Text entry method and system using a numeric or non-QWERTY keypad
OwnerMichael Toutonghi, Stephen Toutonghi +1inventors
InventorsMichael Toutonghi, Stephen Toutonghi, Jaroslav Bengl
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of precise text entry using a numeric keypad comprising numeric keys and non-numeric keys is provided. The method comprises mapping each of a plurality of pairs of keys to an associated character value, each key in a pair being selected from the group consisting of the numeric keys and the non-numeric keys, wherein the numeric keys range from 0 to 9; and selecting the character value mapped to a user-input pair of keys as a return character value.
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A method of precise text entry using a numeric keypad comprising numeric keys and non-numeric keys, the method comprising:
- mapping each of a plurality of pairs of keys to an associated character value, each key in a pair being selected from the group consisting of the numeric keys and the non-numeric keys, wherein the numeric keys range from 0 to 9;
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- selecting the character value mapped to a user-input pair of keys as a return character value.
A computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a sequence of instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of precise text entry using a numeric keypad comprising numeric keys and non-numeric keys, the method comprising:
- mapping each of a plurality of pairs of keys to an associated character value, each key in a pair being selected from the group consisting of the numeric keys and the non-numeric keys, wherein the numeric keys range from 0 to 9;
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- selecting the character value mapped to a user-input pair of keys as a return character value.
Apparatus for entering text, precisely, the apparatus comprising:
- a numeric keypad;
- a mapping function to map each of a plurality of pairs of keys in the numeric keypad to an associated character value, each key in a pair being selected from the group consisting of the numeric keys and the non-numeric keys, wherein the numeric keys range from 0 to 9;
- a selection function to select the character value mapped to a user-input pair of as a return character value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.