Data entry by string of possible candidate information in a communication terminal

A communication terminal having a text editor application based for entering non-Latin letters, and comprising:

• display means;
• navigation means for navigating through information candidates;
• selection means for selecting one of the candidates;
• and
• a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;
• in said text editor application:
• a first display part of the display means is reserved for displaying a string of entered information;
• a second display part of the display means is reserved for displaying a string of a plurality of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means;
• a third display part of the display means is reserved for displaying complex information candidates to be entered in dependence on information candidates already entered;
• said processor is connected to a memory including a dictionary including signs in a language not based on Latin letters and corresponding pronunciation strings;
• searches the pronunciation strings in the dictionary memory to find a string fitting with the letters already entered;
• displays the corresponding sign in the third display part;
• and copies the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.

A communication terminal having a music composer application for entering music data information into the terminal, said terminal comprising:

• display means;
• navigation means for moving cursor means through a list of information candidates;
• selection means for selecting one of the candidates;
• and
• a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;
• in said music composer application:
• a first display part of the display means that is reserved for displaying a string of entered music data information into the music composer of the communication terminal;
• a second display part of the display means that is reserved for displaying a string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates;
• and
• cursor means for highlighting one of said string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates in said second display part;
• wherein the string of entered music data information is presented as a staff segment in the first display part;
• a staff segment will appear in the second display part when entering individual notes;
• and
• the staff segment in the second display part is aligned with the staff in the first display part.

A communication terminal having display means;

• navigation means for navigating through information candidates;
• selection means for selecting one of the candidates;
• and a processor controlling the display means in accordance with the operation of the navigation means and the selection means;
• said display means comprising:
• a first display part for displaying a string of entered information;
• second display part for displaying a string of a plurality of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means;
• and
• said processor copying the highlighted candidate from the candidate string into the entered information string upon selection by the selection means;
• wherein, in some applications, the display means comprises a third display part for displaying complex information candidates to be entered in dependence on information candidates already entered;
• and
• the processor is connected to a memory including a dictionary including signs in a language not based on Latin letters and corresponding pronunciation strings, searches the pronunciation strings in the dictionary memory to find a string fitting with the letters already entered, and displays the corresponding sign in the third display part.

A method of entering information into a communication terminal having a music composer, and having a display, a navigator for navigating through a list of information candidates, a selector for selecting one of the candidates, and a processor controlling the display in accordance with the operation of the navigator and the selector, the method comprising:

• reserving a first display part of the display for displaying a first string of entered music data information into a music composer of the communication terminal;
• reserving a second display part of the display for displaying a second string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates;
• highlighting by a cursor one of said second string of a plurality of possible music data information candidates in said second display part;
• presenting the string of entered music data information as a staff segment in the first display part;
• showing a staff segment in the second display part when entering individual notes;
• and
• wherein, in the showing step, the staff segment in the second display part is aligned with the staff segment in the first display part.

A method of entering information into a communication terminal having a display;

• navigation means for navigating through information candidates;
• and selection means for selecting one of the candidates;
• said method comprising:
• displaying in the display a string of entered information;
• searching in a dictionary memory to find a word fitting with the letters already entered, and displaying the best fitting word in a third display part selectable by the user;
• searching in pronunciation strings for signs in a language not based on Latin letters in the dictionary memory to find a pronunciation string fitting with the letters already entered, and displaying a corresponding sign in the third display part;
• displaying, separately from the entered information string, a string of possible information candidates, one of these candidates being highlighted by a cursor controlled by the navigation means;
• and
• copying the highlighted candidate from the string of possible information candidates to the entered information string upon selection by the selection means.