Method, System, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Word Recommendations
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a display and a keyboard;
receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through the keyboard, and displaying on the display a current character string as input by the user;
displaying a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
while both the current character string and the suggested replacement string are displayed, receiving a further user input through a punctuation mark key of the keyboard; and
in response to the further user input, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string, and appending a punctuation mark at the end of the replacement character string, the punctuation mark corresponding to the punctuation mark key through which the further user input was received.
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Abstract
One aspect of the invention involves a method that includes: in a first area of the touch screen, displaying a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard; in a second area of the touch screen, displaying the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement for the current character string; replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement if the user activates a delimiter key on the keyboard; replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement displayed in the second area; and keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a display and a keyboard; receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through the keyboard, and displaying on the display a current character string as input by the user; displaying a suggested replacement character string for the current character string; while both the current character string and the suggested replacement string are displayed, receiving a further user input through a punctuation mark key of the keyboard; and in response to the further user input, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string, and appending a punctuation mark at the end of the replacement character string, the punctuation mark corresponding to the punctuation mark key through which the further user input was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a display; a keyboard; and computer readable memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising; receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through the keyboard, and displaying a current character string as input by the user, displaying a suggested replacement character string for the current character string; while both the current character string and the suggested replacement string are displayed, receiving a further user input through a punctuation mark key of the keyboard, and in response to the further user input, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string, and appending a punctuation mark at the end of the replacement character string, the punctuation mark corresponding to the punctuation mark key through which the further user input was received. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a display; receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through the keyboard, and displaying on the display a current character string as input by the user, displaying on the display a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, and receiving a further user input of a single touch, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to receive the further single user input to perform a selected character string function of a plurality of possible character string functions depending on where the further single user input is received, the plurality of possible character string functions comprising, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in response to a single user input at a first location, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with a first punctuation mark in response to a single user input at a second location, the second location being a first punctuation mark key on the keyboard corresponding to the first punctuation mark, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with a second punctuation mark in response to a single user input at a third location, the third location being a second punctuation mark key on the keyboard corresponding to the second punctuation mark, and accepting the current character string in response to a single user input at a fourth location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a display, cause the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through the keyboard, and displaying on the display a current character string as input by the user, displaying on the display a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, and receiving a further user input of a single touch, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to receive the further single user input to perform a selected character string function of a plurality of possible character string functions depending on where the further single user input is received, the plurality of possible character string functions comprising, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in response to a single user input at a first location, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with a first punctuation mark in response to a single user input at a second location, the second location being a first punctuation mark key on the keyboard corresponding to the first punctuation mark, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with a second punctuation mark in response to a single user input at a third location, the third location being a second punctuation mark key on the keyboard corresponding to the second punctuation mark, and accepting the current character string in response to a single user input at a fourth location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
at portable electronic device with a touch screen display; receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through a virtual keyboard that simultaneously displays a first plurality of virtual keys each associated with a respective single letter of the alphabet, and a second plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys each corresponding to a respective punctuation mark, displaying on the touch screen display a current character string as input by the user, displaying on the display a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, in response to a first user input at a first location, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string, in response to a second user input at a virtual punctuation mark key corresponding to a first punctuation mark, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with the first punctuation mark, and in response to a third user input at a third location, accepting the current character string.
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22. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the portable electronic device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of user inputs of characters through a virtual keyboard that simultaneously displays a first plurality of virtual keys each associated with a respective single letter of the alphabet, and a second plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys each corresponding to a respective punctuation mark, displaying on the touch screen display a current character string as input by the user, displaying on the display a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, in response to a first user input at a first location, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string, in response to a second user input at a virtual punctuation mark key corresponding to a first punctuation mark, replacing the current character string with the suggested replacement character string in combination with the first punctuation mark, and in response to a third user input at a third location, accepting the current character string.
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23. A method comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display; receiving a plurality of user character inputs through the touch screen display of the portable electronic device, wherein the user character inputs are received through a virtual keyboard displayed on the touch screen, wherein the virtual keyboard simultaneously displays a first plurality of virtual keys each associated with a respective single letter of the alphabet, and a second plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys; displaying on the touch display a current character string as input by a user; while displaying the current character string, also displaying a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, wherein at the time a suggested replacement character string is displayed, the portable electronic device is able to receive a plurality of possible user single touch inputs that will result in selection of the suggested replacement character string, and wherein said plurality of possible user single touch inputs includes actuation of one of the plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys; receiving a single touch user selection input through one of the plurality of the virtual punctuation mark keys; and in response to the single touch user selection input, replacing the current character set with the suggested replacement character set and adding at the end of said character set a punctuation mark corresponding to the virtual punctuation mark key through which the input was received. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a touch screen display; and computer readable memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising; receiving a plurality of user character inputs through the touch screen display of the portable electronic device, wherein the user character inputs are received through a virtual keyboard displayed on the touch screen, wherein the virtual keyboard simultaneously displays a first plurality of virtual keys each associated with a respective single letter of the alphabet, and a second plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys; displaying on the touch display a current character string as input by a user; while displaying the current character string, also displaying a suggested replacement character string for the current character string, wherein at the time a suggested replacement character string is displayed, the portable electronic device is able to receive a plurality of possible user single touch inputs that will result in selection of the suggested replacement character string, and wherein said plurality of possible user single touch inputs includes actuation of one of the plurality of virtual punctuation mark keys; receiving a single touch user selection input through one of the plurality of the virtual punctuation mark keys; and in response to the single touch user selection input, replacing the current character set with the suggested replacement character set and adding at the end of said character set a punctuation mark corresponding to the virtual punctuation mark key through which the input was received. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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