CLUB DICTIONARIES

• US 20080243736A1
• Filed: 03/29/2007
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hard, John, Hekanaho, Minna, Rantonen, Tero, Koutonen, Minna, Rieman, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,797,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/274 Converting codes to words; Guess-ahead of partial word inputs

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus including means for enabling the mobile communication apparatus for character input, comparing inputted characters with words in a list, prioritizing and listing matches of the comparison in a priority list depending on current context. Further, displaying the priority list, enabling selection from the displayed priority list and enabling updating of the list depending on current context. A corresponding application, apparatus, system, user interface and computer program is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for a portable apparatus, comprising:

enabling said portable apparatus for character input;

comparing inputted characters with words in a list;

prioritizing and listing matches of said comparison in a priority list depending on current context;

displaying said priority list;

enabling selection from said displayed priority list;

enabling updating of said list depending on said current context.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said list is a context sensitive predictive text dictionary.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising acquiring a dictionary for use in said updating of said list.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said context sensitive predictive text dictionary comprises of at least one dictionary.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising communicating by wire or wirelessly with an external server via a network for acquiring said dictionary.

6. The method according to claim 5, storing said dictionary via said network and retrieving said dictionary from said external server.

7. A rendering application for a portable apparatus comprising a display, wherein said application cause enabling of said portable apparatus for;

receiving at least one user inputted character;

comparing inputted characters with words in a list;

prioritizing and listing matches of said comparison in a priority list depending on current context;

displaying said priority list;

enabling selection from said displayed priority list; and

enabling updating of said list depending on current context.

8. The application according to claim 7, wherein said list is a context sensitive predictive text dictionary.

9. The application according to claim 7, further arranged to acquiring a dictionary for use in said updating of said list.

10. The application according to claim 8, wherein said context sensitive predictive text dictionary comprises of at least one dictionary.

11. The application according to claim 9, further arranged to communicate by wire or wirelessly with an external server via a network for acquisition of said dictionary.

12. The application according to claim 11, storing said dictionary via said network and retrieving said dictionary from said external server.

13. An apparatus comprising a display and a comparator arranged to receive a user input, wherein said user input comprise at least one character input, compare inputted characters with words in a list, a processor arranged to prioritize and list matches of an output of said comparator in a priority list depending on current context, wherein said display is arranged to, under control of said processor to display said priority list, and wherein said user input selection from said displayed priority list, wherein said processor is arranged to update said list depending on current context based on said selection.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a renderer for acquiring a dictionary for use in said updating of said list.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a renderer capable of communicating by wire or wirelessly with an external server via a network.

16. The apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising a renderer, wherein said dictionaries are stored and retrieved from said external server by said wire or wireless communication.

17. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising instructions for enabling said portable apparatus for character input, comparing inputted characters with words in a list, prioritizing and listing matches of said comparison in a priority list depending on current context, displaying said priority list, enabling selection from said displayed priority list, and enabling updating of said list depending on current context.

18. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for acquiring a dictionary for use in said updating of said list.

19. The computer-readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for a portable apparatus capable of communicating by wire or wirelessly with an external server via a network.

20. The computer-readable medium according to claim 19, further comprising instructions for storing said dictionary via said network and retrieving said dictionary from said external server.

21. A system comprising an apparatus and a dictionary server

wherein said apparatus comprises a memory storing a set of instructions, and a processor, executing the stored set of instructions, to perform a method comprising

determining an application to be executed;

determining a dictionary associated to said determined application; and

enabling said associated dictionary, and

said dictionary server is arranged to provide the associated dictionary for downloading.

22. The system according to claim 21, further comprising a communications network, wherein the dictionary server and the apparatus is in communication via the communications network.

23. A user interface comprising a display, and an input receiver, wherein said user interface is arranged to;

enable said portable apparatus for text input where said inputted characters are compared with words in a list and matches of said comparison are listed in a priority list;

display said priority list in said display.