Directional input system with automatic correction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8976115-B2
Application number	US-87165107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2007
Priority date	May 26, 2000
Publication date	Mar 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015

Abstract

A system associated with a text entry application, such as email or instant messaging, comprises an optional onscreen representation of a circular keyboard, a list of potential linguistic object matches, and a message area where the selected words are entered. The circular keyboard is manipulated via a hardware joystick or game-pad with analog joystick or omni-directional rocker switch built therein. The user points the joystick in the general direction of the desired letter, and then continues pointing roughly to each letter in the desired word. Once all letters have been roughly selected, buttons are used to select a specific word from the list of potential matches and send the selected word to the message area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A text entry system, comprising:
a direction selector to individually point in a direction of letters to collectively form an intended linguistic object, where each letter comprises a linguistic object subcomponent;
a collection of linguistic objects;
an output device with a text display area;
a processor, comprising:
a difference calculation module configured to output, for each act of pointing, various letters based upon factors including at…

Assignees

• Longe Michael R
• Palmer Brian
• Hullfish Keith Charles
• Brams Doug
• Nuance Communications Inc

Inventors

• Longe Michael R
• Palmer Brian
• Hullfish Keith Charles
• Brams Doug

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/02 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/04897 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F40/232

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0237

  Physics · mapped topic