"METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT INPUT IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES"

Application 2341/KOLNP/2006 published 2007-05-25, filed 2006-08-18
A method and apparatus for facilitating text input for network applications, such as, for example, wireless applications, are described. Multiple input signals are received from a user, each input signal corresponding to a key within a user input interface and further representing Latin, e.g. English, language phonetic equivalents of at least one language character including a language character intended by the user to form a word construct in a language. Each input signal is further used to generate at least one proposed language character. At least one proposed word construct is further formed in the language using the at least one proposed language character. Finally, the at least one proposed word construct is displayed for the user on a display screen.

Applicant

1)AMERICA ONLINE INCORPORATED
:22000 AOL WAY,DULLES,VA 20166-9323 U.S.A.

Inventor

1)AOKI ANN NAOMI 2)VAN MEURS PIM 3)JAMES CHRISTINA No of Pages : 46 No of Claims : 28

International Info

Classification: H03K17/94,G09G 5/00
Publication Number: WO 2005/081869
Application Date: 2005-02-17

Priority Information

60/546,424 U.S.A. 2004-02-20