IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0176866
(2002-06-21)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Griffin,Jason T.
- Holmes,John A.
- Lazaridis,Mihal
- Little,Herb A.
- Major,Harry R.
- Dunk,Craig
- Brown,Michael
- Lang,J?r?me
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Research In Motion Limited
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
121 |
초록
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A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-base
A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display and associated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboard space and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through the thumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Software features include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on the device keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition, the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to be reachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of the device.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of inputting an E-mail address into a communication device, the E-mail address having three text fields, the method comprising the steps of: (A) inputting a first set of text characters associated with a first text field of a field designed to hold an E-mail ad
The invention claimed is: 1. A method of inputting an E-mail address into a communication device, the E-mail address having three text fields, the method comprising the steps of: (A) inputting a first set of text characters associated with a first text field of a field designed to hold an E-mail address in an electronic message; (B) the device detecting when an entry is being made in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; (C) inputting a first delimiter and substituting the at-sign symbol (@) for the first delimiter; (D) appending the at-sign symbol (@)to the first text field of the field designed to hold the E-mail address; (E) inputting a second set of text characters associated with a second text field of the field designed to hold the E-mail address; (F) inputting a second delimiter and substituting a period symbol (.) for the second delimiter; (G) appending the period symbol (.) to the second text field of the field designed to hold the E-mail address; and (H) inputting a third set of text characters associated with a third text field of the field designed to hold the E-mail address. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first delimiter is a blank space delimiter input by selecting a space bar associated with the communication device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second delimiters are blank space delimiters input by selecting a space bar associated with the communication device. 4. A method of changing the character display associated with a first set of characters on a mobile device having a display, a keyboard, and a memory, the method comprising the steps of: (A) storing a second set of characters in the memory of the mobile device, wherein the memory associates the second set of characters with the first set of characters; (B) inputting the first set of characters into a field designed to hold an E-mail address in an electronic message using the keyboard, and displaying the first set of characters; (C) the device detecting when an entry is being made in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; (D) scanning the memory and determining that the first set of characters is associated with the second set of characters; and (E) replacing the first set of characters on the display with the second set of characters. 5. A method of automatic character substitution in a mobile communications device, comprising the steps of: entering a first portion of text in a field designed to hold an E-mail address in an electronic message; entering a first delimiter trigger in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; detecting when an entry is being made in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; automatically substituting a first text delimiter for the first delimiter trigger; and entering a second portion of text in the field designed to hold the E-mail address that is automatically separated from the first portion of text by the first text delimiter. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first portion of text is an electronic mail username and the second portion of text is an electronic mail secondary domain name. 7. The method of claim 5, comprising the additional steps of: entering a second delimiter trigger in a field designed to hold an E-mail address in an electronic message; detecting when an entry is being made in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; automatically substituting a second electronic mail delimiter for the second delimiter trigger; and entering a third portion of text in the field designed to hold the E-mail address that is automatically separated from the second portion of text by the second delimiter trigger. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the first text delimiter is an at-sign (@) character. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the second text delimiter is a period (.) character. 10. The method of claim 5, wherein the first delimiter trigger is a blank space. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein the second delimiter trigger is a blank space. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the first portion of text is an electronic mail username, the second portion of text is an electronic mail secondary domain name, and the third portion of text is a top-level electronic mail domain name. 13. A mobile communication device with intelligent character substitution, comprising: a processor; a display coupled to the processor; a user interface coupled to the processor; an electronic mail application program executed by the processor that processes electronic mail messages input to the mobile communication device with the user interface and displays the electronic mail messages on the display, wherein the electronic mail messages include an address field; and an intelligent character substitution software module executed by the processor that detects a delimiter trigger in the address field of an electronic mail message and automatically substitutes an electronic mail delimiter for the delimiter trigger. 14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the delimiter trigger is a blank space. 15. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the electronic mail delimiter is an at-sign (@) character. 16. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the electronic mail delimiter is a period (.) character. 17. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the user interface includes a keyboard. 18. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the user interface includes a thumbwheel. 19. The mobile communication device of claim 13, further comprising: a transceiver circuit coupled to the processor that sends and receives electronic mail messages over a wireless network. 20. A method of automatic character substitution in a mobile communication device, comprising the steps of: providing an e-mail field configured for holding an e-mail address; defining a trigger character; defining a substitute character; detecting when an entry is being made in the field designed to hold the E-mail address; detecting the trigger character in text entered into the field configured for holding the e-mail address; and automatically substituting the substitute character for the trigger character. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the triggering character is a letter character and the substitute character is a number character. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the triggering character is a blank space and the substitute character is an at-sign (@) character. 23. The method of claim 20, wherein the triggering character is a blank space and the substitute character is a period (.) character. 24. The method of claim 20, further comprising the steps of: defining a set of trigger characters; defining a set of substitute characters; detecting when an entry is being made in a field designed to hold an E-mail address; detecting one trigger character from the set of trigger characters in text entered into the field designed to hold the e-mail address; and automatically substituting one substitute character from the set of substitute characters for the one trigger character.
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