Terminal apparatus, method and computer program for selecting a symbol string
First Claim
1. A terminal apparatus, comprising:
- a display, a memory, and a user interface for receiving a sample string including one or several symbols, the terminal apparatus is configured to;
retrieve, as a response to the sample string, from said memory symbol strings with a first part that at least partly matches with the sample string and to display the retrieved symbol strings at least in part on said display, such that if the group of retrieved symbol strings includes several symbol strings with an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, display on said display, as a response to a user selection via said user interface, information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the user selected symbol string, and receive, via said user interface, a second user selection identifying one of those symbol strings whose information is displayed on the display, as a selected symbol string.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a terminal apparatus, comprising: a display, a memory, and a user interface for receiving a sample string including one or several symbols. In order to achieve a user-friendly solution for selecting a symbol string the terminal apparatus is configured to: retrieve, from said memory symbol strings with a first part that matches with a sample string and to display the retrieved symbol strings on said display such that if the group of symbol strings includes an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, display on said display, in response to a user selection via said user interface, information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the user selected symbol string, and receive, via said user interface, a second user selection identifying a selected symbol string.
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18 Claims
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1. A terminal apparatus, comprising:
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a display, a memory, and a user interface for receiving a sample string including one or several symbols, the terminal apparatus is configured to;
retrieve, as a response to the sample string, from said memory symbol strings with a first part that at least partly matches with the sample string and to display the retrieved symbol strings at least in part on said display, such that if the group of retrieved symbol strings includes several symbol strings with an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, display on said display, as a response to a user selection via said user interface, information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the user selected symbol string, and receive, via said user interface, a second user selection identifying one of those symbol strings whose information is displayed on the display, as a selected symbol string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for selecting a symbol string, said method comprising:
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receiving a user input, retrieving from a memory, as a response to said input, symbol strings whose content can be logically divided into at least a first part and a second part, said retrieving is carried out by retrieving from the memory only symbol strings whose first part matches at least partly with a sample string, if such a sample string including one or several symbols has been received in said user input, displaying the retrieved symbol strings at least in part on a display such that if the group of retrieved symbol strings includes several symbol strings with an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, receiving a user selection identifying one of said at least in part displayed symbol strings as selected, displaying on said display information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the selected symbol string, and receiving a second user selection identifying one of those symbol strings, whose information is displayed on the display, as the selected symbol string. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable program carrier including a computer program for selecting a symbol string by performing steps comprising:
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receiving a user input, retrieving from a memory, as a response to said input, symbol strings whose content can be logically divided into at least a first part and a second part, said retrieving is carried out by retrieving from the memory only symbol strings whose first part matches at least partly with a sample string, if such a sample string including one or several symbols has been received in said user input, displaying the retrieved symbol strings at least in part on a display such that if the group of retrieved symbol strings includes several symbol strings with an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, receiving a user selection identifying one of said at least in part displayed symbol strings as selected, displaying on said display information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the selected symbol string, and receiving a second user selection identifying one of those symbol strings, whose information is displayed on the display, as the selected symbol string. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program, wherein said computer program is arranged to control a programmable apparatus to:
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receive a user input, retrieve from a memory symbol strings whose first part matches at least partly with a sample string, if such a sample string including one or several symbols has been received in said user input, display the retrieved symbol strings at least in part on a display such that if the group of retrieved symbol strings includes several symbol strings with an identical first part, then at least for these symbol strings only the first part is displayed and only once, receive a user selection identifying one of said at least in part displayed symbol strings as selected, display on said display information relating to those retrieved symbol strings which have an identical first part with the selected symbol string, and receive a second user selection identifying one of those symbol strings, whose information is displayed on the display, as the selected symbol string. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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