APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTERACTIVE DICTIONARY DATABASE FOR REFERENCING POLYSEMOUS SYMBOL SEQUENCES

• US 20140032210A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prentke Romich Company
• Original Assignee: Semantic Compaction Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: BAKER, Bruce R., CROSS, Russell T., KOVACS, Thomas R., HALLORAN, Cindy C., HALLORAN, John D., HERSHBERGER, David H., READ, Rob, CONTI, Robert V., HILL, Katya J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,239,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/332 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/253 Grammatical analysis; Style critique
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase; and

providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least portions of the interactive dictionary database are displayable to a user, and wherein the information is displayable to the user in a selectable manner.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive dictionary database is searchable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when an inactive status is assigned, a corresponding symbol sequence is rendered unselectable by a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating a respective one of the plurality of symbol sequences to a respective associated at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the respective the rationales are useable to explain how the respective symbol sequence relates to the respective stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the interactive dictionary database is displayable to a user in a scrollable form.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences stored in association with a common at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

9. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 1.

10. A method, comprising:

storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with a rationale and at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase, each of the respective the rationales relating each of the respective symbol sequences to the associated at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase; and

displaying, upon a processor receiving an input from a user, at least portions of the interactive dictionary database to the user, the at least portions including at least one associated symbol sequence, rationale and at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the interactive dictionary database is searchable.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying includes displaying selectable information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of polysemous symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein when an inactive status is assigned, a corresponding symbol sequence is rendered unselectable by a user.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the interactive dictionary database is displayable to a user in a scrollable form.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the respective rationales are useable to explain how the respective symbol sequence relates to the respective stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences stored in association with a common at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

17. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 10.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store an interactive dictionary database, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase; and

an integrated input and display device configured to display at least portions of the interactive dictionary database to a user upon receipt of user input, including information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status is stored in the memory, in association with at least a plurality of the symbol sequences, and wherein the integrated input and display device is configured to display the information to the user in a selectable manner.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a processor configured to receive input information relating to the at least one of an active and an inactive status of a symbol sequence and edit the interactive dictionary database stored in memory.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the interactive dictionary database is displayable to a user integrated input and display device in a scrollable form.

22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating a respective one of the plurality of symbol sequences to a respective associated at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letters, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein each of the respective the rationales are useable to explain how the respective symbol sequence relates to the respective stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

24. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences stored in association with a common at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

25. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store an interactive dictionary database, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase, each of the respective the rationales relating each of the respective symbol sequences to the associated at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase; and

an integrated input and display device configured to display at least portions of the interactive dictionary database to a user, the at least portions including at least one associated symbol sequence, rationale and at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the interactive dictionary database is searchable.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the integrated input and display device configured to display selectable information, useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of polysemous symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein when an inactive status is assigned, a corresponding symbol sequence is rendered unselectable by a user.

29. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the interactive dictionary database is displayable to a user in a scrollable form.

30. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein each of the respective rationales are useable to explain how the respective symbol sequence relates to the respective stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

31. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences stored in association with a common at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase.

32. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of initiation of a search, of a stored interactive dictionary database, by a user;

displaying an electronic screen overlay, usable for searching the interactive dictionary database, to the user;

receiving an indication of input of text into the electronic screen overlay usable for searching;

determining whether or not at least one entry in the interactive dictionary database includes a previously stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase matching the input text; and

displaying, upon determining that one or more entries in the interactive dictionary database includes a previously stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase that matches the input text, a definition of the determined one or more identified entries in the interactive dictionary database.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes at least a search term field for receipt of the input text.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the search term field includes a prediction mechanism to predict search terms that correspond to one or more existing entries in the interactive dictionary database.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes at least one results field to display the definition.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein the definition includes a symbol sequence.

37. The method of claim 32, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes a key to trigger a search command.

38. The method of claim 32, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes a key to close the electronic screen overlay used for searching the interactive dictionary database.

39. The method of claim 32, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes, associated with at least one of the at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases, a plurality of symbol sequences.

40. The method of claim 32, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating each of the plurality of symbol sequences to their associated at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the definition includes a rationale.

42. The method of claim 36, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating each of the plurality of symbol sequences to their associated at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein the definition includes a rationale and the symbol sequence.

44. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 32.

45. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor, configured to receive an indication of initiation of a search, of a stored interactive dictionary database, by a user; and

an integrated input and display device to display an electronic screen overlay, usable for searching the interactive dictionary database, to the user,

the processor being further configured to

receive an indication of input of text into the electronic screen overlay usable for searching, and

determine whether or not at least one entry in the interactive dictionary database includes a previously stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase matching the input text, and the display being further configured to

display, upon the processor determining that one or more entries in the interactive dictionary database includes a term corresponding to the text of a previously stored at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase that matches the input text, a definition of the determined one or more identified entries in the interactive dictionary database.

46. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes at least a search term field for receipt of the input text.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the search term field includes a prediction mechanism to predict search terms that correspond to one or more existing entries in the interactive dictionary database.

48. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes at least one results field to display the definition.

49. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the definition includes a symbol sequence.

50. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes a key to trigger a search command.

51. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the displayed electronic screen overlay includes a key to close the electronic screen overlay used for searching the interactive dictionary database.

52. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes, associated with at least one of the at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrases, a plurality of symbol sequences.

53. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating each of the plurality of symbol sequences to their associated at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases.

54. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the definition includes a rationale.

55. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein the interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of rationales, each respectively relating each of the plurality of symbol sequences to their associated at least one of words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, numbers, morphemes, commands and phrases.

56. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein the definition includes a rationale and the symbol sequence.

57. A method, comprising:

storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase;

providing information, stored in association with the plurality of symbol sequences in interactive dictionary database in memory, useable to assign a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status;

receiving an indication of an assignment of an active status to at least one of the symbol sequences; and

displaying polysemous symbols on an electronic screen overlay displayed on a display, wherein polysemous symbols, included within at least one symbol sequence assigned an active status, are selectable.

58. The method of claim 57, wherein polysemous symbols, not included within at least one symbol sequence assigned an active status, are non-selectable.

59. The method of claim 57, wherein selectable displayed polysemous symbols are differentiated from non-selectable polysemous symbols.

60. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 57.

61. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store an interactive dictionary database, the interactive dictionary database including a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one of a word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and phrase;

an interactive input and display device configured to provide information useable to assign a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences, stored in association with the plurality of symbol sequences in interactive dictionary database in memory, useable to assign a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status, at least one of an active and an inactive status;

a processor configured to receive an indication of an assignment of an active status to at least one of the symbol sequences, the processor being further configured to control the interactive input and display device to display polysemous symbols on an electronic screen overlay, wherein polysemous symbols, included within at least one symbol sequence assigned an active status, are selectable.

62. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein polysemous symbols, not included within at least one symbol sequence assigned an active status, are non-selectable.

63. The apparatus of claim 61, wherein selectable displayed polysemous symbols are differentiated from non-selectable polysemous symbols.

64. A method, comprising:

providing polysemous symbols on an initial electronic screen overlay displayed on a display;

storing a plurality of the polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay;

storing, in the memory, an interactive dictionary database including a plurality of single symbol and multi-symbol symbol sequences, each of the symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase and in association with information indicating at least one of an active and an inactive status, wherein only symbols, of the provided polysemous symbols of the initial electronic screen overlay, corresponding to at least one of the plurality of stored symbol sequences stored in association with information indicating an active status, are selectable; and

controlling display of a second electronic screen overlay on the display, including second symbols in active multi-symbol sequences beginning with the selected polysemous symbol, in response to receiving an indication of selection of one of the provided selectable polysemous symbols beginning one of the active multi-symbol sequences.

65. The method of claim 64, further comprising:

controlling output of an associated word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase, in response to receiving an indication of selection of one of the provided selectable polysemous symbols corresponding to an active single symbol sequence.

66. The method of claim 65, further comprising:

controlling display of information, stored in association with the plurality of symbol sequences in an interactive dictionary database in memory, useable to view and set at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences to at least one of an active and an inactive status.

67. The method of claim 65, wherein, upon receiving indication of selection of a symbol for which only a single symbol sequence is active, preventing display of the corresponding second electronic screen overlay on the display, associated with the selected polysemous symbol, and controlling output of the word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase associated with the single symbol sequence.

68. The method of claim 64, wherein a status indicator of at least one single symbol sequence, including a symbol displayed on the initial electronic screen overlay, is automatically initially set to be inactive upon a status indicator of at least one multi-symbol sequence, including the displayed symbol beginning the at least one multi-symbol sequence, being set to an active status.

69. The method of claim 66, wherein a status indicator of at least one single symbol sequence, including a symbol displayed on the initial electronic screen overlay, is automatically initially set to be inactive upon a status indicator of at least one multi-symbol sequence, including the displayed symbol beginning the at least one multi-symbol sequence, being set to an active status.

70. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 64.

71. An apparatus, comprising:

an integrated input and display device configured to provide polysemous symbols on an initial electronic screen overlay;

a memory, configured to

store a plurality of the polysemous symbols in association with a pointer identifying display of an electronic screen overlay which is different from the initial electronic screen overlay and

store an interactive dictionary database including a plurality of single symbol and multi-symbol symbol sequences, each of the symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase and in association with information indicating at least one of an active and an inactive status, wherein only symbols, of the provided polysemous symbols of the initial electronic screen overlay, corresponding to at least one of the plurality of stored symbol sequences stored in association with information indicating an active status, are selectable; and

a processor to control display of a second electronic screen overlay on the integrated input and display device, including second symbols in active multi-symbol sequences beginning with the selected polysemous symbol, in response to receiving an indication of selection of one of the provided selectable polysemous symbols beginning one of the active multi-symbol sequences.

72. The apparatus of claim 71, wherein the processor is further configured to control output of an associated word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase, in response to the processor receiving an indication of selection of one of the provided selectable polysemous symbols corresponding to an active single symbol sequence.

73. The apparatus of claim 72, wherein the processor is further configured to control display of information, stored in association with the plurality of symbol sequences in interactive dictionary database in memory, useable to view and set at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences to at least one of an active and an inactive status.

74. The apparatus of claim 72, wherein, upon the processor receiving an indication of selection of a symbol for which only a single symbol sequence is active, the processor is configured to prevent display of the corresponding second electronic screen overlay on the display, associated with the selected polysemous symbol, and the processor is further configured to control output of the word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase associated with the single symbol sequence.

75. The apparatus of claim 71, wherein a status indicator of at least one single symbol sequence, including a symbol displayed on the initial electronic screen overlay, is automatically initially set by the processor to be inactive upon a status indicator of at least one multi-symbol sequence, including the displayed symbol beginning the at least one multi-symbol sequence, being set to an active status.

76. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein a status indicator of at least one single symbol sequence, including a symbol displayed on the initial electronic screen overlay, is automatically initially set by the processor to be inactive upon a status indicator of at least one multi-symbol sequence, including the displayed symbol beginning the at least one multi-symbol sequence, being set to an active status.

77. In an apparatus including a memory configured to store a plurality of symbol sequences in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, morpheme, command and/or phrase in an interactive dictionary database, wherein upon determining that at least one word has been output via a spelling mode, performing a method comprising:

determining if the at least one spelled word is included in a stored table of spelled words;

storing the at least one spelled word in the table upon determining that the at least one spelled word is not included in the stored table of spelled words;

incrementing a frequency count corresponding to the at least one spelled word upon determining that the at least one spelled word is included in the stored table of spelled words;

determining, upon the frequency count reaching a threshold count, if the interactive dictionary database includes a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word; and

prompting a user, upon determining that the interactive dictionary database does not include a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word, to store the at least one spelled word in the interactive dictionary database with a symbol sequence; and

displaying a message to the user, upon determining that the interactive dictionary database includes a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word to use the symbol sequence for subsequent output of the at least one spelled word.

78. The method of claim 77, wherein the storing includes collecting an automated data log of input in real-time, including storing a record of at least each spelled letter.

79. The method of claim 78, wherein the collecting is done using a Language Activity Monitor (LAM).

80. The method of claim 77, wherein the display of the message includes display of the symbol sequence and associated rationale matching the at least one spelled word.

81. The method of claim 80, further comprising providing an option to the user, to set the symbol sequence and associated rationale matching the at least one spelled word, in the interactive dictionary database to an active status.

82. The method of claim 77, further comprising:

reporting values of the frequency count of each of a plurality of selected spelled words.

83. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 77.

84. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory, configured to store a plurality of symbol sequences in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, morpheme, command and/or phrase in an interactive dictionary database and configured to store a table of spelled words;

a processor, configured to

determine, upon determining that at least one word has been output via a spelling mode, if the at least one spelled word is included in the stored table of spelled words,

store the at least one spelled word in the table in the memory upon determining that the at least one spelled word is not included in the stored table of spelled words,

increment a frequency count corresponding to the at least one spelled word upon determining that the at least one spelled word is included in the stored table of spelled words,

determine, upon the frequency count reaching a threshold count, if the interactive dictionary database includes a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word, and

prompt a user, upon determining that the interactive dictionary database does not include a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word, to store the at least one spelled word in the interactive dictionary database with a symbol sequence; and

an interactive input and display device configured to display a message to the user, upon the processor determining that the interactive dictionary database includes a symbol sequence associated with the stored the at least one spelled word, to use the symbol sequence for subsequent output of the at least one spelled word.

85. The apparatus of claim 84, wherein the processor is further configured to collect an automated data log of input in real-time, including being configured to store a record of at least each spelled letter.

86. The apparatus of claim 85, wherein the collecting is done by the processor using a Language Activity Monitor (LAM).

87. The apparatus of claim 84, wherein the display of the message on the interactive input and display device includes display of the symbol sequence and associated rationale matching the at least one spelled word.

88. The apparatus of claim 87, wherein the processor is further configured to provide an option to the user, to set the symbol sequence and associated rationale matching the at least one spelled word, in the interactive dictionary database to an active status.

89. The apparatus of claim 84, wherein the processor is further configured to control reporting of values of the frequency count of each of a plurality of selected spelled words.

90. A method, comprising:

providing polysemous symbols for selection on an electronic screen overlay displayed on a display;

storing, in a memory, an interactive dictionary database including a plurality of entries, each entry including at least one sequence of symbols including at least one of the displayed polysemous symbols, including an indication of an active or inactive status and including an associated at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase, and at least one of the entries being set to an active status and including a frequency count and at least one of the other entries being set to an inactive status and including a threshold frequency and identification of at least one other entry;

determining selection of at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase upon receiving an indication of selection of an associated polysemous symbol sequence corresponding to an entry set to an active status;

incrementing the corresponding frequency count, indicating a number of times that the at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase is determined to have been selected, upon receiving the indication of selection of the associated polysemous symbol sequence; and

at least one of reconfiguring and prompting reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status, upon the frequency count of the identified at least one other entry reaching the corresponding threshold frequency.

91. The method of claim 90, wherein at least one of the other entries, set to an inactive status and including a threshold frequency, includes identification of at least two other entries, and wherein the at least one of reconfiguring and prompting of reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status occurs in response to a combined frequency count of the identified at least two other entries reaching the corresponding threshold frequency.

92. The method of claim 90, wherein the at least one of reconfiguring and prompting reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status includes automatically reconfiguring the status to an active status.

93. The method of claim 90, further comprising:

receiving, subsequent to display of the prompt, an indication of reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status; and

storing the active status in the interactive dictionary database.

94. The method of claim 92, further comprising:

controlling the display of a notification, indicating that the status of the previously inactive entry is now active.

95. The method of claim 94, further comprising:

controlling the display of a corresponding sequence of symbols, useable to produce a corresponding at least one of a word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and phrase, of the previously inactive entry.

96. A computer readable medium including program segments for, when executed on a computer system, causing the computer system to implement the method of claim 90.

97. The method of claim 90, further comprising:

reporting values of the frequency count of each of a plurality of selected words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, morphemes, commands and/or phrases.

98. An apparatus, comprising:

an integrated input and display device configured to provide polysemous symbols for selection on an electronic screen overlay;

a memory, configured to store an interactive dictionary database including a plurality of entries, each entry including at least one sequence of symbols including at least one of the displayed polysemous symbols, including an indication of an active or inactive status and including at least one of the polysemous symbols and including an associated at least one of a word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and phrase, and at least one of the entries being set to an active status and including a frequency count and at least one of the other entries being set to an inactive status and including a threshold frequency and identification of at least one other entry; and

a processor configured to

determine selection of at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase upon receiving an indication of selection of an associated polysemous symbol sequence corresponding to an entry set to an active status;

increment the corresponding frequency count, indicating a number of times that the at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase is determined to have been selected, upon receiving the indication of selection of the associated polysemous symbol sequence; and

at least one of reconfigure and prompt reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status, upon the processor determining that the frequency count of the identified at least one other entry has reached the corresponding threshold frequency.

99. The apparatus of claim 98, wherein at least one of the other entries, set to an inactive status and including a threshold frequency, includes identification of at least two other entries, and wherein the processor is configured to at least one of reconfigure and prompt reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status, in response to the processor determining that a combined frequency count of the identified at least two other entries has reached the corresponding threshold frequency.

100. The apparatus of claim 98, wherein the processor is configured to automatically reconfiguring the status to an active status upon determining that the frequency count of the identified at least one other entry has reached the corresponding threshold frequency.

101. The apparatus of claim 98, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, subsequent to display of the prompt, an indication of reconfiguration of the status of the previously inactive entry to an active status and wherein the memory is further configured to store the active status in the interactive dictionary database.

102. The apparatus of claim 100, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display of a notification on the interactive input and display device, indicating that the status of the previously inactive entry is now active.

103. The apparatus of claim 102, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display of a corresponding sequence of symbols on the interactive input and display device, useable to produce a corresponding at least one of a word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and phrase, of the previously inactive entry.

104. The apparatus of claim 98, wherein the processor is further configured to control reporting of values of the frequency count of each of a plurality of selected words, sentences, phonemes, messages, letters, morphemes, commands and/or phrases.