Context sensitive auto-correction

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display component capable of at least displaying textual characters;

a text input module that receives text provided by a user to the electronic device, and provides the received text to the display component for display in a user interface; and

an auto-correct module configured to:

determine that the received text switches from a first language to a second language based on usage information;

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a first usage context of the electronic device, automatically switch from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the first language to a second auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the second language selected from a plurality of auto-correct dictionaries, and automatically correct the displayed text according to the second auto-correct dictionary, the second language being different from the first language; and

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a second usage context of the electronic device, automatically switch off one or more particular auto-correct terms from the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary, and automatically correct the displayed text according to the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary having the one or more particular auto-correct terms switched off.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the usage information indicates an identity of the user.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the usage information indicates a location of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the usage information includes time information that indicates a time at which the displayed text is displayed.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of auto-correct dictionaries includes a third auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the first language that is different from the first auto-correct dictionary.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the usage information further includes date information that indicates a date at which the displayed text is displayed.

7. A method in an electronic device, comprising:

receiving, by an input device of the electronic device, text provided by a user to the electronic device;

displaying the received text at a display component of the electronic device;

performing, in response to determining that the received text switches from a first language to a second language based on usage information:

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a first usage context of the electronic device, automatically switching, by a processor, from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the first language to a second auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the second language selected from a plurality of auto-correct dictionaries and automatically correcting the displayed text according to the second auto-correct dictionary; and

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a second usage context of the electronic device, automatically switching off one or more particular auto-correct terms from the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary, and automatically correcting the displayed text according to the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary having the one or more particular auto-correct terms switched off.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said automatically switching from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary comprises:

automatically switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on an identity of the user.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second auto-correct dictionary corresponds to an auto-correction dictionary for a language spoken by the user.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein said automatically switching from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary comprises:

automatically switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on a location of the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said automatically switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on a location of the electronic device comprises:

determining the location of the electronic device in a location determiner of the electronic device;

comparing the determined location to a plurality of geographic regions associated with the plurality of auto-correct dictionaries; and

switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on said comparing.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein said automatically switching from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary comprises:

automatically switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on time information indicating a time at which the displayed text is displayed.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said automatically switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on time information indicating a time at which the displayed text is displayed comprises:

determining a date and time at which the displayed text is displayed;

accessing a calendar associated with the user for an appointment at the determined date and time; and

switching to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on information associated with the appointment.

14. A computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions embodied in said computer readable storage medium for enabling a processor to generate a user interface at a computing device, the computer program instructions comprising:

first computer program instructions that enable the processor to receive text provided by a user to the electronic device;

second computer program instructions that enable the processor to display the received text at a display component of the electronic device; and

third computer program instructions that enable the processor to:

in response to determining that the received text switches from a first language to a second language based on usage information:

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a first usage context of the electronic device, automatically switch from a previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the first language to a second auto-correct dictionary corresponding to the second language selected from a plurality of auto-correct dictionaries, the second auto-correct dictionary including a predetermined list of terms for correction and a corresponding list of correction terms, the usage information including at least location information, and automatically correct the displayed text according to the second auto-correct dictionary, the second language being different from the first language; and

based on determining that the usage information is representative of a second usage context of the electronic device, automatically switch off one or more particular auto-correct terms from the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary, and automatically correct the displayed text according to the previously-selected first auto-correct dictionary having the one or more particular auto-correct terms switched off.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein said third computer program instructions comprise:

fourth computer program instructions that enable the processor to automatically switch to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on an identity of the user.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the second auto-correct dictionary corresponds to an auto-correction dictionary for a language spoken by the user.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein said third computer program instructions comprise:

fourth computer program instructions that enable the processor to automatically switch to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on a location of the electronic device.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein said fourth computer program instructions comprise:

computer program instructions that enable the processor to determine the location of the electronic device in a location determiner of the electronic device;

computer program instructions that enable the processor to compare the determined location to a plurality of geographic regions associated with the plurality of auto-correct dictionaries; and

computer program instructions that enable the processor to switch to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on said comparing.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein said third computer program instructions comprise:

fourth computer program instructions that enable the processor to automatically switch to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on time information indicating a time at which the displayed text is displayed.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein said fourth computer program instructions comprise:

computer program instructions that enable the processor to determine a date and time at which the displayed text is displayed;

computer program instructions that enable the processor to access a calendar associated with the user for an appointment at the determined date and time; and

computer program instructions that enable the processor to switch to the second auto-correct dictionary based at least on information associated with the appointment.