Method for predictive text input in devices with reduced keypads
First Claim
1. In an electronic device including a display and an input user interface having a plurality of character keys arranged in a predetermined pattern and at least one function key, a method of inputting text comprising:
- determining a list of potential characters, the list including at least one subset less than or equal in number to a number of keys on the input user interface;
displaying a first subset from the list of potential characters on the display in an arrangement corresponding to a pattern of at least a portion of the plurality of character keys; and
receiving a desired character selection by sensing actuation of a character key corresponding to a position of a desired character of the first subset from the list of potential characters on the display.
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Abstract
A method of inputting text in an electronic device (201) including a display (203) and an input user interface (202) having a plurality of keys (210) arranged in a predetermined pattern includes a plurality of steps. In a first step, a list of potential characters is compiled and includes at least one subset less than or equal in number to the number of keys in the keypad matrix (207) on the input user interface (202). The first subset from the list of potential characters is displayed in an arrangement corresponding to the position of the keys (207). The desired character selection is received by sensing actuation of a key on the input user interface (202) corresponding to the position of a character on the display (203).
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20 Claims
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1. In an electronic device including a display and an input user interface having a plurality of character keys arranged in a predetermined pattern and at least one function key, a method of inputting text comprising:
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determining a list of potential characters, the list including at least one subset less than or equal in number to a number of keys on the input user interface;
displaying a first subset from the list of potential characters on the display in an arrangement corresponding to a pattern of at least a portion of the plurality of character keys; and
receiving a desired character selection by sensing actuation of a character key corresponding to a position of a desired character of the first subset from the list of potential characters on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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