Handheld electronic device and method for disambiguation of text input providing artificial variants comprised of characters in a core alphabet
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device, wherein the handheld electronic device comprises one or more processors and one or more memory devices, the method comprising:
- storing a core alphabet in a static portion of the one or more memory devices;
storing an extended alphabet in a modifiable portion of the one or more memory devices;
detecting a first set of input-key selections;
producing for selection a prefix object based on the first set of input-key selections, wherein the prefix object comprises at least one character from the extended alphabet;
detecting an additional input-key selection; and
producing for selection an artificial variant comprising the prefix object followed by an additional character, wherein the additional character is selected by seeking a character from the core alphabet based on the additional input-key selection.
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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 generate artificial variants in certain circumstances. The artificial variants comprise characters within a core alphabet of the device and are free of extended characters that may otherwise be active on the device.
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device, wherein the handheld electronic device comprises one or more processors and one or more memory devices, the method comprising:
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storing a core alphabet in a static portion of the one or more memory devices; storing an extended alphabet in a modifiable portion of the one or more memory devices; detecting a first set of input-key selections; producing for selection a prefix object based on the first set of input-key selections, wherein the prefix object comprises at least one character from the extended alphabet; detecting an additional input-key selection; and producing for selection an artificial variant comprising the prefix object followed by an additional character, wherein the additional character is selected by seeking a character from the core alphabet based on the additional input-key selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a display a processor apparatus comprising one or more processors and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices having stored instructions which, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising; storing a core alphabet in a static portion of the one or more memory devices; storing an extended alphabet in a modifiable portion of the one or more memory devices; detecting a first set of input-key selections; producing for selection a prefix object based on the first set of input-key selections, wherein the prefix object comprises at least one character from the extended alphabet; detecting an additional input-key selection; and producing for selection an artificial variant comprising the prefix object followed by an additional character, wherein the additional character is selected by seeking a character from the core alphabet based on the additional input-key selection. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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