METHOD OF INDICATING ADDITIONAL CHARACTER COMBINATION CHOICES ON A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
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Abstract
A method and associated apparatus for indicating additional character combination choices from a disambiguation function on a handheld electronic device.
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49 Claims
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26. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a disambiguation function, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus and an output apparatus, said method comprising:
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detecting a first input; responsive to said detecting a first input, generating a number of character combination choices using said text disambiguation function based on said first input; responsive to said generating, displaying an output that comprises a variant component and a first visual indicator, said variant component comprising a first subset of said number of character combination choices, said first visual indicator being located at a single location and being representative of the availability of a second subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said first subset responsive to a navigational input in a first direction; detecting as a second input a navigational input; and responsive to said detecting a second input, displaying within said variant component said second subset and displaying a second visual indicator located at said single location in place of said first visual indicator, said second visual indicator being representative of the availability of a third subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to a navigational input, and said second visual indicator also being representative of the availability of said first subset for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to a second navigational input. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A handheld electronic device, comprising;
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a keyboard having a plurality of input members; a display; a disambiguation function; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, said processor apparatus having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on said processor, cause said handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising; detecting as a first input a number of input member actuations; responsive to said detecting a first input, generating a number of character combination choices using said text disambiguation function based on said first input; responsive to said generating, displaying an output that comprises a variant component and a first visual indicator, said variant component comprising a first subset of said number of character combination choices, said first visual indicator being located at a single location and being representative of the availability of a second subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said first subset responsive to an input in a first direction; detecting a second input in said first direction; and responsive to said detecting a second input, displaying within said variant component said second subset and displaying a second visual indicator located at said single location in place of said first visual indicator, said second visual indicator being representative of the availability of a third subset of said number of character combination choices for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to an input in said first direction, and said second visual indicator also being representative of the availability of said first subset for display in said variant component in place of at least a portion of said second subset responsive to an input in a second direction, wherein said second visual indicator comprises a graphic having a first pointing portion and a second pointing portion. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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