Identification of candidate characters for text input
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDeborah Eileen GOLDSMITH, Chia-Chi CHOU, Maria Celia VIGIL, Leland Douglas COLLINS
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Abstract
Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
Claims13
(canceled)
An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving an input in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the input, displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- receiving a selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the selection, displaying the first punctuation character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
- receiving an input in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the input, displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- receiving a selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the selection, displaying the first punctuation character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving an input in a handwriting area of the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to the input, displaying two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- receiving a selection of a first punctuation character of the two or more candidate punctuation characters;
- and
- in response to receiving the selection, displaying the first punctuation character in a composition area of the touch-sensitive display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.