Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715816000 | Partial input lookup (e.g., partial string lookup) | 26 |
20080250352 | LIST ENTRY SELECTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system (and method) for selecting an entry from a list of entries on an electronic device is disclosed. The system is configured to display a plurality of banks to a user and to receive a bank selection event from the user for selecting a bank containing a set of characters. The user creates a bank selection event through an input device such as a navigation device or touch screen. The set of characters is appended to a prefix that is used to determine a current result list containing entries that match the prefix. The list of entries is reduced to the current result list and displayed to the user with the portions of the entries matching the prefix highlighted. After the list of entries is reduced to a desired size, the user enters a scrolling mode where the user scrolls through the list of entries and selects an entry. | 10-09-2008 |
20080313564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXT DISAMBIGUATION AND CONTEXT DESIGNATION IN INCREMENTAL SEARCH - Methods and systems for text disambiguation and context designation in incremental search are provided. A method for selecting items in response to ambiguous keystrokes entered by a user and unambiguous metadata associated with a previously selected search result includes receiving ambiguous keystrokes, selecting and presenting a first subset of items and metadata associated with the items presented based on the ambiguous keystrokes. The method also includes receiving a selection of one of the items from the user, and, in response to a locking operation received from the user, locking in fixed relation at least one of the ambiguous keystrokes to at least one metadata term associated with the selected item. The method further includes, subsequent to receiving the locking operation, selecting and presenting a second subset of items based at least in part on the locked metadata term, and presenting the second subset of items. | 12-18-2008 |
20090013285 | Method and System for Providing Navigable Search Results - The present invention relates to a method and system for providing navigable search results and provides a method of processing search results generated in respect of a search query when the search query is formulated via an input device that is associated with a terminal. The terminal has a display and is configured with access to a storage system holding a plurality of sets of data records. Embodiments of the invention include the steps of:
| 01-08-2009 |
20090019395 | Method and System Speeding up Data Input to a Communication System - User equipment and/or devices equipped to engage in textual communication sessions also interface to a server. The server maintains a thesaurus bank that includes a variety of different thesauri. When engaging in a textual communication or editing session, the user or the user equipment can request or may automatically receive a relevant thesaurus. As the user enters characters to create a textual entry, the selected thesaurus is searched to identify candidate completions. The user can then select one of several displayed candidate completions. In addition, the user input can also be delivered to the server and used to update the content of the thesauri. | 01-15-2009 |
20090064043 | Mobile terminal and method for retrieving phone number therein - A mobile terminal and a method for retrieving a phone number using identification names corresponding to stored phone numbers are provided. The method includes: displaying a first letter of identification names in a phone number retrieval mode, wherein each identification name corresponds to a phone number stored in the mobile terminal; selecting one of the displayed first letters; extracting at least one search keyword having the selected first letter as the first letter of the search keyword; and displaying the identification names corresponding to the search keyword. Retrieval of a phone number is thereby simplified, and the retrieval speed of the phone number is improved. | 03-05-2009 |
20090106695 | Method and system for predicting text - An electronic messager with a predictive text editor, including a storage unit for storing a data structure associating, for each one of a plurality of a user's contacts, usage data for the user's history of usage of words in communications with the user contact, a data manager coupled with the storage unit for generating the data structure in the storage unit, and for updating the data structure as additional communications with each user contact are performed and additional usage data is obtained therefrom, and a text predictor coupled with the storage unit, for receiving as input a character string and a designated user contact, and for generating as output an ordered list of predicted. A method is also described and claimed. | 04-23-2009 |
20100153880 | METHOD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENTERING TEXT ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A system, method and apparatus for entering information. A display is generated which includes one or more parts of the information. Selection of the one or more parts of the information may be made and results in the generation of a display of further one or more parts for selection. The further one or more parts may be selected in order to add to the selected one or more parts to build a larger part or whole of words, sentences, messages, text, symbols and/or graphics. | 06-17-2010 |
20100299636 | Multi-Context Iteractive Directory Filter - On a device having keys with multiple values, a user may perform either an iterative directory filtering operation or a direct-dial operation, without specifying which of the operations is intended. Hence, a user is allowed to perform any of a number of different operations to specify a number to be dialed or to identify a directory record, without requiring the user to specify a mode. A user's intended operation is determined by analyzing the entered keystrokes, and activates the appropriate feedback and functionality for the determined operation. In one embodiment iterative directory filtering is performed on multiple fields concurrently, including derived fields and combination fields. | 11-25-2010 |
20100333024 | Dynamic Database Filter Method and System - A computer-implemented method and a computer readable memory for providing a user with database search results in response to search categories and filter criteria selected by the user, comprising the steps of: selection by the user of a search category to display; selection by the user of one or more filter criteria from the list of displayed filter criteria within the displayed search category; repetition of steps a) and b) until all desired filter criteria have been selected; search of the database by applying the selected filter criteria to produce a database search result; and selection by the user of a display mode for the database search result. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer program for instructing a computer to perform the methods described herein. | 12-30-2010 |
20110004849 | INPUTTING METHOD BY PREDICTING A WORD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PRACTICING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of predicting and entering a word and an electronic device in which the method is implemented. The method of predicting and entering a word includes the steps of entering a premise letter through one or more direction inputs from among a contact, pressing, movement, and an inclination for indication locations radially arranged around a reference location and spaced apart from one another; switching to a prediction word entry mode in response to a set input and arranging prediction words, including the premise letter, in the indication locations; and selecting an intended word from among the prediction words through the direction input and entering the selected word. | 01-06-2011 |
20110061024 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING WEATHER INFORMATION - An electronic device can access weather information via a network. The electronic device includes a graphical user interface (GUI) module, a weather service management module, a download module and a display. The GUI module can process and transmit input of letters. The weather service management module can build and modify a city result list from an available city list according to the input from the GUI module, when the input letters reach a predetermined number. The selected city is selected from the city result list by user input to the GUI module, and the download module can get weather content of a selected city. The display can display the weather content for the selected city. | 03-10-2011 |
20110087995 | METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING THE INPUT, BY A USER, OF A VERY LONG NUMERICAL SEQUENCE, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method is provided for simplifying the input, by a user, of a very long numerical sequence, via an input module of a communications terminal. The method includes: inputting, via the input module, at least one word forming alphanumerical sequences, the word or words being previously associated with the numerical sequence; transferring the word or words to a conversion module; and receiving, by the input module, the numerical sequence, provided by the conversion module, after the words have been processed. The words are determined and provided to the user by the conversion module, in a prior initialization phase, by a conversion algorithm that associates the word or words in a unique way with a very long numerical sequence. The word or words are chosen from a pre-selected dictionary consisting of words that are of significance to the user. | 04-14-2011 |
20110191717 | Presenting Suggestions for User Input Based on Client Device Characteristics - A computer implemented method includes: receiving an incomplete input from a user; presenting a plurality of suggestions to the user for completion of the input, wherein the suggestions are presented in a ranked order based on a characteristic associated with the user terminal; receiving a selection by the user of a suggestion from the suggestions; and completing the input with the suggestion. | 08-04-2011 |
20110202876 | USER-CENTRIC SOFT KEYBOARD PREDICTIVE TECHNOLOGIES - An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing feedback and guidance to touch screen device users to improve text entry user experience and performance by generating input history data including character probabilities, word probabilities, and touch models. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving first input data, automatically learning user tendencies based on the first input data to generate input history data, receiving second input data, and generating auto-corrections or suggestion candidates for one or more words of the second input data based on the input history data. The user can then select one of the suggestion candidates to replace a selected word with the selected suggestion candidate. | 08-18-2011 |
20110219337 | METHOD OF LEARNING CHARACTER SEGMENTS DURING TEXT INPUT, AND ASSOCIATED HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An improved method of learning character segments during text input enables facilitated text input on an improved handheld electronic device. In response to a series of inputs, segments and other objects are analyzed to generate a proposed character interpretation of the series of inputs. Responsive to detecting a replacement of a character of the character interpretation with another character, a character learning string comprising the another character and a number of additional characters of the character interpretation are stored as a candidate. In response to another series of inputs, another proposed character interpretation is generated. Responsive to detecting another replacement of a character of the another character interpretation with a different character, another character learning string comprising the different character and a number of characters of the another character interpretation are compared with the stored candidate. If a set of characters in the another character learning string match characters in the candidate, the set of characters are stored as a segment. | 09-08-2011 |
20110246941 | Visual Interface Direct Alphanumeric Navigation Through Displayed Items - Direct alphanumeric navigation techniques are provided to allow for a user to directly navigate to a particular item in a list of items arranged in a predetermined order, based on key presses of a basic numeric keypad, where each key in key pad has one or more letters assigned to it. These techniques facilitate selection of an item within a long list of items without the use of incremental navigation or search functions. | 10-06-2011 |
20110296347 | TEXT ENTRY TECHNIQUES - Techniques for entering text are provided. In a particular implementation, a first input control is assigned to a particular group of text characters of a plurality of groups of text characters and a second input control is assigned to a particular text character based on user input. A user interface is displayed that includes the plurality of groups of text characters and indicates that the first input control corresponds to the particular group of text characters and that the second input control corresponds to the particular text character. | 12-01-2011 |
20110296348 | FAST GEOMETRY-BASED LIST-ENTRY SELECTION PROVIDING ASSOCIATED DATA RETRIEVAL FOR USE IN HAND-HELD AND OTHER DEVICES - A method for selecting an entry from a list of entries on an electronic device is described. The method includes a displaying at least a portion of a list of entries along with a plurality of distinct, non-overlapping groups of text characters, the groups displayed in a geometric pattern. Additional retrievable data can be associated with each entry and retrieved when that entry is selected. A group selection event selects a particular group of characters. A matching operation compares text characters of the selected group with those of each entry in the list. A smaller, modified list is created comprising entries comprising at least one text character of the selected group. At least a portion of the modified list is displayed, highlighting text characters matching text characters of the selected group. Group selection can result from user operation of geometrically associated keys, a touch sensitive display, or other directional input device. | 12-01-2011 |
20120159390 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE AND INPUT METHOD THEREFOR - A portable electronic device ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120167009 | COMBINING TIMING AND GEOMETRY INFORMATION FOR TYPING CORRECTION - Techniques to automatically correct or complete text are disclosed. A string and keystroke timing information associated with entry of the string, for example via an input device such as a keyboard, are received. A word to suggest as a correction or completion of the string is determined based at least in part on the keystroke timing information. | 06-28-2012 |
20120254797 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a text selection module, a text analysis module, a keyword display module, and an action selection module. The text selection module receives an input of a portion selected from text being displayed. The text analysis module analyzes text information in the portion to extract a word or a word group as a keyword contained in the text information. The keyword display module displays a list of keywords extracted by the text analysis module and, if a specific keyword is selected, displays a list of actions corresponding to the specific keyword. The action selection module performs, if a specific action is selected from the list of actions, processing related to the specific action. | 10-04-2012 |
20130198688 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING MENU OPTIONS OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method of an electronic device for searching menu options of the electronic device, the menu options of the electronic device are listed in order in a menu list that is stored in a storage system of the electronic device. The menu list is displayed on a display screen of the electronic device. A keyword input by a user using a search bar of the menu list is acquired. The menu list is searched for menu options that match the input keyword. The display of the menu options that match the input keyword is retained in the menu list on the display screen, and the display of menu options that do not match the input keyword is hidden in the menu list on the display screen. | 08-01-2013 |
20140082553 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to display a keypad including a plurality of key buttons having assigned first alphabet characters, respectively; and a controller configured to receive a first key input of a first key button of the plurality of key buttons, to display a first alphabet character corresponding to the first key input on a display portion of the mobile terminal, to predict a word that starts with the first alphabet character, to receive a second key input of the first key button after the first key input, and to display a second alphabet character included in the predicted word on the display portion based on the second key input. | 03-20-2014 |
20140123065 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PREDICTIVE URL DOMAIN KEY FUNCTION - A method, electronic device, processing system, and computer program product, for at least presenting a uniform resource locator (URL) domain extension at a user interface. User input data corresponding to at least a portion of a URL domain is received at the user input interface. A processor concatenates the received user input data into a first character string. The first character string is displayed. The processor predicts a domain URL extension as a second character string that when concatenated with and following the first character string completes at least one of a URL domain and an email address, by comparing the first character string with a set of candidate character strings to find a likely match. The second character string is displayed in visual association with a user input key function of the user input interface. | 05-01-2014 |
20140215396 | Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Predicted-Text Entry - A method includes displaying, via a touch-sensitive display, a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of at least some characters entered via a non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard. A first touch is detected with the touch-sensitive display. The first touch is used to identify a first one of the predicted entries. The first one of the predicted entries is selected. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215397 | Apparatus and Method Pertaining to Predicted-Text Derivatives - A method includes displaying, via the touch-sensitive display, a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of entries being entered via a keyboard. A first touch is detected with a touch-sensitive display. The first touch is used to identify a first one of the predicted entries. The first one of the predicted entries is used to identify at least one derivative of the first one of the predicted entries. The at least one derivative is displayed via the touch-sensitive display. | 07-31-2014 |