Handheld electronic device and method for dual-mode disambiguation of text input
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In response to an ambiguous editing input at a location preceding at least a portion of an output word, the software performs one disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input and another disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input in combination with the at least portion of the output word. The results are output in order of decreasing frequency value, with the results of the one disambiguation operation having the portion of the output word appended thereto.
1. A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device of a type comprising an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus that comprises a memory having a number of language objects, the method comprising:
providing, by the handheld electronic device, as a first output a number of linguistic elements;
detecting as an ambiguous editing input a number of input key selections at a location that precedes at least a portion of the first output;
employing a number of first language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input to generate a number of first linguistic results;
employing a number of second language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output to generate a number of second linguistic results; and
selectively outputting at least some of the first linguistic results and at least some of the second linguistic results.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first language objects and the second language objects has an associated frequency value, and wherein the selectively output first linguistic results and second linguistic results reflects the frequency values.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
employing, as the first language objects, a number of language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of a portion of the first output that precedes the number of input member actuations; and
employing, as the second language objects, a number of language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output, and further in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of a portion of the first output that precedes the number of input member actuations.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting, as the at least some of the first linguistic results, at least some of the first linguistic results each having appended thereto at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output.
5. A handheld electronic device comprising:
an input apparatus;
an output apparatus; and
a processor apparatus that comprises a processor and a memory storing a plurality of language objects, the memory further storing a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising:
providing, by the handheld electronic device, as a first output a number of linguistic elements;
detecting as an ambiguous editing input a number of input key selections at a location that precedes at least a portion of the first output;
employing a number of first language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input to generate a number of first linguistic results;
employing a number of second language objects that each correspond with at least a portion of the editing input in combination with at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output to generate a number of second linguistic results; and
selectively outputting at least some of the first linguistic results and at least some of the second linguistic results.
6. The handheld electronic device of claim 5 , wherein each of the first language objects and the second language objects has an associated frequency value, and wherein the selectively output first linguistic results and second linguistic results reflects the frequency values.
7. The handheld electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise outputting, as the at least some of the first linguistic results, at least some of the first linguistic results each having appended thereto at least some of the linguistic elements of the at least a portion of the first output.