Handheld electronic device and method for performing spell checking during text entry and for integrating the output from such spell checking into the output from disambiguation
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1. A method for enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of input key selections as an initial portion of an ambiguous input;
outputting at a first location on the display the initial portion of an ambiguous input;
identifying a plurality of prefix objects corresponding to the initial portion of the ambiguous input, each of the plurality of prefix objects associated with an initial portion of a language object being a proposed textual interpretation of the ambiguous input;
outputting at a second location on the display the plurality of prefix objects; and
upon selection of a prefix object, outputting at the first location on the display the prefix object, wherein the outputted prefix object differs from the initial portion of the ambiguous input.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with a disambiguation routine 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 perform a spell check routine during input of a text entry, with the output from the spell check routine being visually integrated into the output from the disambiguation routine.
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1. A method for enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of input key selections as an initial portion of an ambiguous input; outputting at a first location on the display the initial portion of an ambiguous input; identifying a plurality of prefix objects corresponding to the initial portion of the ambiguous input, each of the plurality of prefix objects associated with an initial portion of a language object being a proposed textual interpretation of the ambiguous input; outputting at a second location on the display the plurality of prefix objects; and upon selection of a prefix object, outputting at the first location on the display the prefix object, wherein the outputted prefix object differs from the initial portion of the ambiguous input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 20)
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10. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
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an input apparatus; a display; at least one processor configured to; detect a plurality of input key selections as an initial portion of an ambiguous input; cause outputting at a first location on the display the initial portion of an ambiguous input; identify a plurality of prefix objects corresponding to the initial portion of the ambiguous input, each of the plurality of prefix objects being an initial portion of a language object associated with a proposed textual interpretation of the ambiguous input; cause outputting at a second location on the display the plurality of prefix objects; and upon selection of a prefix object, cause outputting at the first location on the display the prefix object, wherein the prefix object differs from the initial portion of the ambiguous input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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