发明名称 |
USER INTERFACE FOR INPUTTING SYMBOLS IN A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE |
摘要 |
<p>USER INTERFACE FOR INPUTTING SYMBOLS IN A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICEA graphical user interface for inputting symbols into a handheld mobile communication device having a reduced key keyboard is disclosed. The reduced key keyboard includes a plurality of multi-functional keys and corresponding indicia including keys associated with alphabetic characters corresponding to an array of letters A-Z defined with reference to a standard alphabetic format for arranging said letters on a regular keyboard and an overlaid numeric phone key arrangement, said plurality of keys associated with alphabetic characters numbering fewer than 26. The graphical user interface (GUI) comprises a plurality of views for displaying on a display of the device, each view representing said plurality of keys associated with the alphabetic characters and respective symbols associated with individual ones of said plurality of keys; and a mapping component for selecting a symbol in response to a user input using a one of said plurality of keys associated with the alphabetic characters. Preferably, each of the plurality of views represents a look of the reduced key keyboard whereby to permit a user to visually map each key to its' associated symbol. The symbols are arranged among the plurality of views and within a view to facilitate intuitive and efficient input of the symbols.[Figure 12]</p> |
申请公布号 |
SG185959(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.12.28 |
申请号 |
SG20120081923 |
申请日期 |
2004.10.01 |
申请人 |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED |
发明人 |
SCOTT, SHERRYL LEE LORRAINE |
分类号 |
G06F3/023;G06F3/048;G06F3/14;G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/023 |
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