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Method of learning character segments during text input, and associated handheld electronic device

  • US 9,286,288 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2011
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device comprising a memory having stored therein a plurality of characters and a plurality of segments, the segments each comprising ones of the characters, the method comprising:

  • receiving as a first entry a plurality of first inputs, one or more of the first inputs each corresponding with a number of the characters;

    comparing at least a portion of the first entry with one or more of the segments to identify proposed first characters with which the first inputs correspond, respectively;

    outputting the proposed first characters;

    for at least one of the first inputs, detecting as an editing input a replacement of the proposed first character with another first character with which the at least one of the first inputs corresponds;

    responsive to the detecting, storing as a candidate character string a string of characters comprising the another first character and a number of the proposed first characters adjacent to the another first character;

    receiving as a second entry a plurality of second inputs, one or more of the second inputs each corresponding with a number of the characters;

    comparing at least a portion of the second entry with one or more of the segments to identify proposed second characters with which the second inputs correspond, respectively;

    outputting the proposed second characters;

    for at least one of the second inputs, detecting as an editing input a replacement of the proposed second character with another second character with which the at least one of the second inputs corresponds;

    making a determination that a series of characters comprising the another second character and a number of proposed second characters adjacent to the another second character match at least a portion of the candidate character string; and

    responsive to the making a determination, storing the series of characters as a segment.

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