Handheld electronic device with assisted text entry using existing message thread, and associated method
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating text entry into a new message generated by a messaging application, the method comprising:
- receiving a command to generate the new message in a message thread, the message thread including at least one previously received and/or sent message;
scanning, by a processor, the message thread to identify a set of words in the message thread;
generating a set of word lists that includes the identified set of words organized by grammatical classification;
displaying the set of word lists;
receiving a selection of a selected one of the identified set of words from said displayed set of word lists for entry in the new message;
entering the selected one of the identified words into the new message; and
enabling additional selections from the displayed set of word lists for entry.
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Abstract
A method of facilitating the entry of text into a new message generated by a messaging application of a handheld electronic device is provided that includes receiving a command to reply to or forward a received message that is included within a message thread, scanning the message thread, identifying a plurality of words in the message thread, generating one or more word lists that include the identified words, and displaying the one or more word lists. The method further includes receiving a selection of a selected one of the words from the one or more word lists, and entering the selected one of the words into the new message. Also provided is an improved handheld electronic device that implements the described method.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating text entry into a new message generated by a messaging application, the method comprising:
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receiving a command to generate the new message in a message thread, the message thread including at least one previously received and/or sent message; scanning, by a processor, the message thread to identify a set of words in the message thread; generating a set of word lists that includes the identified set of words organized by grammatical classification; displaying the set of word lists; receiving a selection of a selected one of the identified set of words from said displayed set of word lists for entry in the new message; entering the selected one of the identified words into the new message; and enabling additional selections from the displayed set of word lists for entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handheld apparatus comprising:
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an input apparatus for receiving a command to generate a new message in a message thread and for entering text into the new message, the message thread including at least one previously received and/or sent message; a memory having instructions for; scanning the message thread to identify a set of words in the message thread; generating a set of word lists that includes the identified set of words organized by grammatical classification; displaying the set of word lists; receiving a selection of a selected one of the identified set of words from said displayed set of word lists for entry in the new message; entering the selected one of the identified words into the new message; and enabling additional selections from the displayed set of word lists for entry; and a processor capable of executing the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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