METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT ENTRY
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1. A method for data input, comprising the steps of:
- dividing an input selection device into a plurality of zones, each zone including one or more individual input selection indicators;
receiving a user indication of a selected zone; and
considering all of the individual input selection indicators associated with the selected zone to have been selected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for text input is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing the letters of a keyboard into a plurality of zones each zone including one or more letters and designating a jumper key associated with each of the plurality of zones from the letters in each zone. A user indication of a selected jumper key is received and all of the keys in the zone associated with the selected jumper key are then selected.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for data input, comprising the steps of:
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dividing an input selection device into a plurality of zones, each zone including one or more individual input selection indicators; receiving a user indication of a selected zone; and considering all of the individual input selection indicators associated with the selected zone to have been selected.
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2. A method for text input, comprising the steps of:
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dividing the letters of a keyboard into a plurality of zones, each zone including one or more letters; designating a jumper key associated with each of the plurality of zones from the letters in each zone; receiving a user indication of a selected jumper key; and selecting all of the keys in the zone associated with the selected jumper key. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for text input, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a user indication of a selected input key on a keyboard by the use of a pointing device; designating a group of keys surrounding the selected input key; and considering the group of keys to be the input keys. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for text input, comprising the steps of.
providing a plurality of layout definitions, each layout definition dividing the letters of a keyboard into a plurality of zones, each zone including one or more letters, each zone comprising a jumper key associated therewith selected from the letters in each zone; receiving a user indication of a selected selected layout definition, thereby defining a plurality of zones to be applied for text entry. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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