Handheld electronic device and associated method employing a multiple-axis input device and learning a context of a text input for use by a disambiguation routine
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device that comprises a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data, the method comprising:
- detecting a first language object as a first input;
detecting as a second input an input that comprises one or more key selections;
outputting at least a portion of a particular language object and another language object as proposed interpretations of the second input, the at least a portion of the particular language object being output at a position of preference with respect to the at least a portion of the another language object;
detecting a selection of the at least a portion of the another language object; and
responsive to the selection of the at least a portion of the another language object, storing in a data file a key object based on the another language object and an associated contextual value object based on the first language object,wherein the associated contextual value object is identified based on the key object occurring at a statistically significant incidence with the another language object.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to employ contextual data in certain circumstances to prioritize output and to learn new contextual data.
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device that comprises a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data, the method comprising:
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detecting a first language object as a first input; detecting as a second input an input that comprises one or more key selections; outputting at least a portion of a particular language object and another language object as proposed interpretations of the second input, the at least a portion of the particular language object being output at a position of preference with respect to the at least a portion of the another language object; detecting a selection of the at least a portion of the another language object; and responsive to the selection of the at least a portion of the another language object, storing in a data file a key object based on the another language object and an associated contextual value object based on the first language object, wherein the associated contextual value object is identified based on the key object occurring at a statistically significant incidence with the another language object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data and a number of routines which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to be configured to perform operations comprising;
detecting a first language object as a first input;
detecting as a second input an input that comprises one or more key selections;outputting at least a portion of a particular language object and another language object as proposed interpretations of the second input, the at least a portion of the particular language object being output at a position of preference with respect to the at least a portion of the another language object; detecting a selection of the at least a portion of the another language object; and responsive to the selection of the at least a portion of the another language object, storing in a data file a key object based on the another language object and an associated contextual value object based on the first language object, wherein the associated contextual value object is identified based on the key object occurring at a statistically significant incidence with the another language object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data and a number of routines which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to be configured to perform operations comprising;
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