Device, methods, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8977321-B2
Application number	US-201414174353-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2014
Priority date	Dec 19, 2000
Publication date	Mar 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015

Abstract

The present invention includes a device, method, and user interface for providing optimized entry of alphanumeric text. In one form, a method for providing selectable characters within a user interface includes determining an operating mode of a communication device and receiving an input associated with a selected input key. The method determines a group of characters associated with the selected key based on the operating mode and displays the group of characters within the user interface. The user interface may display a first character of the group of characters within a first portion of the user interface and the group of characters proximal to the first character within a second portion of the user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interface, comprising:
a first display portion configured to display a plurality of soft keys;
a second display portion configured to:
display a group of characters associated with a first key selection in response to the first key selection, wherein the first key selection is a first key being selected; and
highlight a first character in the group of characters; and

a processor operable to:
determine an amount of time that has elapsed since the…

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Toebes John A
• Slain Ilya N

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04M2250/70

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F3/0236 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic