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Type-ahead keypad input for an input device

  • US 7,539,472 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2005
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving keypad inputs of a search term on a keypad of an input device;

    displaying a keypad representation of the keypad of the input device, the keypad representation having input keys, at least one input key including a display of characters;

    correlating a keypad input of the search term to one or more searchable entries in a database; and

    changing the display of the characters on the at least one input key after each keypad input is received, wherein changing the display includes changing the characters on the at least one input key to display subsequent possible character selections on the received keypad inputs.

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