Entering text into an electronic communications device
First Claim
1. A method of entering text into an electronic communications device by means of a keypad having a number of keys, each key representing a plurality of characters, and wherein entered text is displayed on a display arranged on the electronic communications device, the method comprising:
- activating a sequence of keys;
generating possible character sequences corresponding to said activated key sequence;
comparing said possible syllables with a vocabulary stored in a memory, said vocabulary comprising character sequences representing words occurring in a given language;
pre-selecting those of said possible character sequences that match character sequences stored in said vocabulary; and
presenting a number of the pre-selected character sequences on said display in a separate graphical object, wherein the separate graphical object is arranged predominantly on the display so that it covers at least a part of the existing display.
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Abstract
Text is entered into an electronic communications device by means of a keypad having a number of keys, each key representing a plurality of letters and/or character sequences, entered text is displayed on a display on the device. Possible character sequences corresponding to an activated key sequence are generated. These are compared with a stored vocabulary comprising character sequences representing words as well as word stems occurring in a given language. Those stored character sequences that match the possible character sequences are pre-selected and a number of these are presented in a separate graphical object arranged predominantly on the display.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of entering text into an electronic communications device by means of a keypad having a number of keys, each key representing a plurality of characters, and wherein entered text is displayed on a display arranged on the electronic communications device, the method comprising:
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activating a sequence of keys;
generating possible character sequences corresponding to said activated key sequence;
comparing said possible syllables with a vocabulary stored in a memory, said vocabulary comprising character sequences representing words occurring in a given language;
pre-selecting those of said possible character sequences that match character sequences stored in said vocabulary; and
presenting a number of the pre-selected character sequences on said display in a separate graphical object, wherein the separate graphical object is arranged predominantly on the display so that it covers at least a part of the existing display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 32)
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11. (canceled)
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18. An electronic communications device configured for entering text into the device, comprising:
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a keypad having a number of keys, each key representing a plurality of characters;
a display arranged on the electronic communications device, on which entered text may be displayed;
a memory, wherein a vocabulary comprising character sequences representing words occurring in a given language is stored;
means for generating possible character sequences corresponding to a sequence of activated keys;
means for comparing said possible character sequences with said stored vocabulary and pre-selecting possible character sequences matching character sequences stored in the vocabulary; and
means for presenting a number of the pre-selected character sequences on said display in a separate graphical object, wherein said presenting means is configured to arrange the separate graphical object predominantly on the display, so that it covers at least part of the existing display. - View Dependent Claims (24, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35)
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28. (canceled)
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