TEXT INPUT SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF
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1. A method comprising:
- associating a first area of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device with a first character;
associating a second area of the touch interface with a second character;
associating a third area of the touch interface with at least the first character and the second character, wherein the third area does not include the first area and the second area;
detecting a location of a user'"'"'s touch on the touch interface;
if the third area includes the location, identifying at least the first character and the second character as identified characters.
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Abstract
Overlapping areas of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device are associated with letters such that each area is associated with only one letter. The location of a user'"'"'s touch on the touch interface is detected. Based on the location, more than one letter may be identified. If more than one letter is identified, predictive text software is used to determine which of the identified letters the user intended to select. The touch interface may be a touchscreen or one or more touchpads.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating a first area of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device with a first character; associating a second area of the touch interface with a second character; associating a third area of the touch interface with at least the first character and the second character, wherein the third area does not include the first area and the second area; detecting a location of a user'"'"'s touch on the touch interface; if the third area includes the location, identifying at least the first character and the second character as identified characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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at least one touch interface configured to display a plurality of characters and receive a touch by a user; a microprocessor configured to associate a first plurality of areas of the at least one touch interface with the plurality of characters, wherein each of the first plurality of areas is uniquely associated with only one of the plurality of characters, and when a location of the touch is included in one of the first plurality of areas, identifying the character associated with the one of the first plurality of areas, associate a second plurality of areas of the at least one touch interface with the plurality of characters, wherein the second plurality of areas overlap with one another to form regions that represent more than one of the plurality of characters, and when a location of the touch is included in one of the second plurality of areas, identifying which characters are associated with the one of the second plurality of areas. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium having stored instructions for execution by a processor of a mobile device and for causing the mobile device to implement a method comprising:
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associating a first area of a touch interface of a mobile electronic device with a first character; associating a second area of the touch interface with a second character; associating a third area of the touch interface with at least the first character and the second character, wherein the third area does not include the first area and the second area; detecting a location of a user'"'"'s touch on the touch interface; if the third area includes the location, identifying at least the first character and the second character as identified characters. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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