Predictive user interface

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2005-07-13

2009-02-03

Boccio, Vincent F (Department: 2169)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C715S834000, C715S835000, C715S789000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07487147

ABSTRACT:
A user interface enables the input of text and other complicated inputs by identifying entities having an increased likelihood of being selected and decreasing the precision needed to select these entities. The user interface displays a set of entities in a radial pattern. The user manipulates a pointer with a joystick or other input device to select entities. The entities having a higher selection probabilities are allocated more space in the pattern than the other entities. The entities having a higher selection probabilities may also be emphasized with visual cues. Selection probabilities may be determined by comparing a sequence of entities previously selected, such as a partially input word, with a set of commonly selected sequences of entities, such as a set of words commonly used by users. The user interface can display a list of words corresponding with a sequence of selected entities, including characters from different writing systems.

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