CONTEXTUAL PREDICTION

• US 20090077494A1
• Filed: 06/26/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: UIQ Technology AB (UI Holdings BV)
• Original Assignee: UIQ Technology AB (UI Holdings BV)
• Inventors: Sjolin, Fredrik
• Application Number:
  US12/298,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20090077494A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• 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

The present invention relates to a computing device and method for handling information, comprising: a processing unit (31) running a graphical user interface, i.e. GUI; a memory (32); a graphics handling program for receiving and handling events related to the user interface; a display unit (401); predictive text input system. The processing unit is configured to receive signals indicative of data input from the user interface in an input field having an input field identity and generate a feedback to the user interface based on the data input and the input field identity.

Claims

1. A computing device for handling information, comprising

a processing unit running a graphical user interface, i.e. GUI;

a memory;

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a graphics handling program for receiving and handling events related to the user interface;

a display unit;

predictive text input system, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive signals indicative of data input from the user interface in an input field having an input field identity and generate a feedback to the user interface based on the data input and the input field identity,

a mechanism for adding category tags to database entries and associating said category tags with specific input fields on entry fields, and

said device further being adapted to determine current language from device language or home country.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein database entries include at least one of a dictionary, lexical list, name list, address list, calendar list (weekday, month), country list, scientific formulae list.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein input fields from different applications with similar semantics are grouped together as context groups under a common category tag.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the predictive text input system is informed of a context category.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the predictive text input system is arranged to query a running application for the context category.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the device is further arranged to generate a feedback based on probable current language.

7. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a communication interface for wireless communication with an infrastructure gateway, e.g. a mobile phone base station, a WIFI access point, or a Wimax gateway.

8. A method for facilitating user data input to a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving entered data directly or indirectly from a user interface;

based on data entry receiving information on data input field identity;

adding category tags to database entries and associating said category tags with specific input fields on entry fields,

determining current language from a device language or home country,

selecting one or several stored data objects based on said entered data and said data input field identity; and

presenting said selected data objects for a user selection.

9. A computer program product for facilitating user data input to a computing device, comprising:

an instruction set allowing entry of data by a user,

an instruction set for adding category tags to database entries and associating said category tags with specific input fields on entry fields,

an instruction set for determining current language from a device language or home country,

an instruction set which based on data entry acquires information on data input field identity;

an instruction set for selecting one or several stored data objects based on said entered data and said data input field identity; and

an instruction set for presenting said selected data objects for a user selection.