Method for inputting characters in electronic device
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising a control unit for controlling functions of the electronic device, audio output, and a user input device for navigating through a plurality of available user interface input options and for confirming a selected input option, wherein the electronic device is configured to detect selection of a first input option on the basis of a first input to the input device and confirm the first input option as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, the first input option representing a character and the second input being associated with a function for adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by the user,the control unit is configured to define, as a response to detecting a selection of the character on the basis of the detection of the first input to the input device, an audio segment specific to the character,the control unit is configured to cause an output of the defined audio segment via the audio output prior to the confirmation,the control unit is configured to select a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device,the control unit is configured to cause an output of an audio segment specific to the action, andthe control unit is configured to initiate an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, an enhanced audible feedback solution has been invented for electronic devices using an input device facilitating navigation though a plurality of available user interface input options and confirmation of a selected input option. The electronic device is arranged to define, as a response to detecting a selection of a character on the basis of a detection of a first input to an input device of the electronic device, an audio segment specific to the character. The electronic device is arranged to output the defined audio segment via the audio output means prior to a confirmation by a second input to the input device, the second input being associated with a function adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by the user.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising a control unit for controlling functions of the electronic device, audio output, and a user input device for navigating through a plurality of available user interface input options and for confirming a selected input option, wherein the electronic device is configured to detect selection of a first input option on the basis of a first input to the input device and confirm the first input option as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, the first input option representing a character and the second input being associated with a function for adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by the user,
the control unit is configured to define, as a response to detecting a selection of the character on the basis of the detection of the first input to the input device, an audio segment specific to the character, the control unit is configured to cause an output of the defined audio segment via the audio output prior to the confirmation, the control unit is configured to select a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device, the control unit is configured to cause an output of an audio segment specific to the action, and the control unit is configured to initiate an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device.
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8. A method for character input in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting selection of a first input option on the basis of a first input to an input device, the first input option being confirmable as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, the first input option representing a character and a second input being associated with a function adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by a user, defining, as a response to detecting a selection of the character on the basis of the detection of the first input to the input device, an audio segment specific to the character, wherein the defined audio segment is echoed via audio output prior to the confirmation, selecting a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device, echoing an audio segment specific to the action, and initiating an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product operable on a processor of an electronic device comprising a user input device for navigating through a plurality of available user interface input options and for confirming a selected input option, the computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for defining, as a response to detecting a selection of a character on the basis of detection of a first input to the input device, an audio segment specific to the character, computer program code for causing output of the defined audio segment via audio output prior to a confirmation of the character for adding the character as part of a character sequence, the character being confirmed as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, computer program code for selecting a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device, computer program code for causing output of an audio segment specific to the action, and computer program code for initiating an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A user interface for an electronic device, wherein the user interface is configured to detect selection of a first input option on the basis of a first input to an input device, confirm the first input option as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, the first input option representing a character and a second input being associated with a function for adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by the user,
cause audio output of an audio segment specific to the character prior to the confirmation, the audio segment being defined in response to detecting a selection of the character on the basis of the detection of the first input to the input device, detect selection of a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device, cause an output of an audio segment specific to the action, and initiate an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device.
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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means for detecting selection of a first input option on the basis of a first input to an input device, means for confirming the first input option as a response to detection of a second input to the input device, the first input option representing a character and the second input being associated with a function for adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by a user, means for defining, as a response to detecting a selection of the character on the basis of the detection of the first input to the input device, an audio segment specific to the character, means for causing an audio output of the defined audio segment prior to the confirmation, means for selecting a second input option associated with an action relating to the character sequence as a response to detection of a third input to the input device, means for causing an output of an audio segment specific to the action, and means for initiating an action associated with an inputted character sequence as a response to detection of a fourth input following the third input to the input device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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