Text input system for a mobile electronic device and methods thereof
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1. A method comprising:
- associating overlapping areas of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device with letters such that each area is associated with only one letter.
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Abstract
Overlapping areas of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device are associated with letters such that each area is associated with only one letter. The location of a user'"'"'s touch on the touch interface is detected. Based on the location, more than one letter may be identified. If more than one letter is identified, predictive text software is used to determine which of the identified letters the user intended to select. The touch interface may be a touchscreen or one or more touchpads.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
associating overlapping areas of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device with letters such that each area is associated with only one letter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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one or more touch interfaces to receive a touch by a user;
means for displaying one or more rows of letters;
means for associating overlapping areas of said one or more touch interfaces with said letters such that each area is associated with only one letter; and
a microprocessor to identify which letters are associated with areas of said touch interfaces that include a location of said touch. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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