Electronic device
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1. An electronic device including:
- a keypad to input text;
a display for displaying text entered via the keypad; and
a memory for storing a pre-programmed text string;
wherein the keypad is configured so that text string is recalled from the memory, input and displayed at a cursor position in response to operation of one key, the cursor position being selected by the user before operation of said key.
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Abstract
An electronic device is disclosed and includes a user interface (2), a display (3) for displaying text entered via the user interface (2) and a memory (16, 17) for storing a pre-programmed text string. The user interface (2) includes a key, the text string being recalled from the memory, entered and displayed at a designated text entry point specified by the user in response to operation of said key. Preferably, the electronic device is a mobile telecommunications device.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic device including:
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a keypad to input text;
a display for displaying text entered via the keypad; and
a memory for storing a pre-programmed text string;
wherein the keypad is configured so that text string is recalled from the memory, input and displayed at a cursor position in response to operation of one key, the cursor position being selected by the user before operation of said key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A mobile telecommunications device including a keypad and a display operable to compose and transmit text messages through a mobile telecommunications network, keys of the keypad being operable to present individual alphanumeric characters on the display for composing a text message, and wherein the keypad is operable to insert individually selectable pre-stored words or phrases into the message during the composition thereof.
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13. A method of entering text in an electronic device including a keypad to input text, a display for displaying text entered via the keypad and a memory for storing a pre-programmed text string, wherein the method includes the step of operating one key to recall a text string from the memory, input and display said text string at a cursor position selected by the user before operation of said key.
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21. A method of composing text messages to be sent over a mobile telecommunications network using a mobile telecommunications device including a keypad and a display, the method including the steps of operating the keys of a keypad to present individual alphanumeric characters on the display for composing a text message, and the step of operating the keypad to insert individually selectable pre-stored words or phrases into the message during composition thereof.
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