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Nonstandard locality-based text entry

  • US 10,534,802 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2017
  • Issued: 01/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a memory comprising a data entry dictionary that maintains concurrence probabilities for words in the data entry dictionary; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    receive a plurality of user inputs that each correspond to a respective location of a keyboard;

    determine, based on the plurality of user inputs, at least one first word from the data entry dictionary;

    automatically receive updated dictionary information for a particular geographic location that is associated with the at least one first word;

    add, to the data entry dictionary and from the updated dictionary information, at least one second word that is associated with the particular geographic location;

    update, based on the updated dictionary information, the concurrence probabilities for words in the data entry dictionary;

    output, for display, the at least one first word;

    andoutput, for display and based at least in part on a respective concurrence probability of the at least one second word relative to the at least one first word, the at least one second word as a likely candidate for a follow-up word.

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