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Handheld electronic device and associated method employing a multiple-axis input device and selectively disabling disambiguation

  • US 9,075,449 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2007
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing an input into a handheld electronic device having an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a memory, the input apparatus comprising a plurality of input members including a multiple-axis input device, at least some of the input members each having a plurality of characters assigned thereto, the method comprising:

  • providing an input interpretation function which, responsive to an ambiguous input of a number of input member actuations, is operable to interpret the ambiguous input;

    detecting an input from the multiple-axis input device and, responsive thereto, moving a focus of the handheld electronic device to a particular component of the handheld electronic device;

    responsive to the moving of the focus to a particular component, disabling at least temporarily the input interpretation function and providing an alternate input interpretation function;

    detecting a number of input member actuations; and

    responsive to the detecting of a number of input member actuations, interpreting the number of input member actuations with the alternate input interpretation function.

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