining whether the one character of text comprises the single word comprises determining, prior to receiving another character of text, that the one character of text comprises a character other than a period; displaying, when it is determined that the one character of text does not comprise the single word, a string list in the web browser with a string list item wherein the string list item comprises a text string containing at least one instance of the character without regard to the location of the character within the text string; configuring at least one automatic prefix and at least one automatic suffix associated with a geographic location of the mobile device wherein configuring the at least one automatic prefix and the at least one automatic suffix associated with the geographic location of the mobile device comprises storing the at least one automatic prefix and the at least one automatic suffix in a registry; displaying, when it is determined that the one character of text comprises the single word, a list in the web browser with a list item wherein the list item comprises the one character of text with the automatic prefix added before the one character of text and the automatic suffix added after the one character of text; receiving, when it is determined that the one character of text comprises the single word, the another character of text; and determining, in response to determining that the one character of text comprises the single word, whether the combination of the one character of text and the another character of text comprises the single word wherein determining whether the combination of the one character of text and the another character of text comprises the single word comprises determining, prior to receiving yet another character of text, that the another character of text comprises the character other than a period.