METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE TYPING
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1. A method for suggesting continuations to a message sent from a device, said message comprising typed text, said message possibly addressed to an addressee identified by an identifier and typed on a reduced keyboard device by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether the typed text creates a context for automatic, semi-automatic or manual completion;
retrieving an at least one term, said term is taken from an external source or from a user-entered list, or said term is the identifier of the addressee; and
presenting the user with the at least one term as part of a list of words suggested for the continuation of the message.
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Abstract
A method for suggesting possible completions for a typed text to a user of a device having a reduced keyboard. The possibilities include reference to external data, such as date, time, location and weather, or words related to the last continuation used in the same context, wherein the words are either taken from a general list that is pre-installed in the device, or a user-entered list.
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1. A method for suggesting continuations to a message sent from a device, said message comprising typed text, said message possibly addressed to an addressee identified by an identifier and typed on a reduced keyboard device by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the typed text creates a context for automatic, semi-automatic or manual completion; retrieving an at least one term, said term is taken from an external source or from a user-entered list, or said term is the identifier of the addressee; and presenting the user with the at least one term as part of a list of words suggested for the continuation of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a device having a reduced keyboard used for typing or sending an at least one message addressed to an at least one addressee, the set of instructions comprising:
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determining whether a text typed on the device creates a context for automatic, semi-automatic or manual completion; retrieving an at least one term, said term is taken from an external source or from a user-entered list, or said term is an identifier of the at least one addressee; and presenting a user of the device with the at least one term as part of a list of words suggested for the continuation of the at least one message.
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