Patent ID: 7583206

Claim:
Method for processing input impulses during text input, the method comprising the step of: providing an electronic device having an input device for inputting text, wherein the input device is selected from the group consisting of a first input device and a second input device; inputting text with the first input device or the second input device; wherein the first input device inputs text by actuating keys of a numeric keypad of the electronic device, wherein underneath each key of the keypad sensors are located that measure a variable angle of an actuated key of the numeric keypad over a range of motion for the actuated key, and wherein a micro processor of the electronic device is programmable to assign a chosen input alternative based on the measured variable angle of the actuated key of the numeric keypad, wherein the second input device inputs text by actuating keys of a numeric keypad of the electronic device, wherein the keypad contains keys with integrated sensors or switches measuring a user's finger position, wherein each key comprises a soft, deformable material built either from an electrically conductive material that changes its resistance upon pressure and has a high electrical resistance, or built with multiple layers, one layer consisting of an electrically conductive material changes its resistance upon pressure and has a high electrical resistance, where there are sensors or switches integrated into each key that measure the position of the actuated key of the keypad, and wherein a micro processor is provided that associates a determined position to one of one or many input alternatives, displaying a list with possible input alternatives on a connected display of the electronic device, where exactly one input alternative that corresponds to the measured variable angle of the actuated key is highlighted and a change of the variable angle of the actuated key allows the highlighting on the listed input alternatives to move to a second input alternative, and after release of the actuated key, a finally highlighted input alternative is registered as a keypad input, wherein the finally highlighted input alternative is an input alternative highlighted immediately preceding the release of the actuated key; and, optionally, entering special characters by pressing an activation key of the first or second input device, leading to a display with an overview of all keys and their corresponding input choices, and then pressing a second key, whereas said overview disappears and the corresponding character from the overview is accepted as the keypad input.