HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING AUTO COMPLETION OF PUNCTUATION IN NUMERICAL ENTRY, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus and an output apparatus, said input apparatus having a plurality of input members that are capable of being actuated, said method comprising:
- detecting as an alphanumeric input a first number of input member actuations;
responsive to said detecting an alphanumeric input, generating a first output;
detecting as a punctuation input a second number of input member actuations;
making a determination that said first output comprises a digit;
responsive to said making said determination, identifying as a preferred punctuation arrangement a predetermined punctuation arrangement from among a plurality of punctuation arrangements that correspond with said punctuation input; and
outputting said predetermined punctuation arrangement.
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Abstract
The disclosed and claimed concept describes a handheld electronic device that has the capability to automatically prefer a preferred punctuation arrangement in response to determining whether a first output has a predetermined characteristic.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus and an output apparatus, said input apparatus having a plurality of input members that are capable of being actuated, said method comprising:
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detecting as an alphanumeric input a first number of input member actuations; responsive to said detecting an alphanumeric input, generating a first output; detecting as a punctuation input a second number of input member actuations; making a determination that said first output comprises a digit; responsive to said making said determination, identifying as a preferred punctuation arrangement a predetermined punctuation arrangement from among a plurality of punctuation arrangements that correspond with said punctuation input; and outputting said predetermined punctuation arrangement. - 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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a keyboard having a plurality of input members; a display; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, said processor apparatus having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising; detecting as an alphanumeric input a first number of input member actuations; responsive to said detecting an alphanumeric input, generating a first output; detecting as a punctuation input a second number of second input member actuations; making a determination that said first output comprises a digit; responsive to said making said determination, identifying as a preferred punctuation arrangement a predetermined punctuation arrangement from among a plurality of punctuation arrangements that correspond with said punctuation input; and outputting said predetermined punctuation arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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