Method and Apparatus for Dual Input Text Entry
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1. A device for entering alphanumeric characters into a computing device, said device comprising:
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a display disposed on a front face of the housing;
a first user input device, disposed adjacent a left or right edge of the display, for receiving user selection of a row in a character array containing a plurality of alphanumeric characters;
a second user input device, disposed adjacent a bottom edge of the display, for receiving user selection of an alphanumeric character in a row of said character array selected by a user via the first user in put device; and
a processor to output the selected character responsive to user input received via the second user input device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for entering alphanumeric characters into a computing device. A user selects a row in a character array containing a plurality of alphanumeric characters using a first input device and selects a character in the row using a second user input device. A processor outputs the selected character to a display or to memory. The selected row may, in some embodiments, be displayed to the user on a display screen.
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1. A device for entering alphanumeric characters into a computing device, said device comprising:
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a housing; a display disposed on a front face of the housing; a first user input device, disposed adjacent a left or right edge of the display, for receiving user selection of a row in a character array containing a plurality of alphanumeric characters; a second user input device, disposed adjacent a bottom edge of the display, for receiving user selection of an alphanumeric character in a row of said character array selected by a user via the first user in put device; and a processor to output the selected character responsive to user input received via the second user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. A method of inputting text into a computing device having a housing and a display disposed on a front face of the housing, comprising:
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receiving a first user input at a first input device, disposed adjacent a left or right edge of the display, indicating a user selection of a row in a character array containing a plurality of alphanumeric characters; receiving a second user input at a second input device, disposed adjacent a bottom edge of the display, indicating user selection of an alphanumeric character in a row of said character array selected by a user via the first user input device; and
outputting the selected character responsive to second user input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20)
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17. The device of claim I wherein the first user input device comprises a set of input keys arranged on the front face of the housing along the left or right edge of the display.
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