Predictive typing assistance method with predictive spelling behavior
AssigneeCg Finics Oy
InventorAthanasios Clementides
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Abstract
A system and method for predictive typing assistance is provided. A selection of a key via a keyboard is received. The selected key is associated with a letter and the letter of the selected key is compared with a list of words. Letters that follow the selected letter in one or more words in the list of words are identified and keys associated with the letters are enabled for selection by the user based on the list of words. Letters that do not follow the selected letter are identified and keys for the identified letters are disabled from selection by the user. A multifunction key to allow interruption of the disabled keys upon selection of the letter key is enabled.
Claims20
A system for predictive typing assistance, comprising:
- a database comprising at least one list of words;
- a keyboard;
- a device associated with the keyboard and comprising a central processing unit and a screen, wherein the central processing unit is configured to:
- receive selection of one of the keys of the keyboard, wherein the selected key is associated with a letter;
- compare the letter of the selected key with the list of words;
- identify letters that follow the selected letter in one or more words in the list of words and enabling keys for the identified letters for selection by a user based on the list of words;
- identify letters that do not follow the selected letter and disabling keys for the identified letters that do not follow the selected letter from selection by the user;
- and
- upon the disabling of the keys for the letters that do not follow the selected letter, enable a single multifunction key to allow enablement of the disabled keys based on a selection of the multifunction key by a user of the device.
A method for predictive typing assistance, comprising:
- receiving a selection of a key via a keyboard, wherein the selected key is associated with a letter;
- comparing the letter of the selected key with a list of words;
- identifying letters that follow the selected letter in one or more words in the list of words and enabling keys for the identified letters for selection by the user based on the list of words;
- identifying letters that do not follow the selected letter and disabling keys for the identified letters that do not follow the selected letter from selection by the user;
- and
- upon the disabling of the keys for the letters that do not follow the selected letter, enabling a single multifunction key to allow enabling of the disabled keys based on a selection of the multifunction key by a user of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.