Text entry interface for a portable communication device

Details Text entry interface for a portable communication device Text entry interface for a portable communication device

2006-07-24

2009-08-11

Hong, Stephen S (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C345S156000, C345S173000, C715S764000, C715S810000, C715S821000, C715S822000, C715S825000, C715S828000, C715S829000, C715S831000, C715S834000, C715S835000, C715S864000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07574672

ABSTRACT:
A method includes displaying a first tray and a second tray in a display of the portable communications device. The first tray is configured to display one of more characters that were selected by a user using a click wheel. The second tray includes a first plurality of icons that correspond to a set of characters and one or more recommended words. The first tray includes a first region in a graphical user interface and the second tray includes a second region in the graphical user interface. Scrolling through the first plurality of icons and the one or more recommended words occurs in accordance with one or more navigation commands received from a click wheel.

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