Patent Document ID: 8299943
Application ID: 12113801

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented text entry method employing a display and a multi-key keypad, comprising operations of: via the keypad, receiving user entry of a sequence of keypresses in an order, the sequence of keypresses representing an intended series of letters collectively spelling-out some or all of a desired textual object, where resolution of the intended series of letters and the desired textual object is ambiguous because some or all of the keypresses individually represent multiple letters; after each new keypress, automatically and substantially concurrently preparing alternative interpretations of the sequence of keypresses according to multiple inconsistent keypress interpretation strategies, comprising: employing a one-keypress-per-letter interpretation of keypress sequence to identify each entry in the vocabulary matching the keypress sequence, and each entry in the vocabulary with a stem matching the keypress sequence; employing a multi-tap interpretation of keypress sequence to identify each entry in the vocabulary matching the keypress sequence, and each entry in the vocabulary with a stem matching the keypress sequence; utilizing the display to provide a human-readable presentation including a selected combination of vocabulary entries identified by one-keypress-per-letter interpretation and vocabulary entries identified by multi-tap interpretation, where the operation of utilizing the display comprises, in response to user submission of the keypresses having occurred within one or more predetermined application contexts, varying a display proportion as between presented entries arising from the multi-tap interpretations and presented entries arising from the single-keypress-per-letter interpretations.

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Claim 10:
10. The method of claim 1 , where the operations further comprise making human readable presentation of a search prompt, and where the user entry of the sequence of keypresses occurs in response to the search prompt, and where the vocabulary comprises one or more bodies of search data, and where the operation of utilizing the display comprises displaying entries from the combined list in situ within the bodies of search data or excerpts from the bodies of search data.