<p>A method of determining character value arrangement on a handheld keypad includes: specifying one or more parameters for evaluating keypad solutions for the handheld keypad by characterizing a user's physical operations on the handheld keypad; generating an initial set of keypad solutions for the handheld keypad; evaluating a fitness of the keypad solutions in the initial set based on the one or more parameters; selecting a first set of keypad solutions from the initial set based on the fitness of the keypad solutions in the initial set; generating additional solutions for the first set of keypad solutions from the keypad solutions in the first set; evaluating the fitness of the additional keypad solutions in the first set; and saving at least some key-associated character values based on the keypad solutions. The keypad includes input keys with which character values are associated, each having at least one alphanumeric indicia associated therewith.</p>
申请公布号
EP2017695(A1)
申请公布日期
2009.01.21
申请号
EP20070112472
申请日期
2007.07.13
申请人
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
发明人
CORT, GARY;DARA, ROZITA;LEE, JOHN JONG;NANAD, PARUL