Device and method for previewing themes and categories of sequenced symbols
US7506256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/72469
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer device, such as a mobile phone or PDA for example, is able to output a message based upon selection of a corresponding sequence of symbol. Such symbols can be polysemous in nature and thus be associated with a plurality of different meanings depending upon other symbols sequenced therewith. By utilizing polysemous symbols, a relatively large number of sequences can be developed and associated with stored messages in the computer device. To aid a user in accessing a desired sequence or to aid in training the learning of stored sequences, for example, a category relating to at least two symbol sequences is fed back to the user upon pre-selecting a symbol; a theme relating to at least two symbol sequences is fed back to the user upon selecting a symbol and pre-selecting a next symbol; and/or a message associated with a sequence is fed back to the user upon selecting and/or pre-selecting at least one symbol completing a symbol sequence.
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