Data entry by string of possible candidate information in a communication terminal

• US 6,487,424 B1
• Filed: 01/13/1999
• Issued: 11/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Hansen, Jacob, Pukkila, Päivi
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL
• Application Number:
  US09/229,788
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/575, 455/550, 345/167, 345/163, 345/157, 345/145, 345/146, 345/810, 345/811, 345/812, 345/813, 345/816
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/018 Input/output arrangements for oriental characters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/129 Handling non-Latin characters, e.g. kana-to-kanji conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A communication terminal is provided with display means, navigation means for navigating through information candidates, selection means for selecting one of the candidates, and a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means. The display means comprises a first display part for displaying a string of entered information, and a second display part for displaying a string of a plurality of possible information candidates. One of the candidates in the second display part is highlighted by the cursor controlled by the navigation means. The processor copies the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.

Claims

1. A method of entering information into a communication terminal having a text editor application based for entering non-Latin letters, and having a display, a navigator for navigating through a list of information candidates, a selector for selecting one of the candidates, and a processor controlling the display in accordance with the operation of the navigator and the selector, the method comprising:

reserving a first display part of the display for displaying a first string of entered information;

reserving a second display part of the display for displaying a second string of a plurality of possible information candidates from said list of information candidates, and highlighting one of these candidates in the second display part by a cursor controlled by the navigation means;

reserving a third display part of the display for displaying complex information candidates to be entered in dependence on information candidates already entered; and

wherein said processor is connected to a memory including a dictionary including signs in a language not based on Latin letters and corresponding pronunciation strings;

the method further comprising the steps of searching pronunciation strings in the dictionary memory to find a string fitting with letters already entered;

displaying a corresponding sign in the third display part; and

copying the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.

2. A communication terminal having a text editor application based for entering non-Latin letters, and comprising:

display means;

navigation means for navigating through information candidates;

selection means for selecting one of the candidates; and

a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;

in said text editor application;

a first display part of the display means is reserved for displaying a string of entered information;

a second display part of the display means is reserved for displaying a string of a plurality of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means;

a third display part of the display means is reserved for displaying complex information candidates to be entered in dependence on information candidates already entered;

said processor is connected to a memory including a dictionary including signs in a language not based on Latin letters and corresponding pronunciation strings;

searches the pronunciation strings in the dictionary memory to find a string fitting with the letters already entered;

displays the corresponding sign in the third display part; and

copies the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.

3. A communication terminal having a music composer application for entering music data information into the terminal, said terminal comprising:

display means;

navigation means for moving cursor means through a list of information candidates;

selection means for selecting one of the candidates; and

a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;

in said music composer application;

a first display part of the display means that is reserved for displaying a string of entered music data information into the music composer of the communication terminal;

a second display part of the display means that is reserved for displaying a string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates; and

cursor means for highlighting one of said string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates in said second display part;

wherein the string of entered music data information is presented as a staff segment in the first display part;

a staff segment will appear in the second display part when entering individual notes; and

the staff segment in the second display part is aligned with the staff in the first display part.

4. A communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the position of the staff segment in the second display part will be fixed during setting the height of the note by the navigation means.

5. A communication terminal having display means;

navigation means for navigating through information candidates;

selection means for selecting one of the candidates; and

a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;

said display means comprising;

a first display part for displaying a string of entered information;

second display part for displaying a string of a plurality of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means; and

said processor copying the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means;

wherein, in some applications, the display means comprises a third display part for displaying complex information candidates to be entered in dependence on information candidates already entered; and

the processor is connected to a memory including a dictionary including signs in a language not based on Latin letters and corresponding pronunciation strings, searches the pronunciation strings in the dictionary memory to find a string fitting with the letters already entered, and displays the corresponding sign in the third display part.

6. A method of entering information into a communication terminal having a music composer, and having a display, a navigator for navigating through a list of information candidates, a selector for selecting one of the candidates, and a processor controlling the display in accordance with the operation of the navigator and the selector, the method comprising:

reserving a first display part of the display for displaying a first string of entered music data information into a music composer of the communication terminal;

reserving a second display part of the display for displaying a second string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates;

highlighting by a cursor one of said second string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates in said second display part;

presenting the string of entered music data information as a staff segment in the first display part;

showing a staff segment in the second display part when entering individual notes; and

wherein, in the showing step, the staff segment in the second display part is aligned with the staff segment in the first display part.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein, in the showing step, the position of the staff segment in the second display part is fixed during a setting of the height of a note by the navigator.

8. A method of entering information into a communication terminal having a display;

navigation means for navigating through information candidates; and

selection means for selecting one of the candidates;

said method comprising;

displaying in the display a string of entered information;

searching in a dictionary memory to find a word fitting with the letters already entered, and displaying the best fitting word in a third display part selectable by the user;

searching in pronunciation strings for signs in a language not based on Latin letters in the dictionary memory to find a pronunciation string fitting with the letters already entered, and displaying a corresponding sign in the third display part;

displaying, separately from the entered information string, a string of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means; and

copying the highlighted candidate from the string of possible information candidates to the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.