Method for text entry in an electronic device
US7392326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for text entry in an electronic device is disclosed. As a user enters text, such as a URL, into a handheld device the entered text is matched to previously visited URLs and these matched URLs are displayed in a list. The entered text may also be matched to any stored list of URLs or text. Typically, the matching searches for any instances of the entered text no matter the location of the entered text in the matched string. If one of the listed URLs is the URL desired by the user, then the user may select that URL and navigate a web browser to the URL without entering any more text. One of the items in the list may be the entered text with an automatically added prefix and suffix. These features significantly reduce the difficulty of entering URLs, especially on a device with limited input capabilities.
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