Handheld Electronic Device Providing Confirmation of Input, and Associated Method
First Claim
1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device comprising a processor apparatus and an interface apparatus, the processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, the memory having stored therein a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of language objects and a plurality of linguistic elements, at least some of the language objects each comprising a number of the linguistic elements, the interface apparatus having an input portion comprising a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a number of the linguistic elements assigned thereto, the interface apparatus being structured to highlight one or more of the linguistic elements in the input portion responsive to signals from the processor apparatus, the method comprising:
- detecting an input comprising a number of input member actuations including a current input member actuation;
identifying a language object having at least an initial portion that corresponds with the linguistic elements of the input;
identifying in said language object at least one of;
a current linguistic element that is consistent with a linguistic element assigned the input member of the current input member actuation and that is positioned in the language object at a location that corresponds with the current input member actuation, anda predictive linguistic element that is positioned in the language object at a location adjacent and subsequent to the current linguistic element;
highlighting in the input portion at least one of the current linguistic element and the predictive linguistic element.
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Abstract
A letter confirmation system is provided on a handheld electronic device. The letter confirmation provides highlighting of various letters that have been input to the handheld electronic device during a string of member input actuations. The letter confirmation system can additionally provide predictive linguistic elements that would be appropriate next inputs. Various types of highlights can be provided in various combinations to provide various indications to a user.
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1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device comprising a processor apparatus and an interface apparatus, the processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, the memory having stored therein a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of language objects and a plurality of linguistic elements, at least some of the language objects each comprising a number of the linguistic elements, the interface apparatus having an input portion comprising a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a number of the linguistic elements assigned thereto, the interface apparatus being structured to highlight one or more of the linguistic elements in the input portion responsive to signals from the processor apparatus, the method comprising:
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detecting an input comprising a number of input member actuations including a current input member actuation; identifying a language object having at least an initial portion that corresponds with the linguistic elements of the input; identifying in said language object at least one of; a current linguistic element that is consistent with a linguistic element assigned the input member of the current input member actuation and that is positioned in the language object at a location that corresponds with the current input member actuation, and a predictive linguistic element that is positioned in the language object at a location adjacent and subsequent to the current linguistic element; highlighting in the input portion at least one of the current linguistic element and the predictive linguistic element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, the memory having stored therein a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of language objects and a plurality of linguistic elements, at least some of the language objects each comprising a number of the linguistic elements; and an interface apparatus having an input portion comprising a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a number of the linguistic elements assigned thereto, the interface apparatus being structured to highlight one or more of the linguistic elements in the input portion responsive to signals from the processor apparatus; the memory further having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising; detecting an input comprising a number of input member actuations including a current input member actuation; identifying a language object having at least an initial portion that corresponds with the linguistic elements of the input; identifying in said language object at least one of; a current linguistic element that is consistent with a linguistic element assigned the input member of the current input member actuation and that is positioned in the language object at a location that corresponds with the current input member actuation, and a predictive linguistic element that is positioned in the language object at a location adjacent and subsequent to the current linguistic element; highlighting in the input portion at least one of the current linguistic element and the predictive linguistic element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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