HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FACILITATED INPUT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
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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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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device and an improved method facilitate the entry of data when the data is provided in a predetermined data format. In the depicted exemplary embodiment, the handheld electronic device includes a user interface that facilitates the entry of data having a predetermined data format.
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18 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handheld electronic device structured to enable data entry, said data entry including a plurality of data elements, said handheld electronic device comprising:
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an input member; a display; a processor including a memory and a routine that is adapted to respond to input signals from the input member and to generate output signals to said display; said routine being adapted to detect a first input and to process said first input to obtain a first of said data elements; responsive to said first of said data elements, said routine being adapted to generate a first of said output signals to said display; responsive to said first of said data elements, said routine being adapted to select from said memory a corresponding data format from a plurality of data formats, said data format including a required character; said routine being adapted to detect a second input from said input member; responsive to said detected second input, said routine being adapted to process said detected second input according to said selected corresponding data format to obtain a second of said data elements and to generate a second of said output signals to said display and automatically insert said required character into said second of said data elements according to said selected corresponding data format. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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