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Handheld Electronic Device Having Multiple-Axis Input Device, Selectable Language Indicator, and Menus for Language Selection, and Associated Method

  • US 20080114587A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2007
  • Published: 05/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device having an input apparatus, an output apparatus, a processor, and having available therein a plurality of input method languages and a text disambiguation function that is structured to employ an operative one of the input method languages, the input apparatus having a number of input members including a multiple-axis input device, at least some of the input members each having assigned thereto a plurality of linguistic elements, the method comprising:

  • detecting as an ambiguous input an actuation of one or more of the input members;

    employing an operative input method language to output a number of objects that are selectable and that each comprise at least a portion of a language object that corresponds with the ambiguous input;

    outputting at a location adjacent the number of objects an indicator representative of the operative input method language; and

    detecting an input from the multiple-axis input device as being a selection input with respect to the indicator and, responsive thereto, outputting a menu of input method languages selectable as alternate operative input method languages.

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