Automatic language selection for text input in messaging context
First Claim
1. Method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication, the method comprising steps for:
- determining a language setting for the text message, andsetting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to the determined language setting,whereby the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponds to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponds to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting,wherein the language setting used for the text message entered last on the electronic equipment for wireless communication is provided in a data file.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication (1) is provided that comprises steps for determining a language setting for the text message (S1) and for setting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to the determined language setting (S2). The language setting used at the beginning of the text message is hereby determined as the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication (1) or as the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting used is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting.
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23 Claims
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1. Method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication, the method comprising steps for:
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determining a language setting for the text message, and setting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to the determined language setting, whereby the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponds to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponds to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting, wherein the language setting used for the text message entered last on the electronic equipment for wireless communication is provided in a data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20)
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7. Method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication, the method comprising steps for:
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determining a language setting for the text message, and setting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to the determined language setting, whereby the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponds to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponds to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting, wherein if at least two alternative matches for a text element entered are provided by one or more dictionary-based disambiguation modes, a request for selecting the appropriate match is outputted to the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 21)
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9. Method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication, the method comprising steps for:
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determining a language setting for the text message, and setting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to the determined language setting, whereby the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponds to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponds to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting, wherein if for a predefined number of text elements at the beginning of a text message, the percentage of matches obtained with each dictionary-based disambiguation mode available on the electronic equipment for wireless communication is below a pre-set threshold value, the language setting is determined to be a default language setting or to be an instruction for setting the keypad input mode to multitap-mode. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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10. Method of controlling a keypad input mode for a text message entered on an electronic equipment for wireless communication, the method comprising steps for:
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determining a language setting for the text message, and setting the keypad input mode to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to the determined language setting, whereby the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponds to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponds to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting is subject to be changed if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode related to a different language setting, wherein the language setting determined for a received message is stored in relation to a phone-book entry related to the sender of the received message and used with as the language setting for a subsequent message destined to said sender. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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11. Electronic equipment for wireless communication with a language-sensitive keypad input mode control for a text message entry, the electronic equipment for wireless communication comprising:
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a keypad having at least one key to which more than one character is assigned for alphabetic input, a language setting determination means for determining a language setting, a keypad mode control means adapted for controlling the keypad input mode in correspondence to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a language setting determined by the language setting determination means, whereby the language setting determination means is adapted to determine the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponding to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponding to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting determination means is further adapted to change the language setting if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a different language setting, and comprising a storage means which is adapted to store a file comprising information concerning the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Electronic equipment for wireless communication with a language-sensitive keypad input mode control for a text message entry, the electronic equipment for wireless communication comprising:
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a keypad having at least one key to which more than one character is assigned for alphabetic input, a language setting determination means for determining a language setting, a keypad mode control means adapted for controlling the keypad input mode in correspondence to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a language setting determined by the language setting determination means, whereby the language setting determination means is adapted to determine the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponding to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponding to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting determination means is further adapted to change the language setting if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a different language setting, and wherein the language setting determination means is adapted to request a user selection for selecting an appropriate match out of at least two alternative matches provided by one or more dictionary-based disambiguation modes for a text element entered. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. Electronic equipment for wireless communication with a language-sensitive keypad input mode control for a text message entry, the electronic equipment for wireless communication comprising:
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a keypad having at least one key to which more than one character is assigned for alphabetic input, a language setting determination means for determining a language setting, a keypad mode control means adapted for controlling the keypad input mode in correspondence to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a language setting determined by the language setting determination means, whereby the language setting determination means is adapted to determine the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponding to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponding to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting determination means is further adapted to change the language setting if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a different language setting, and wherein the language setting determination means is adapted to determine the language setting to be a default language setting or to be an instruction for setting the keypad input mode to multitap- mode if a predefined number of text elements at the beginning of a text message show a percentage of matches that is below a pre-set value with each dictionary-based disambiguation mode available on the electronic equipment for wireless communication.
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19. Electronic equipment for wireless communication with a language-sensitive keypad input mode control for a text message entry, the electronic equipment for wireless communication comprising:
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a keypad having at least one key to which more than one character is assigned for alphabetic input, a language setting determination means for determining a language setting, a keypad mode control means adapted for controlling the keypad input mode in correspondence to a dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a language setting determined by the language setting determination means, whereby the language setting determination means is adapted to determine the language setting used at the beginning of the text message corresponding to the language setting used for the last text message entered on the electronic equipment for wireless communication or corresponding to the language determined for a received text message to be replied by the text message, and the language setting determination means is further adapted to change the language setting if a match for a predetermined number of text elements entered for the text message is present in a further dictionary-based disambiguation mode relating to a different language setting, and wherein the electronic equipment for wireless communication is adapted to store a language setting determined for a received message in relation to a phone-book entry related to the sender of the received message and is further adapted to set said language setting at the beginning of a following text message destined to said sender.
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