COMMUNICATION TERMINALS AND METHODS WITH RAPID INPUT STRING MATCHING
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
a user input device;
a controller that is coupled to the display and the user input device, and that is configured to execute an application program; and
a user input management unit that is configured to receive an input string of characters from the user input device, configured to retrieve a bookmark list containing content identifiers that have been pre-stored by a user, configured to compare the input string to the content identifiers in the bookmark list, and configured to display a selection list on the display including a subset of the content identifiers in the bookmark list that match the input string.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a display, a user input device, and a controller that is coupled to the display and the user input device, and that is configured to execute an application program. The device further includes a user input management unit that is configured to receive an input string of characters from the user input device, configured to retrieve a bookmark list containing content identifiers that have been pre-stored by a user, configured to compare the input string to the content identifiers in the bookmark list, and configured to display a selection list on the display including a subset of the content identifiers in the bookmark list that match the input string.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a user input device; a controller that is coupled to the display and the user input device, and that is configured to execute an application program; and a user input management unit that is configured to receive an input string of characters from the user input device, configured to retrieve a bookmark list containing content identifiers that have been pre-stored by a user, configured to compare the input string to the content identifiers in the bookmark list, and configured to display a selection list on the display including a subset of the content identifiers in the bookmark list that match the input string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an electronic device including a user input device and a display, the method comprising:
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receiving an input string of characters from the user input device; retrieving a bookmark list containing content identifiers that have been pre-stored by a user of the portable electronic device; comparing the input string to the content identifiers in the bookmark list; and displaying a selection list on the display including a subset of the content identifiers in the bookmark list that match the input string. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product for operating a portable electronic device including a user input device and a display, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive an input string of characters from the user input device; computer readable program code configured to retrieve a bookmark list containing content identifiers that have been pre-stored by a user of the portable electronic device; computer readable program code configured to compare the input string to the content identifiers in the bookmark list; and computer readable program code configured to display a selection list on the display including a subset of the content identifiers in the bookmark list that match the input string.
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