Electronic device
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1. An electronic device comprising a memory for storing a plurality of user selectable items and a controller operable to order said items according to the frequency of selection of each item.
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An electronic device comprising a memory for storing a menu of items (31) and a controller (16) operable to order said items (31) in said menu according to their frequency of use. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device is a mobile telephone (1).
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- 1. An electronic device comprising a memory for storing a plurality of user selectable items and a controller operable to order said items according to the frequency of selection of each item.
- 9. A method of handling a plurality of user selectable items stored in a memory of an electronic device, the method including the step of ordering items according to the frequency of selection of each item.
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12. A computer including a memory and a controller, the memory storing a program executable by the controller to carry out the method of handling a plurality of user selectable items stored in the memory, the method including the step of selecting items from the plurality of selectable items in order according to the frequency of selection of each item.
- 13. A program which, when run on a computer, is operable to perform a method of predicting and selecting a word from a dictionary of words stored in a memory in response to entry of text by the user, the program also being operable, when mote than one word fits a prediction, to initially predict and select a word most frequently selected by the user.
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15. A predictive text-input means fox text message entry on a mobile communications device, the predictive text input means presents, in response to a given text entry, one or more word predictions from a dictionary of words used by the predictive text input means, the predictive text input means comprising a counter that monitors the frequency of selections of words used from the dictionary and provides an output based on the monitored frequency of selection, which output is used to modify the order of the predicted words presented in respect of the given text entry.
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