Method and apparatus for supplementing a keyboard and for helping a user operate an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method in an electronic device having a keyboard and a display, the method for supplementing the keyboard and for helping a user to operate the electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on the display a message entered through the keyboard;
selecting a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by the user, the supplemental mode selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the electronic device, comprising;
an acronym mode;
a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode;
a predictive character pairing mode;
a predictive menuing mode; and
a bi-directional delete mode; and
operating in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the user entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion.
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Abstract
In an electronic device having a keyboard (120) and a display (116), a processing system (106) displays on the display a message entered through the keyboard and selects a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by a user. The supplemental mode is selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the electronic device. The group of supplemental modes comprise an acronym mode (200), a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode (300), a predictive character pairing mode (301), a predictive menuing mode (400), and a bi-directional delete mode (500). The electronic device operates in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the user entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion.
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18 Claims
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1. A method in an electronic device having a keyboard and a display, the method for supplementing the keyboard and for helping a user to operate the electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying on the display a message entered through the keyboard; selecting a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by the user, the supplemental mode selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the electronic device, comprising; an acronym mode; a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode; a predictive character pairing mode; a predictive menuing mode; and a bi-directional delete mode; and operating in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the user entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device for supplementing a keyboard and for helping a user to operate the electronic device, comprising:
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a processing system for controlling the electronic device; the keyboard coupled to the processing system for entering a message and storing the message in the processing system; a display coupled to the processing system for displaying the message; wherein the processing system is programmed to select a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by the user, the supplemental mode selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the electronic device, comprising; an acronym mode; a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode; a predictive character pairing mode; a predictive menuing mode; and a bi-directional delete mode; and wherein the processing system is further programmed to operate in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the user entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable subscriber unit for supplementing a keyboard and for helping a subscriber to operate the portable subscriber unit, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving information; a processing system coupled to the receiver for processing the information and for controlling the portable subscriber unit; the keyboard coupled to the processing system for entering a message and storing the message in the processing system; a display coupled to the processing system for displaying the message; and a transmitter coupled to the processing system for transmitting the message, wherein the processing system is programmed to select a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by the subscriber, the supplemental mode selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the portable subscriber unit, comprising; an acronym mode; a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode; a predictive character pairing mode; a predictive menuing mode; and a bi-directional delete mode; and wherein the processing system is further programmed to operate in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the subscriber entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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