Patent ID: 7492286

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a user interface including a display screen and plurality of user inputs including a reduced-key keyboard comprising a plurality of input keys of which at least one is a multi-character key associated with a plurality of alphanumeric characters; a processing subsystem comprising operating system software that controls operation of the mobile communication device; and said operating system software is programmed to display a default character associated with a selected multi-character key upon a first actuation thereof and to display a cursor in the position of the default character on the display screen when one of the plurality of user inputs is subsequently actuated and to then display an alternate character associated with the selected multi-character key upon a second actuation thereof, wherein the user input that displays the cursor in the position of the default character on the display screen when actuated is one of a clear key, a ‘C’ key, a ‘CLR’ key, a backspace key, a soft key, a touch screen key, a navigation tool, a mouse, and a joystick selector.