Method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations

A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a keyboard and a touch screen display, comprising:

• a first area of the touch screen display that displays a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• and
• a second area of the touch screen display that displays the keyboard, the keyboard including a space bar key;
• wherein;
• a suggested replacement character string is displayed in the space bar key of the keyboard;
• the current character string in the first area is replaced with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a predefined gesture with respect to the space bar key on the keyboard;
• and
• the current character string in the first area is kept if the user performs a second predefined gesture with respect to the touch screen display.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including:
• instructions for displaying, in a first area of the touch screen display, a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• instructions for displaying, in a second area of the touch screen display, the keyboard, the keyboard including a space bar key;
• instructions for displaying a suggested replacement character string in the space bar key of the keyboard;
• instructions for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a predefined gesture with respect to the space bar key on the keyboard;
• and
• instructions for keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second predefined gesture with respect to the touch screen display.

A computer-program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
• in a first area of the touch screen display, display a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• in a second area of the touch screen display, display the keyboard, the keyboard including a space bar key;
• display a suggested replacement character string in the space bar key of the keyboard;
• replace the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a predefined gesture with respect to the space bar key on the keyboard;
• and
• keep the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second predefined gesture with respect to the touch screen display.

A portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• means for displaying, in a first area of the touch screen display, a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• means for displaying, in a second area of the touch screen display, the keyboard, the keyboard including a space bar key;
• means for displaying a suggested replacement character string in the space bar key of the keyboard;
• means for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a predefined gesture with respect to the space bar key on the keyboard;
• and
• means for keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second predefined gesture with respect to the touch screen display.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• at a portable electronic device,
• in a first area of the touch screen display, displaying a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• in a second area of the touch screen display that is between the first area and the keyboard, displaying the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string on opposite sides of the second area;
• replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a space bar key on the keyboard;
• replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement character string displayed in the second area;
• and
• keeping the current character string in the first area and adding a space if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• at a portable electronic device with a keyboard and a touch screen display,
• in a first area of the touch screen display, displaying a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• in a second area of the touch screen display, displaying the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
• replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a key on the keyboard associated with a delimiter;
• replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement character string displayed in the second area;
• and
• keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.

A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a keyboard and a touch screen display, comprising:

• a first area of the touch screen display that displays a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• and
• a second area of the touch screen display that displays the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
• wherein;
• the current character string in the first area is replaced with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a key on the keyboard associated with a delimiter;
• the current character string in the first area is replaced with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a gesture on the suggested replacement character string in the second area;
• and
• the current character string in the first area is kept if the user performs a gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including:
• instructions for displaying, in a first area of the touch screen display, a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• instructions for displaying, in a second area of the touch screen display, the current character string and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
• instructions for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a key on the keyboard associated with a delimiter;
• instructions for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement character string displayed in the second area;
• and
• instructions for keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.

A computer-program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
• in a first area of the touch screen display, display a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• in a second area of the touch screen display, display the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
• replace the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a key on the keyboard associated with a delimiter;
• replace the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement character string displayed in the second area;
• and
• keep the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.

A portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• means for displaying, in a first area of the touch screen display, a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard;
• means for displaying, in a second area of the touch screen display, the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement character string for the current character string;
• means for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user activates a key on the keyboard associated with a delimiter;
• means for replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement character string if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement character string displayed in the second area;
• and
• means for keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.