Hand-held electronic device with autopunctuation
First Claim
1. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first input including a first set of characters and displaying the first set of characters;
receiving a second input after receiving the first input;
determining that a last character in the first set of characters is not a period and that the second input includes a space input twice in succession, and in response;
displaying (i) a period (.) after the first set of characters and (ii) a single space after the period; and
receiving a third input including a second set of characters and displaying the second set of characters immediately following the single space, wherein a first character in the second set of characters is automatically capitalized.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user'"'"'s hand at the side edge of the device.
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6 Claims
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1. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input including a first set of characters and displaying the first set of characters; receiving a second input after receiving the first input; determining that a last character in the first set of characters is not a period and that the second input includes a space input twice in succession, and in response; displaying (i) a period (.) after the first set of characters and (ii) a single space after the period; and receiving a third input including a second set of characters and displaying the second set of characters immediately following the single space, wherein a first character in the second set of characters is automatically capitalized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile device comprising a display and a user interface, the mobile device configured to:
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receive a first input including a first set of characters and display the first set of characters; receive a second input after receiving the first input; determine that a last character in the first set of characters is not a period and that the second input includes a space input twice in succession, and in response; display (i) a period (.) after the first set of characters and (ii) a single space after the period; and receive a third input including a second set of characters and display the second set of characters immediately following the single space, wherein a first character in the second set of characters is automatically capitalized. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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