发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for supplementing a keyboard and for helping a user operate an electronic device |
摘要 |
In an electronic device having a keyboard (120) and a display (116), a processing system (106) displays on the display a message entered through the keyboard and selects a supplemental mode, in response to entry of a first predetermined key sequence by a user. The supplemental mode is selected in accordance with the first predetermined key sequence, from at least one of a group of supplemental modes included in the electronic device. The group of supplemental modes comprise an acronym mode (200), a supplemental scrolling keyboard mode (300), a predictive character pairing mode (301), a predictive menuing mode (400), and a bi-directional delete mode (500). The electronic device operates in accordance with the supplemental mode until an occurrence of at least one of (a) the user entering a second predetermined key sequence and (b) the supplemental mode executing to completion.
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申请公布号 |
US5982351(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.11.09 |
申请号 |
US19970941016 |
申请日期 |
1997.09.30 |
申请人 |
MOTOROLA, INC. |
发明人 |
WHITE, RICHARD ANTHONY MAXIMILLIAN;STRIPLING, JEFFREY RICKS;CONGDON, JR., ARDSLEY PIHL;KILP, DAVID PATRICK;BECKWITH, MARK ALLAN;GRANDIN, KEITH THOMAS;LAGEN, NICKOLAOS PETE |
分类号 |
G06F3/023;G06F3/048;(IPC1-7):G09G5/34 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/023 |
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