Reduced keyboard letter selection system and method
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1. A method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard and displaying a default letter associated with the selected key;
selecting a backspace key and displaying a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display; and
selecting the one of the plurality of keys again and displaying an alternate letter associated with the selected key.
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Abstract
A system and method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard is provided. One of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard is selected and a default letter associated with the selected key is displayed. A backspace key is selected to display a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display. The key associated with the default letter is selected again and an alternate letter associated with the selected key is displayed in place of the default letter.
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1. A method of selecting a letter for display in a communication device having a display and a reduced-key keyboard, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting one of the plurality of keys on the reduced-key keyboard and displaying a default letter associated with the selected key; selecting a backspace key and displaying a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display; and selecting the one of the plurality of keys again and displaying an alternate letter associated with the selected key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a user interface including a display and a reduced-key keyboard having a plurality of input keys of which at least one is a multi-letter key associated with a plurality of letters; a processing subsystem comprising operating system software that controls operation of the mobile communication device; and said operating system software is programmed to display a default letter associated with a selected multi-letter key upon a first actuation thereof and to display a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display when a backspace key of the keyboard is subsequently actuated and to then display an alternate letter associated with the selected multi-letter key upon a second actuation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A processing subsystem configured to be installed in a mobile communication device comprising a user interface including a display and a reduced-key keyboard having a plurality of input keys of which at least one is a multi-letter key associated with a plurality of letters, said processing subsystem comprising:
operating system software that controls operation of an incorporating mobile communication device and said operating system software is programmed to display a default letter associated with a selected multi-letter key upon a first actuation thereof and to display a cursor in the position of the default letter on the display when a backspace key of the keyboard is subsequently actuated and to then display an alternate letter associated with the selected multi-letter key upon a second actuation thereof.
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