Apparatus and method pertaining to predicted-text entry

1. An apparatus comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

a non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard;

a processor operably coupled to the touch-sensitive display and the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard and configured to, in conjunction with entries being entered via the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard:

display via the touch-sensitive display a plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of at least some of the entries being entered via the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard, wherein a first group of the plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display are presently immediately selectable via a detected touch and a second group of the plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display are not presently immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detect a first touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first touch, causing the second group of the plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display to be presently immediately selectable via a detected touch and the first group of the plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display to not be presently immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detect a second touch with the touch-sensitive display following the first touch;

using the second touch to identify a first one of the plurality of predicted entries; and

select the first one of the plurality of predicted entries in response to the second touch.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the touch-sensitive display and the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard are nonmovably disposed in close proximity to one another and without another active user interface element externally disposed therebetween.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display the plurality of predicted entries along a side of the touch-sensitive display that is most near to the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect a third touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the third touch, displaying via the touch-sensitive display a different plurality of predicted entries.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to display via the touch-sensitive display the different plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of a detected correlation between the third touch and a particular one of the plurality of predicted entries.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect another touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the touch, effect an undo action with respect to a previous predicted entry action.

7. A method comprising:

displaying via a touch-sensitive display a first plurality of predicted entries as a function, at least in part, of at least some characters entered via a non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard, wherein a first group of the first plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display are presently immediately selectable via a detected touch and a second group of the first plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display are not presently immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detecting a first touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first touch, causing the second group of the first plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display to be presently immediately selectable via a detected touch and the first group of the first plurality of predicted entries as displayed via the touch-sensitive display to not be presently immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detect a second touch with the touch-sensitive display following the first touch;

using the second touch to identify a first one of the first plurality of predicted entries;

based upon detecting the second touch, terminating the displaying of the first plurality of predicted entries and displaying via the touch-sensitive display a second plurality of predicted entries, wherein the second plurality of predicted entries have a correlation with the first one of the first plurality of predicted entries;

detecting a third touch with the touch-sensitive display following the second touch;

using the third touch to identify a first one of the second plurality of predicted entries; and

based upon the third touch, selecting the first one of the second plurality of predicted entries.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein displaying via the touch-sensitive display the first or the second plurality of predicted entries comprises displaying the plurality of predicted entries along a side of the touch-sensitive display that is most near to the non-virtual alphanumeric keyboard.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting another touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the another touch with the touch-sensitive display, effecting an undo action with respect to a previous predicted entry action.

10. The method according to claim 7 wherein the first one of the first plurality of predicted entries is a word and the second plurality of predicted entries include a derivative of the word.

11. The method according to claim 7 wherein the first one of the first plurality of predicted entries is a word and the second plurality of predicted entries includes an inflection of the word.

12. The method according to claim 7 wherein the first one of the first plurality of predicted entries is a word and the second plurality of predicted entries includes a leveraged syntactic category word of the word.

13. The method according to claim 7 wherein the first one of the first plurality of predicted entries is a word and the second plurality of predicted entries includes a gender based difference of the word.

14. A method comprising:

receiving text entries entered on an alphanumeric keyboard;

displaying via a touch-sensitive display a first plurality of predicted entries based upon the text entries and immediately selectable via a detected touch;

while displaying the first plurality of predicted entries, concurrently displaying via the touch-sensitive display a second plurality of predicted entries based upon the text entries and not immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detect a first touch with the touch-sensitive display;

in response to detecting the first touch, causing the second plurality of predicted entries to be immediately selectable via a detected touch and the first plurality of predicted entries to be not presently immediately selectable via a detected touch;

detect a second touch with the touch-sensitive display following the first touch identifying a first one of the second plurality of predicted entries; and

selecting the first one of the second plurality of predicted entries based upon the second touch.