METHOD, APPARATUS, SERVER, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USE WITH PREDICTIVE TEXT INPUT

• US 20080243834A1
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hard, John, Hekanaho, Minna, Rantonen, Tero, Koutonen, Minna, Rieman, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,809,813 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

In a system, a server controller is configured to receive at least part of at least one personal dictionary, and is further configured to generate an adapted dictionary using words of the at least part of at least one personal dictionary. The server controller is also configured to transmit at least part of the adapted dictionary to the apparatus configured to use the adapted dictionary during predictive text entry. The apparatus includes an apparatus controller that is configured to receive at least part of an adapted dictionary from the server. The apparatus controller is also configured to utilize at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at least part of at least one personal dictionary;

generating an adapted dictionary using words of said at least part of at least one personal dictionary; and

transmitting at least part of said adapted dictionary to an apparatus configured to use said adapted dictionary during predictive text entry.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said in said generating, said at least one personal dictionary comprises a plurality of personal dictionaries.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

said receiving comprises receiving at least part of a plurality of personal dictionaries, each of said plurality of personal dictionaries being associated with a user being associated with one group of users; and

said generating an adapted dictionary comprises generating an adapted dictionary using words of said at least part of said plurality of personal dictionaries.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in said generating, statistical analysis is used to determine what words of said words of said at least part of at least one personal dictionary, are to be included in said adapted dictionary.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said generating an adapted dictionary involves:

calculating a weight for each of said words of at least part of at least one personal dictionary; and

generating an adapted dictionary by including only words of said words of at least part of at least one personal dictionary, with a weight greater than a threshold weight.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said calculating a weight for each of said words includes calculating a weight using a time stamp associated with each word as a parameter.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a category for said adapted dictionary.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said determining a category for said adapted dictionary involves determining a category related to an aspect selected from the group consisting of:

a dialect, a sociolect, a topic, a scientific field, a field of art, sport, and a specific field of interest.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to said transmitting:

adding at least one word to said adapted dictionary, said at least one word being related to marketing of a product or a service.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving involves accepting only personal dictionaries associated with users being authorized to contribute to said adapted dictionary.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting involves transmitting at least part of said adapted dictionary only to apparatuses corresponding to authorized recipients of said adapted dictionary.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting involves:

transmitting at least part of said adapted dictionary to apparatuses with users associated with said adapted dictionary.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein said transmitting occurs as a consequence of changes occurring in said adapted dictionary.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein said transmitting occurs with regular intervals.

42. A computer program product comprising software instructions that, when executed in a server, performs the method according to claim 1.

45. A computer program product comprising software instructions that, when executed in a mobile communication terminal, performs the method according to claim 1.

15. A method comprising:

receiving at least part of an adapted dictionary from a server, utilizing said at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

transmitting at least part of at least one personal dictionary to said server.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

adding at least one word to a raw dictionary; and

prior to said transmitting, generating each of said at least one personal dictionary from a raw user dictionary.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said adding at least one word involves adding at least one word to said personal dictionary corresponding to a word obtained from a text source selected from the group consisting of a user-entered text, an electronic mail, a short message, a multimedia message, a sound name, a music playlist, an image name, a bookmark in a web browser, a calendar item, an address book entry and a file name.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein said adding at least one word is performed as a consequence of a source of said at least one word becomes available.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein said source of said at least one word is a source selected from the group consisting of a user-entered text, an electronic mail, a short message, a multimedia message, a sound name, a music playlist, an image name, a bookmark in a web browser, a calendar item, an address book entry and a file name.

21. The method according to claim 17, wherein said adding at least one word is performed in association with a scan of content items.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein said transmitting at least part of at least one personal dictionary to said server is performed as a response to a user input.

23. The method according to claim 16, wherein said transmitting at least part of at least one personal dictionary to said server is performed when a transmit condition is fulfilled.

24. The method according to claim 16, wherein said transmitting at least part of at least one personal dictionary to said server involves transmitting information about available memory in said apparatus for dictionaries.

25. The method according to claim 17, wherein said generating involves including only words of said raw dictionary with a weight greater than a threshold.

26. The method according to claim 16, wherein said transmitting involves transmitting authentication data.

27. The method according to claim 15, further comprising, prior to said receiving:

transmitting a request to receive at least part of said adapted dictionary.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein said transmitting involves transmitting authentication data.

29. The method according to claim 27, further comprising, prior to said transmitting a request:

detecting a user input to receive at least part of an adapted dictionary.

30. The method according to claim 27, further comprising, prior to said transmitting a request:

receiving text input;

checking whether at least one word of said text input is absent from a raw dictionary;

when it is determined that at least one word is absent from said raw dictionary, said at least one word is determined to be present in a matching adapted dictionary.

31. The method according to claim 30, further comprising:

comparing said at least one word being absent from said raw dictionary with an adapted dictionary, resulting in zero or more matches,

when there are at least a threshold number of matches, prompting a user of said apparatus whether to download said adapted dictionary.

32. The method according to claim 16, wherein said transmitting occurs prior to said receiving.

43. A computer program product comprising software instructions that, when executed in a mobile communication terminal, performs the method according to claim 15.

33. A server comprising:

a controller,

said controller being configured to receive at least part of at least one personal dictionary;

said controller further being configured to generate an adapted dictionary using words of said at least part of at least one personal dictionary; and

said controller further being configured to transmit at least part of said adapted dictionary to an apparatus configured to use said adapted dictionary during predictive text entry.

34. A server comprising:

means for receiving at least part of at least one personal dictionary;

means for generating an adapted dictionary using words of said at least part of at least one personal dictionary; and

means for transmitting at least part of said adapted dictionary to an apparatus configured to use said adapted dictionary during predictive text entry.

35. An apparatus comprising:

a controller,

said controller being configured to receive at least part of an adapted dictionary from said server,

said controller further being configured to utilize said at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed.

36. The apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said apparatus is comprised in an apparatus selected from the group consisting of a mobile communication terminal, a portable mp3-player, a camera, a pocket computer, and a portable gaming device.

37. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving at least part of an adapted dictionary from a server,

means for utilizing said at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed.

38. A system comprising:

a server comprising;

a server controller,

said server controller being configured to receive at least part of at least one personal dictionary;

said server controller further being configured to generate an adapted dictionary using words of said at least part of at least one personal dictionary; and

said server controller further being configured to transmit at least part of said adapted dictionary to an apparatus configured to use said adapted dictionary during predictive text entry,

and said apparatus comprising;

an apparatus controller,

said apparatus controller being configured to receive at least part of an adapted dictionary from said server,

said apparatus controller further being configured to utilize said at least part of an adapted dictionary when predictive text entry is performed.

39. A method comprising:

while in a predictive text input mode in an application, accepting user input representing a word in a first language;

using a translation dictionary, looking up a word in a second language being equivalent of said word in said first language; and

presenting said word in said second language.

40. The method according to claim 39, further comprising, prior to said looking up a word:

receiving said translation dictionary from a server.

41. An apparatus comprising:

a controller,

said controller being configured to, while in a predictive text input mode in an application with a main purpose other than translating text, accept user input representing a word in a first language;

said controller further being configured to, using a translation dictionary, look up a word in a second language being equivalent of said word in said first language; and

said controller further being configured to present said word in said second language.

44. (canceled)