ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHARACTER ENTRY
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a selection of a character from a keyboard of a portable electronic device;
adding the character to a character string;
identifying candidate objects in reference data that include characters that match the character string;
displaying a plurality of the candidate objects on a display; and
when a gesture is detected on the keyboard,identifying an object of the plurality of candidate objects, that is associated with the gesture; and
selecting the object.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a selection of a character from a keyboard of a portable electronic device, adding the character to a character string, identifying candidate objects in reference data that include characters that match the character string, and displaying a plurality of the candidate objects on a display. When a gesture is detected on the keyboard, an object of the plurality of candidate objects, that is associated with the gesture, is identified, and the object is selected.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a character from a keyboard of a portable electronic device; adding the character to a character string; identifying candidate objects in reference data that include characters that match the character string; displaying a plurality of the candidate objects on a display; and when a gesture is detected on the keyboard, identifying an object of the plurality of candidate objects, that is associated with the gesture; and selecting the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device comprising:
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a keyboard including touch-sensitive keys; a display spaced from the keyboard; a processor coupled to the display and the keyboard and configured to receive a selection of a character from the keyboard, add the character to a character string, identify candidate objects in reference data that include characters that match the character string, display a plurality of the candidate objects on the display, and when a gesture is detected on the keyboard, identify one object of a plurality of candidate objects that is associated with the gesture and select the one object. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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