Method and System for Rendering Diacritic Characters
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device comprising:
- detecting an input associated with a selected key;
determining a likelihood that the input reflects selection of a diacritic character from a set of one or more diacritic characters associated with the selected key;
rendering the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood meets or exceeds a threshold value following expiration of a first period of time that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation; and
rendering the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood is below the threshold value following expiration of a second period of time longer than the first period of time, that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation.
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling input of diacritic characters on a handheld electronic device. The method includes detecting an input associated with a selected key and determining likelihood that the input reflects selection of a diacritic character. The time after which the set of possible diacritic characters that are utilized is rendered in response to a selected key being engaged in a press-and-hold operation is based on the determined likelihood.
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device comprising:
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detecting an input associated with a selected key; determining a likelihood that the input reflects selection of a diacritic character from a set of one or more diacritic characters associated with the selected key; rendering the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood meets or exceeds a threshold value following expiration of a first period of time that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation; and rendering the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood is below the threshold value following expiration of a second period of time longer than the first period of time, that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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one or more input members that are capable of being actuated; a processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor, the memory storing one or more routines executable by the processor, the one or more routines being adapted to; detect an input associated with a selected key; determine a likelihood that the input reflects selection of a diacritic character from a set of one or more diacritic characters associated with the selected key; render a set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood meets or exceeds a threshold value following expiration of a first period of time that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation; and render the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood is below the threshold value following expiration of a second period of time longer than the first period of time, that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the device to:
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detect an input associated with a selected key; determine a likelihood that the input reflects selection of a diacritic character from a set of one or more diacritic characters associated with the selected key; render a set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood meets or exceeds a threshold value following expiration of a first period of time that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation; and render the set of the one or more diacritic characters when the likelihood is below the threshold value following expiration of a second period of time longer than the first period of time, that the selected key is engaged in a press-and-hold operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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