Method for generating text in a handheld electronic device and a handheld electronic device incorporating the same

US9851983B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9851983-B2
Application numberUS-57423409-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 6, 2009
Priority dateApr 29, 2005
Publication dateDec 26, 2017
Grant dateDec 26, 2017

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Incoming e-mails, instant messages, SMS, and MMS, are scanned for new language objects such as words, abbreviations, text shortcuts and, in appropriate languages, ideograms, that are placed in a list for use by a text input process of a handheld electronic device to facilitate the generation of text.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of entering text into a handheld electronic device having at least one application for receiving text from sources external to the handheld electronic device, and a text input process that accesses one or more lists of stored language objects to facilitate generation of text, the method comprising: receiving, by the handheld device, a wireless transmission from an external source, the wireless transmission comprising text; processing the text, by…

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What does patent US9851983B2 cover?
Incoming e-mails, instant messages, SMS, and MMS, are scanned for new language objects such as words, abbreviations, text shortcuts and, in appropriate languages, ideograms, that are placed in a list for use by a text input process of a handheld electronic device to facilitate the generation of text.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fux Vadim, Griffin Jason T, Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/454. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 26 2017 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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