Autocompletion for unordered lists
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an input character sequence at an input field;
determining a first previous entry that includes both the input character sequence and at least a first previous character sequence in an order in which the first previous character sequence precedes the input character sequence; and
providing the first previous entry in association with the input field.
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Abstract
Autocompletion techniques are described that allow a user to access previous entries to one or more data input fields, simply by typing in a desired term and/or character sequence at one of the data input fields. For example, an autocompletion system may match a current input sequence against words contained within the previous entries, where the current input sequence may not be included in a first word of some or all of the previous entries. In this way, the user may quickly and easily remember, access, and enter previous entries, or variations thereof, into a local input field.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an input character sequence at an input field;
determining a first previous entry that includes both the input character sequence and at least a first previous character sequence in an order in which the first previous character sequence precedes the input character sequence; and
providing the first previous entry in association with the input field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a field history database that is operable to store a plurality of previous entries to at least one input field; and
a completion list generator that is operable to receive an input character sequence from a current input field and select a previous entry from the plurality of previous entries, the previous entry including the input character sequence after at least one other character sequence, wherein the completion list generator is further operable to present the previous entry in a completion list. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions including:
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a first code segment for receiving an input character sequence at an input field;
a second code segment for determining a previous entry from a plurality of previous entries, the previous entry including the input character sequence and at least one previous character entry in an ordered sequence in which the previous character entry precedes the input character sequence; and
a third code segment for presenting a completion list that includes the previous entry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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