DISAMBIGUATION OF ICONS AND OTHER MEDIA IN TEXT-BASED APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A system for modifying a character string entered by a user on a device having a reduced keyboard, the system comprising:
- an input component that receives one or more characters from a user via a reduced keyboard;
a matching component that identifies one or more pieces of media that are associated with the one or more received characters;
a display component that displays a representation of at least one of the identified one or more pieces of media to the user; and
a selection component that allows a user to select a piece of media from the displayed media, wherein the one or more received characters are replaced by the selected piece of media.
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Abstract
A system and method for entering icons and other pieces of media through an ambiguous text entry interface. The system receives text entry from users, disambiguates the text entry, and presents the user with a pick list of icons, emoticons, graphics, images, sounds, videos or other non-textual media that are associated with the text entry. The user may select one of the displayed pieces of media, and the text entry may be replaced or supplemented with the piece of media selected by the user. In some cases, the system presents the pick list of media to the user in an order that is related to the probability that the user will select the displayed media.
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37 Claims
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1. A system for modifying a character string entered by a user on a device having a reduced keyboard, the system comprising:
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an input component that receives one or more characters from a user via a reduced keyboard; a matching component that identifies one or more pieces of media that are associated with the one or more received characters; a display component that displays a representation of at least one of the identified one or more pieces of media to the user; and a selection component that allows a user to select a piece of media from the displayed media, wherein the one or more received characters are replaced by the selected piece of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of modifying a character string entered by a user in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a character string from a user of the mobile device; and as each character in the character string is received; identifying whether one or more pieces of media are associated with the received character string; if one or more pieces of media are identified, displaying at least some of the identified one or more pieces of media to the user; and allowing the user to select one of the displayed one or more pieces of media, wherein the received character string is replaced by the selected piece of media if the user selects one of the displayed one or more pieces of media. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method of displaying a piece of media related to a string of characters, the method comprising:
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receiving a string of characters from a user as part of a text message; matching the received string of characters with at least two or more pieces of media; displaying the matched two or more pieces of media to the user; and allowing the user to select one of the matched two or more pieces of media, the selected piece of media to be inserted in place of the received string of characters in the text message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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