Patent ID: 8493327

Claim:
An input method for use in a handheld electronic device having a memory storing a plurality of language objects, the method comprising: detecting input of a set of characters; determining that at least a first language object and a second language object each correspond with at least a portion of the set of characters, one of the first language object and the second language object being associated with a frequency value higher than the frequency value with which the other of the first language object and the second language object is associated; making a determination that the first and second language objects are in a special category, the special category including word objects stored in the memory that correspond to a particular ambiguous input sequence and are of a same length; and responsive to said making a determination, maintaining the one of the first language object and the second language object associated with a frequency value higher than the frequency value with which the other of the first language object and the second language object is associated.