Patent ID: 8125356

Claim:
An electronic device providing number input capabilities, the device comprising: a processor: a display; a number input system comprising a first segmented element, a first segmented element, a second segmented element, a third segmented element, a forth segmented element, a fifth segmented element, a sixth segmented element, a seventh segmented element; wherein the first segmented element, the second segmented element, and the third segmented elements are horizontal and parallel to each other, and wherein the first segmented element, the second segmented element, and the third segmented element are arranged from top to bottom respectively and are separated by a fixed distance; wherein the fourth segmented element, the fifth segmented element are vertical and parallel to each other, and wherein the first segmented element, the second segmented element, the fourth segmented element and the fifth segmented element collectively and substantially enclose a first area; wherein the sixth segmented element, the seventh segmented element are vertical and parallel to each other, and wherein the second segmented element, the third segmented element, the sixth segmented element and the seventh segmented element collectively and substantially enclose a second area; wherein the first aria is positioned on top of the second area so as to form the number eight; wherein contact with a corresponding one or more of the first to seventh segments displays a corresponding one or more numbers on the display; wherein a second number is input directly after a first number has been displayed on the display; and wherein the number inputted is adjusted by the processor to predict the user input when the input is inaccurate.