Handheld electronic device and method for performing spell checking during text entry and for providing a spell-check learning feature

US9058320B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9058320-B2
Application numberUS-201113175177-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 1, 2011
Priority dateApr 5, 2006
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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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 and to learn and automatically correct mistakes typically made by the particular user.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device having an internal data source, and an input apparatus comprising a number of keys, the method comprising: detecting as a first input a first number of input key selections; outputting as a proposed textual interpretation of the first input a text output having an arrangement of linguistic elements different than the arrangement of linguistic elements of the first input and being relatively less pr…

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What does patent US9058320B2 cover?
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 and to learn an…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fux Vadim, Rubanovich Dan, Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F40/232. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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