Input methods framework

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1996-05-31

1997-01-14

McElheny, Jr., Donald E.

395 12, 395 62, 395798, G06F 1720, G06F 314, G06F 1721

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055946429

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for assisting input of information. The method and system dynamically translates information being input, and allows user interaction with the translation process. The system is flexibly designed to allow easy use by application developers and users. The design allows a common input method to be used by multiple applications. Users may also customize the input methods to suit their own needs. The input methods support "active" areas of text input, character based input, and phrase based input. The active area can be customized to appear a certain way. Dictionaries are also supported, including optional properties such as grammar and frequency. Dictionaries may also be chained.

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