Handheld electronic device and associated method employing a multiple-axis input device and learning a context of a text input for use by a disambiguation routine
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device that comprises a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data, the method comprising:
- detecting a first input as a first language object;
detecting an input comprising one or more key selections as a second input;
outputting, as proposed interpretations of the second input, at least a portion of a particular language object and at least a portion of an another language object;
detecting a selection of the portion of the particular language object;
locating an entry in a data file comprising a contextual value object that corresponds with the first language object, wherein the contextual value object is associated with a key object that corresponds with the another language object; and
removing the entry from the data file.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to employ contextual data in certain circumstances to prioritize output and to learn new contextual data.
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1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device that comprises a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data, the method comprising:
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detecting a first input as a first language object; detecting an input comprising one or more key selections as a second input; outputting, as proposed interpretations of the second input, at least a portion of a particular language object and at least a portion of an another language object; detecting a selection of the portion of the particular language object; locating an entry in a data file comprising a contextual value object that corresponds with the first language object, wherein the contextual value object is associated with a key object that corresponds with the another language object; and removing the entry from the data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects and contextual data and a number of routines which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to be configured to perform operations comprising; detecting a first input as a first language object; detecting an input comprising one or more key selections as a second input; outputting, as proposed interpretations of the second input, at least a portion of a particular language object and at least a portion of an another language object; detecting a selection of the portion of the particular language object; locating an entry in a data file comprising a contextual value object that corresponds with the first language object, wherein the contextual value object is associated with a key object that corresponds with the another language object; and removing the entry from the data file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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