Electronic device and user interface and input method therefor
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1. A method of operating an electronic device comprising the steps of:
- initiating entry of a content string;
determining a most probable completion alternative using a personalized and learning database;
displaying the most probable completion alternative;
determining whether a user has accepted the most probable completion alternative; and
adding the most probable completion alternative to the content string when the user has accepted the most probable completion alternative.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device (100,400) and user interface (425) are operated using a method including initiating entry of a content string; determining the most probable completion alternative or a content prediction using a personalized and learning database (430); displaying the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction; determining whether a user has accepted the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction; and adding the most probable completion alternative or next content prediction to the content string upon user acceptance.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device comprising the steps of:
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initiating entry of a content string;
determining a most probable completion alternative using a personalized and learning database;
displaying the most probable completion alternative;
determining whether a user has accepted the most probable completion alternative; and
adding the most probable completion alternative to the content string when the user has accepted the most probable completion alternative. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating an electronic device comprising the steps of:
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detecting a content entry;
receiving a request by a user for a content prediction;
identifying a most probable next content prediction by using a personalized and learning database;
displaying the most probable next content prediction;
determining whether a user has accepted the most probable next content prediction; and
adding the most probable next content prediction to the content entry when the user has accepted the most probable next content prediction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display for displaying a content string including one or more content elements;
a user input for entering the one or more content elements of the content string; and
a user interface coupled to the display and further coupled to the user input, wherein the user interface is adapted to;
determine a most probable completion alternative;
cause to the most probable completion alternative to be displayed; and
adding the most probable completion alternative to the content string in response to receiving a signal from the user input that the user has accepted the most probable completion alternative. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display for displaying a content string including one or more content elements;
a user input for entering the one or more content elements of the content string; and
a user interface coupled to the display and further coupled to the user input, wherein the user interface is adapted to;
detecting a content entry from the user input;
receiving a request from the user input for a content prediction identifying a most probable next content prediction by using a personalized and learning database;
causing the most probable next content prediction to be displayed on the display; and
adding the most probable next content prediction to the content entry on the display in response to receiving a user acceptance from the user input. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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