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HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FACILITATED INPUT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

  • US 20100056225A1
  • Filed: 08/28/2009
  • Published: 03/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling data entry into a handheld electronic device, said data entry including a plurality of data elements, said method comprising:

  • providing a database having data records wherein each data record has a corresponding data format;

    detecting a first input that is a data record;

    comparing the input data record to the data record database to verify that the input data record corresponds to a data record in said database;

    automatically selecting the data format that corresponds to the data record;

    detecting a second input; and

    processing said detected second input according to said selected corresponding data format to obtain a second of said data elements, said second of said data elements conforming to said selected data format.

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