METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING A TOUCH SCREEN FOR AMBIGUOUS WORD REVIEW OR CORRECTION
First Claim
1. A method of ambiguous word review or correction for a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device including a display apparatus, a touch screen apparatus operatively associated with said display apparatus, and an input apparatus having a plurality of input members, each of a number of the input members having a plurality of characters assigned thereto, said method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of actuations of said input members;
rendering a plurality of words responsive to said actuations of said input members, each of said plurality of words being rendered as one possible word of a number of possible words derivable from said actuations of said input members;
displaying at said display apparatus a plurality of representations of said words;
detecting a number of said words, which are ambiguous;
for at least a number of said detected number of said words, displaying a visual indicator associated with a corresponding one of said representations for a corresponding one of said detected number of said words at said display apparatus; and
detecting touching of said touch screen in connection with one of said displayed visual indicator; and
responsive to said detecting touching of said touch screen, displaying at said display apparatus;
(a) a first magnification of the corresponding one of said representations, and (b) a second magnification of a representation of a number of alternatives to said corresponding one of said detected number of said words.
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Abstract
A method of ambiguous word review or correction for a handheld electronic device includes receiving a plurality of actuations of input members in which each of a number of these members has a plurality of assigned characters, rendering a plurality of words responsive to the actuations, displaying a plurality of representations of the words, and detecting a number of the words, which are ambiguous. For each of the detected number, a visual indicator is displayed associated with a corresponding one of the representations. Touching of a touch screen is detected in connection with the displayed visual indicator. Preferably, a first magnification of the corresponding representation and a second magnification of a representation of a number of alternative words are displayed. The touch screen can be used to select one of the first and second magnifications to correct the ambiguous word.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of ambiguous word review or correction for a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device including a display apparatus, a touch screen apparatus operatively associated with said display apparatus, and an input apparatus having a plurality of input members, each of a number of the input members having a plurality of characters assigned thereto, said method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of actuations of said input members; rendering a plurality of words responsive to said actuations of said input members, each of said plurality of words being rendered as one possible word of a number of possible words derivable from said actuations of said input members; displaying at said display apparatus a plurality of representations of said words; detecting a number of said words, which are ambiguous; for at least a number of said detected number of said words, displaying a visual indicator associated with a corresponding one of said representations for a corresponding one of said detected number of said words at said display apparatus; and detecting touching of said touch screen in connection with one of said displayed visual indicator; and responsive to said detecting touching of said touch screen, displaying at said display apparatus;
(a) a first magnification of the corresponding one of said representations, and (b) a second magnification of a representation of a number of alternatives to said corresponding one of said detected number of said words. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. (canceled)
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22. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a display apparatus; a touch screen apparatus operatively associated with said display apparatus; an input apparatus including a plurality of input members, each of said plurality of words being rendered as one possible word of a number of possible words derivable from said actuations of said input members, each of a number of the input members having a plurality of characters assigned thereto; and a processor apparatus structured to receive a plurality of actuations of said input members, render a plurality of words responsive to said actuations of said input members, display at said display apparatus a plurality of representations of said words, detect a number of said words, which are ambiguous, for at least a number of said detected number of said words, display a visual indicator associated with a corresponding one of said representations for a corresponding one of said detected number of said words at said display apparatus, and detect touching of said touch screen in connection with one of said displayed visual indicator, wherein said processor apparatus is furthered structured, responsive to detecting said touching of said touch screen, to responsively display at said display apparatus;
(a) a first magnification of the corresponding one of said representations, and (b) a second magnification of a representation of a number of alternatives to said corresponding one of said detected number of said words.
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