DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAST PHRASE INPUT
First Claim
1. A user interface for receiving text in a device adapted to receive key input, said device having access to a dictionary database and comprising a controller arranged to match said key input against said dictionary database to find matching input candidates, wherein said key input corresponds to at least one character and said matching input candidate corresponds to a candidate phrase comprising at least one word and wherein each of said at least one character matches a first character of said at least one word of said candidate phrase and wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of said at least one words having a first character matching said at least one characters in said candidate phrase.
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A user interface for receiving text in a device adapted to receive key input, the device having access to a dictionary database and including a controller arranged to match the key input against the dictionary database to find matching input candidates, wherein the key input corresponds to at least one character and the matching input candidate corresponds to a candidate phrase including at least one word and wherein each of the at least one character matches a first character of the at least one word of the candidate phrase and wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of the at least one words having a first character matching the at least one characters in the candidate phrase.
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39 Claims
- 1. A user interface for receiving text in a device adapted to receive key input, said device having access to a dictionary database and comprising a controller arranged to match said key input against said dictionary database to find matching input candidates, wherein said key input corresponds to at least one character and said matching input candidate corresponds to a candidate phrase comprising at least one word and wherein each of said at least one character matches a first character of said at least one word of said candidate phrase and wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of said at least one words having a first character matching said at least one characters in said candidate phrase.
- 13. A method for matching a key input against a database, said key input comprising at least one character and said database comprising at least one candidate phrase comprising at least one word, said method comprising comparing each of said at least one character of said key input against a first character of a word of said candidate phrase wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of said at least one words having a first character matching said at least one characters in said candidate phrase.
- 21. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code for controlling a user interface comprising a database and a received key input comprising at least one character and said database comprising at least one candidate phrase comprising at least one word, said computer readable medium comprising software code for comparing each of said at least one character of said key input against a first character of a word of said candidate phrase wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of said at least one words having a first character matching said at least one characters in said candidate phrase.
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39. A device for receiving text comprising means for receiving key input, means for accessing a dictionary database and means for matching said key input against said dictionary database for finding matching input candidates, wherein said key input corresponds to at least one character and said matching input candidate corresponds to a candidate phrase comprising at least one word and wherein each of said at least one character matches a first character of said at least one word of said candidate phrase and wherein the order of the at least one characters of the key input is the same as the order of said at least one words having a first character matching said at least one characters in said candidate phrase.
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