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Method and apparatus for word completion

  • US 10,037,139 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2013
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating an electronic device having a display and a keyboard, comprising:

  • receiving a first user input of a predicted candidate from a plurality of predicted candidates;

    displaying the predicted candidate and a cursor in a viewing pane of the display, wherein the cursor is displayed at a position adjacent to an end of the predicted candidate;

    receiving a second user input to modify the displayed predicted candidate via the keyboard while displaying the cursor at the position adjacent to the end of the predicted candidate, wherein the second user input is a tap on one of a plurality of keys of the keyboard, and wherein tapping touches a tapped key without engaging a physical or electronic dome switch associated with the tapped key; and

    in response to receiving the second user input;

    determining that the first and second inputs are both associated with a word completion rule, wherein the word completion rule is selected from a set of word completion rules and each word completion rule defines a variant associated with a particular user input, and wherein the selection of the word completion rule is based on at least the key on which the second user tap input is received;

    in accordance with the word completion rule, modifying the predicted candidate displayed in the viewing pane; and

    replacing the displayed predicted candidate with the modified predicted candidate in the viewing pane.

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