EXPLICIT CHARACTER FILTERING OF AMBIGUOUS TEXT ENTRY
Application 917/KOLNP/2004 published 2006-05-05, filed 2004-06-29
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for explicit filtering in ambiguous text entry. The invention provides embodiments including various explicit text entry methodologies, such as 2-key and long pressing. The invention also provides means for matching words in a database using build around, stem locking, and word completion methodologies, as well as n-gram searches. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a keyboard (54), display (53), and speaker (102), connected to cpu (100). The cpu is connected to a an operating system (106), disambiguating software (108), vocabulary modules (110), as well as various application programs (112, 114). (FIG.1).
Applicant
AMERICA ONLINE INCORPORATED.,
22000 AOL WAY, DULLES, VA 20166, USA.
Inventor
BRADFORD ETHAN ROBERT HULLFISH KEITH CHARLES KAY DAVID J MEURS PIM VAN LONGE MICHAEL R
International Info
Classification: H03M 11/00, G06K 9/18, G06F 17/27
Publication Number: WO 04/001979
Application Date: 2002-06-21
Priority Information
10/176,933 USA 2002-06-20