SYSTEM FOR A TEXT SPELLER
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
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a user input device;
a memory; and
a processor in communication with the memory, the display, and the user input device, where the processor is operable to;
direct display of a plurality of first single character user input controls on the display;
direct display of a plurality of multi-character user input controls on the display, where one of the multi-character user input controls is displayed in a display region, and the first single character user input controls are displayed outside of the display region; and
replace the one of the multi-character user input controls with a plurality of second single character user input controls in response to receipt of a selection signal from the user input device indicative of a user selection of the one of the multi-character user input controls, where the second single character user input controls are displayed in an expanded display region and the expanded display region includes the display region.
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Abstract
An apparatus may generate a text entry with a user interface. The apparatus may include a display, a user input device, a memory and a processor. The apparatus may display single character user input controls and multi-character user input controls on the display. Each of the single character user input controls and the multi-character user input controls may be buttons selectable with the user input device. A single character user input control may correspond to a single character and a multi-character user input control may correspond to a group of characters. The apparatus may display one of the multi-character user input controls in a display region and other user input controls outside of the display region. If the multi-character user input control is selected, the apparatus may replace the multi-character user input control with a second set of single character user input controls in an expanded display region.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display; a user input device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the display, and the user input device, where the processor is operable to; direct display of a plurality of first single character user input controls on the display; direct display of a plurality of multi-character user input controls on the display, where one of the multi-character user input controls is displayed in a display region, and the first single character user input controls are displayed outside of the display region; and replace the one of the multi-character user input controls with a plurality of second single character user input controls in response to receipt of a selection signal from the user input device indicative of a user selection of the one of the multi-character user input controls, where the second single character user input controls are displayed in an expanded display region and the expanded display region includes the display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system to generate a text entry with a user interface, the system comprising:
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a display; a user input device; a recent entries database; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the display, the user input device and the recent entries database, the processor operable to; generate the text entry in response to receipt of a plurality of selection signals from the user input device, where at least one of the selection signals is indicative of a selection of a single character user input control corresponding to a beginning character, and the text entry comprises the beginning character; store the text entry in the recent entries database; and receive recent entries from the recent entries database, where each of the recent entries start with the beginning character. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of displaying a plurality of user input controls, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one of the user input controls in each of a plurality of display regions, where each of the display regions corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of character groups formed from a plurality of selectable characters and the user input controls include a multi-character user input control displayed in one of the display regions; replacing the multi-character user input control with a plurality of single character user input controls in the one of the display regions in response to selection of the multi-character user input control with a user input device; and displaying another multi-character user input control in another display region included in the display regions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a display; a user input device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the display and the user input device, where the memory includes computer code, and the computer code comprises; code executable with the processor to direct display of a plurality of first single character user input controls on the display; code executable with the processor to direct display a plurality of multi-character user input controls on the display, where one of the multi-character user input controls is displayed in a display region, and the first single character user input controls are displayed outside of the display region; code executable with the processor to replace the one of the multi-character user input controls with a plurality of second single character user input controls in response to receipt of a first selection signal from the user input device indicative of a first user selection of the one of the multi-character user input controls, where the second single character user input controls are displayed in an expanded display region and the expanded display region includes the display region; and code executable with the processor to generate a text entry in response to receipt of a second selection signal from the user input device indicative of a second user selection of one of the first single character user input controls, where the one of the first single character user input controls corresponds to a maximized character and the text entry includes the maximized character.
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