HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ASSISTED TEXT ENTRY USING EXISTING MESSAGE THREAD, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

• US 20100287465A1
• Filed: 07/06/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: VUONG, THANH
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,911 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/256
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A method of facilitating the entry of text into a new message generated by a messaging application of a handheld electronic device is provided that includes receiving a command to reply to or forward a received message that is included within a message thread, scanning the message thread, identifying a plurality of words in the message thread, generating one or more word lists that include the identified words, and displaying the one or more word lists. The method further includes receiving a selection of a selected one of the words from the one or more word lists, and entering the selected one of the words into the new message. Also provided is an improved handheld electronic device that implements the described method.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. A method of entering text into a new message, comprising:

receiving a command to generate the new message in a message thread;

scanning, by a processor, the message thread to identify words in the message thread; and

assisting the entry of text into the new message based on the presence of the identified words in the message thread.

27. The method of claim 26 further comprising categorizing the identified words.

28. The method of claim 27 further comprising placing the identified words into word lists based on the categorization.

29. The method of claim 27 wherein categorizing the identified words includes grammatically classifying the identified words.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein grammatically classifying the identified words includes creating a word list representing nouns and a word list representing verbs.

31. The method of claim 26 further comprising determining whether the identified words are longer than a predetermined length.

32. The method of claim 26 wherein the new message is a reply message or a forward message.

41. The memory of claim 26 wherein the method further comprises categorizing the identified words.

42. The memory of claim 41 wherein the method further comprises placing the identified words into word lists based on the categorization.

43. The memory of claim 41 wherein categorizing the identified words includes grammatically classifying the identified words.

33. A handheld apparatus comprising:

an input apparatus for receiving a command to generate a new message in a message thread and for entering text into the new message;

a memory having instructions for scanning the message thread to identify words in the message thread and for assisting the entry of text into the new message based on the presence of the identified words in the message thread; and

a processor for executing the instructions.

34. The handheld apparatus of claim 33 wherein the memory further including instructions for categorizing the identified words.

35. The handheld apparatus of claim 34 wherein memory further includes instructions for placing the identified words into word lists based on the categorization.

36. The handheld apparatus of claim 34 wherein categorizing the identified words includes grammatically classifying the identified words.

37. The handheld apparatus of claim 36 wherein grammatically classifying the identified words includes creating a word list representing nouns and a word list representing verbs.

38. The handheld apparatus of claim 33 wherein the memory further includes instructions for determining whether the identified words are longer than a predetermined length.

39. The handheld apparatus of claim 33 wherein the new message is a reply message or a forward message.

40. A memory storing a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method of entering text into a new message, the comprising:

receiving a command to generate the new message in a message thread;

scanning, by a processor, the message thread to identify words in the message thread; and

assisting the entry of text into the new message based on the presence of the identified words in the message thread.

44. The memory of claim 40 wherein the method further comprises determining whether the identified words are longer than a predetermined length.

45. The memory of claim 40 wherein the new message is a reply message or a forward message.