HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FACILITATED INPUT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of enabling data entry into a handheld electronic device, said data entry including a plurality of data elements, said method comprising:
- detecting a first input into said handheld electronic device;
processing said detected first input to obtain a first of said data elements;
responsive to said first of said data elements, selecting a corresponding data format from a plurality of data formats;
detecting a second input into said handheld electronic device; and
processing said detected second input according to said selected corresponding data format to obtain a second of said data elements, said second of said data elements conforming to said selected corresponding data format.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an improved method facilitate the entry of data when the data is to be of a particular arrangement of alphabetic (A) and/or numeric (N) and/or other characters. In the depicted exemplary embodiment, the handheld electronic device includes a user interface that facilitates the entry of postal codes, zip codes, and the like that vary from country to country by processing key inputs according to a data format that has been selected on the basis of its correspondence with a country. In the example of address data, the handheld electronic device detects the entry of country-specific data, such as the name of the country or one of its geographic regions, and selects a corresponding data format for processing keystrokes during entry of postal codes, zip codes, or other codes.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of enabling data entry into a handheld electronic device, said data entry including a plurality of data elements, said method comprising:
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detecting a first input into said handheld electronic device;
processing said detected first input to obtain a first of said data elements;
responsive to said first of said data elements, selecting a corresponding data format from a plurality of data formats;
detecting a second input into said handheld electronic device; and
processing said detected second input according to said selected corresponding data format to obtain a second of said data elements, said second of said data elements conforming to said selected corresponding data format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A handheld electronic device structured to enable data entry, said data entry including a plurality of data elements, said handheld electronic device comprising:
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a keyboard including a plurality of keys;
a display;
a processor including a memory and a routine that is adapted to respond to input signals from said keys and to generate output signals to said display;
said routine being adapted to detect a first input and to process said first input to obtain a first of said data elements;
responsive to said first of said data elements, said routine being adapted to generate a first of said output signals to said display;
responsive to said first of said data elements, said routine being adapted to select from said memory a corresponding data format from a plurality of data formats;
said routine being adapted to detect a second input from said keys; and
responsive to said detected second input, said routine being adapted to process said detected second input according to said selected corresponding data format to obtain a second of said data elements and to generate a second of said output signals to said display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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