Replay Recommendations in a Text Entry Interface

• US 20070155369A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Christie, Greg, Ording, Bas, Van Os, Marcel, Forstall, Scott, Anzures, Freddy, Jobs, Steven, Lemay, Stephen, Chaudhri, Imran
• Granted Patent: US 8,918,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A method includes receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands. The current set of characters includes a current sequence of words. A respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters. The user commands include character entry commands. Additional user commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters and characters to add to the current set of characters are received. Replay recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters are provided.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands, wherein the current set of characters includes a current sequence of words, and wherein a respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters, and wherein the user commands include character entry commands;

receiving additional user commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters and characters to add to the current set of characters; and

providing replay recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characters to add to the current set of characters correct a grammatical error in the current sequence of words.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the grammatical error includes a spelling error.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the grammatical error includes a lexicography error.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the replay recommendations include at least a subset of the deleted words presented in a reverse sequential order relative to an order in which at least the subset of the deleted words was deleted.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a user command corresponding to an acceptance of a respective recommended word in the replay recommendations;

removing the respective recommended word from the provided replay recommendations; and

adding the respective recommended word to the current set of characters.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising repeating the receiving the user command, the removing the respective recommended word and the adding the respective recommended word one or more times.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the user commands are provided using a click wheel.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user commands are provided using an interface that is configured for use with one hand.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the user commands are provided using an interface that is configured for use with one finger.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the user commands are provided using an interface in a portable device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the user commands are provided using an interface that includes a touch screen.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

predicting one or more words in accordance with a word prediction model, wherein the word prediction model is in accordance with two or more previously entered words in the current set of characters; and

providing the one or more words.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the word prediction model is in accordance with a user word history.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the user word history includes frequencies and times of usage.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising selecting a respective user word history from a plurality of user word histories, wherein each user word history corresponds to a respective application in a plurality of applications.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically inserting a space after each word in the current set of characters is received.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a character corresponding to a punctuation mark; and

automatically removing a respective space after a last word in the current set of characters.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising capitalizing one or more words in the current sequence of words, wherein the capitalizing is in accordance with a context of the one or more words in the current sequence of words.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing character recommendations that correspond to punctuation.

21. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:

receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands, wherein the current set of characters includes a current sequence of words, and wherein a respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters, and wherein the user commands include character entry commands;

receiving additional user commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters and characters to add to the current set of characters; and

providing replay recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters.

22. A device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including;

instructions for receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands, wherein the current set of characters includes a current sequence of words, and wherein a respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters, and wherein the user commands include character entry commands;

instructions for receiving additional user commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters and characters to add to the current set of characters; and

instructions for providing replay recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters.

23. A device, comprising:

display means;

one or more processor means;

memory means; and

a program mechanism, wherein the program mechanism is stored in the memory means and configured to be executed by the one or more processors means, the program mechanism including;

instructions for receiving a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands, wherein the current set of characters includes a current sequence of words, and wherein a respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters, and wherein the user commands include character entry commands;

instructions for receiving additional user commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters and characters to add to the current set of characters; and

instructions for providing replay recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters.

24. A method, comprising:

displaying a current set of characters in response to a sequence of user commands, wherein the set of characters includes a current sequence of words, a respective word in the current sequence of words includes one or more characters in the current set of characters, and wherein the user commands include character entry commands that specify characters to add to the current set of characters and deletion commands that specify characters to delete from the current set of characters; and

displaying recommendations for additional words to be added to the current set of characters in accordance with one or more deleted words that correspond to the deleted characters.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the user commands further include a recommended word selection command for selecting a recommended additional word.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

detecting a predefined condition following a respective sequence of user commands that include deleting the one or more deleted words and inserting zero or more characters; and

displaying replay recommendations that include at least a subset of the one or more deleted words when the predefined condition is detected, wherein a user reenters at least a portion of at least the subset of the one or more deleted words by accepting at least a subset of the replay recommendations.