Handheld Electronic Device Having Selectable Input Mode Indicator and Method Therefor
First Claim
1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device having an input apparatus, an output apparatus and a processor, the handheld electronic device of a type having available therein a plurality of input method languages and a text disambiguation function structured to employ an operative one of the plurality of the input method languages, the input apparatus having a number of input members, at least some of the input members each having assigned thereto a plurality of linguistic elements, the method comprising:
- outputting an input mode indicator that comprises a representation of an operative input method language as a first characteristic of a current input mode and that further comprises a representation of a second characteristic of the current input mode;
enabling the input mode indicator to be selected with the input apparatus; and
enabling the current input mode to be changed in response to a selection of the input mode indicator.
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Abstract
A method of enabling the selection of a language to be employed as a method input language by a disambiguation routine of a handheld electronic device having stored therein a plurality of method input languages and disambiguation routine number, includes outputting an input mode indicator that indicates which one of the method input languages is currently employed by the disambiguation function as part of a current input mode and indicates another characteristic of the current input mode, enabling the input mode indicator to be selected, and enabling the current input mode to be changed in response to detecting a selection of the indicator.
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device having an input apparatus, an output apparatus and a processor, the handheld electronic device of a type having available therein a plurality of input method languages and a text disambiguation function structured to employ an operative one of the plurality of the input method languages, the input apparatus having a number of input members, at least some of the input members each having assigned thereto a plurality of linguistic elements, the method comprising:
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outputting an input mode indicator that comprises a representation of an operative input method language as a first characteristic of a current input mode and that further comprises a representation of a second characteristic of the current input mode; enabling the input mode indicator to be selected with the input apparatus; and enabling the current input mode to be changed in response to a selection of the input mode indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handheld electronic device, comprising;
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an input apparatus having a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members having assigned thereto a plurality of linguistic elements; a display; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory having stored therein a plurality of input method languages and a text disambiguation function structured to employ one of the plurality of the input method languages, the processor apparatus being structured to; output an input mode indicator that indicates which one of the plurality of input method languages is currently employed by the disambiguation function as part of a current input mode and that indicates another characteristic of the current input mode; enable the input mode indicator to be selected with an input member of the input apparatus; and enable the current input mode to be changed in response to detecting a selection of the input mode indicator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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