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HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FACILITATED INPUT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

  • US 20110018810A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • 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:

  • detecting a first input into said handheld electronic device;

    processing said detected first input to obtain a first of said data elements;

    responsive to said first of said data elements, automatically selecting a corresponding data format from a plurality of data formats, said data format including a required character;

    detecting a second input into said handheld electronic device; 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 corresponding data format and the processing including automatically inserting said required character into said second of said data elements according to said selected corresponding data format.

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