Patent Document ID: 8786552
Application ID: 13770672

Base Claim:
1. A handheld electronic device comprising: a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory; an input apparatus comprising a plurality of input keys and being structured to provide input to the processor apparatus, a first set of the input keys each having one or more non-Roman characters assigned thereto, said non-Roman characters being employed in a first language, said first language having one or more rules that govern use of characters in the first language; and an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus, wherein the memory has stored therein a number of routines that, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to: receive an input requesting entry of a first one of the non-Roman characters on a first one of the first set of input keys; determine that said input is for beginning a new word; and based on said one or more rules, determine that said first one of the non-Roman characters is not permissible for beginning said new word and prevent display on said output apparatus of said first one of the non-Roman characters.

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Claim 2:
2. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein said routines, when executed on the processor, further cause the processor to display a second one of the non-Roman characters provided on said first one of the first set of the input keys and different than said first one of the non-Roman characters in response to the received input.