Explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry
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1. An apparatus for explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry, said apparatus comprising:
- a keyboard and a display each coupled to a processor through appropriate interfacing circuitry, wherein said processor receives input characters from said keyboard and manages output objects to said display;
a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory comprises;
an operating system;
disambiguating software;
explicit character filtering in ambiguous text entry software;
an object database; and
optionally one or more application programs.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for explicit filtering in ambiguous text entry. The invention provides embodiments including various explicit text entry methodologies, such as 2-key and long pressing. The invention also provides means for matching words in a database using build around methodology, stem locking methodology, word completion methodology, and n-gram searches.
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1. An apparatus for explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry, said apparatus comprising:
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a keyboard and a display each coupled to a processor through appropriate interfacing circuitry, wherein said processor receives input characters from said keyboard and manages output objects to said display;
a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory comprises;
an operating system;
disambiguating software;
explicit character filtering in ambiguous text entry software;
an object database; and
optionally one or more application programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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18. A method for explicit character filtering of ambiguous text entry, said method comprising:
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providing a keyboard and a display each coupled to a processor through appropriate interfacing circuitry, wherein said processor receives input characters from said keyboard and manages output objects to said display; and
providing a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory comprises;
an operating system;
disambiguating software;
explicit character filtering in ambiguous text entry software;
an object database; and
optionally one or more application programs.
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