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AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsRozita DARA, Parul NANDA, John Jong Suk LEE, Gary CORT
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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.
A method of determining character value arrangement on a handheld keypad, comprising:
An apparatus for determining character value arrangement on a handheld keypad, the apparatus comprising a computer for executing computer instructions, wherein the computer includes computer instructions for:
A computer-readable medium that stores a computer program for determining character value arrangement on a handheld keypad, wherein the computer program includes instructions for:
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