User interface of a keypad entry system for character input
First Claim
1. A user interface of a portable electronic device having a plurality of keys comprising:
- a first group of keys representing vowel characters; and
a second group of keys representing consonant characters, the second group of keys being separate from the first group of keys, wherein the keys representing consonant characters are subdivided into groups based on phonetic pronunciation, whereby all consonant characters of a particular phonetic group are associated with a single key of the second group of keys.
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Abstract
A user interface (102) of a portable electronic device (100) includes a plurality of keys (112). The user interface (102) includes a first group of keys representing vowel characters (402), and a second group of keys representing consonant characters (202). The second group of keys is separate from the first group of keys. For the first group of keys, a first key represents leading vowels (422, 424, 426), a second key represents above and below vowels (428, 430), and a third key represents following vowels (432, 434, 436). The second group of keys may be subdivided into phonetic consonant groups (FIGS. 5 & 6) or alphabetic consonant groups (FIGS. 7 & 8).
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10 Claims
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1. A user interface of a portable electronic device having a plurality of keys comprising:
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a first group of keys representing vowel characters; and a second group of keys representing consonant characters, the second group of keys being separate from the first group of keys, wherein the keys representing consonant characters are subdivided into groups based on phonetic pronunciation, whereby all consonant characters of a particular phonetic group are associated with a single key of the second group of keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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