Electronic text input involving word completion functionality for predicting word candidates for partial word inputs
First Claim
1. A text input method for an electronic apparatus having a user interface with text input means and a display screen, wherein word completion functionality is provided for predicting word candidates for partial word inputs made by a user employing said text input means, wherein said display screen is touch-sensitive and said text input means includes a virtual keyboard which is presentable on said touch-sensitive display screen, the method involving:
- receiving a partial word input from said user;
deriving a set of word completion candidates using said word completion functionality, each of the word completion candidates in said set having a prefix and a suffix, wherein the prefix corresponds to said partial word input; and
presenting the suffixes for at least a sub set of the word completion candidates in a predetermined area located within or at said virtual keyboard on said display screen, wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user, said step of receiving a partial word input from said user involving detecting successive actuations, by said user, of virtual keys of said virtual keyboard which accumulate into said partial word input, and wherein said predetermined area is located entirely within a space bar included in said virtual keyboard wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user.
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Abstract
A text input method is described for an electronic apparatus having a user interface with text input means and a display screen. Word completion functionality is provided for predicting word candidates for partial word inputs made by the user with the text input means. The method involves receiving a partial word input from the user and deriving a set of word completion candidates using the word completion functionality. Each of the word completion candidates in the set has a prefix and a suffix, wherein the prefix corresponds to the partial word input. The method also involves presenting the suffices for at least a sub set of the word completion candidates in a predetermined area on the display screen, wherein each of the presented suffices is made selectable for the user.
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19 Claims
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1. A text input method for an electronic apparatus having a user interface with text input means and a display screen, wherein word completion functionality is provided for predicting word candidates for partial word inputs made by a user employing said text input means, wherein said display screen is touch-sensitive and said text input means includes a virtual keyboard which is presentable on said touch-sensitive display screen, the method involving:
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receiving a partial word input from said user; deriving a set of word completion candidates using said word completion functionality, each of the word completion candidates in said set having a prefix and a suffix, wherein the prefix corresponds to said partial word input; and presenting the suffixes for at least a sub set of the word completion candidates in a predetermined area located within or at said virtual keyboard on said display screen, wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user, said step of receiving a partial word input from said user involving detecting successive actuations, by said user, of virtual keys of said virtual keyboard which accumulate into said partial word input, and wherein said predetermined area is located entirely within a space bar included in said virtual keyboard wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. An electronic apparatus having a user interface with text input means and a display screen, and a controller coupled to said display screen, wherein said display screen is touch-sensitive and said text input means includes a virtual keyboard which is presentable on said touch-sensitive display screen, the user interface including word completion functionality for predicting word candidates for partial word inputs made by a user employing said text input means, the controller being adapted for performing the steps of:
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receiving a partial word input from said user; deriving a set of word completion candidates using said word completion functionality, each of the word completion candidates in said set having a prefix and a suffix, wherein the prefix corresponds to said partial word input; and presenting the suffixes for at least a sub set of the word completion candidates in a predetermined area located within or at said virtual keyboard on said display screen, wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user, and said step of receiving a partial word input from said user involving detecting successive actuations, by said user, of virtual keys of said virtual keyboard which accumulate into said partial word input, and said predetermined area is located entirely within a space bar included in said virtual keyboard wherein each of the presented suffixes is made selectable for said user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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