WO2002069240A3 - Apparatus and method for selecting data - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for selecting data Download PDF

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WO2002069240A3
WO2002069240A3 PCT/US2002/005163 US0205163W WO02069240A3 WO 2002069240 A3 WO2002069240 A3 WO 2002069240A3 US 0205163 W US0205163 W US 0205163W WO 02069240 A3 WO02069240 A3 WO 02069240A3
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group
characters
selecting data
remote control
control buttons
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Stephen G Perlman
Brian Lanier
Ain Mckendrick
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Moxi Digital Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233—Character input methods
    • G06F3/0237—Character input methods using prediction or retrieval techniques
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233—Character input methods
    • G06F3/0236—Character input methods using selection techniques to select from displayed items

Abstract

A method is disclosed comprising: selecting a first group of characters to be mapped to a group of remote control buttons based on how probable it is that individual characters within the first group correspond to a first character of a word representing information sought by a user in a database; and mapping the first group of characters to the group of remote control buttons.
PCT/US2002/005163 2001-02-22 2002-02-20 Apparatus and method for selecting data WO2002069240A2 (en)

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US09/791,474 US20020113827A1 (en) 2001-02-22 2001-02-22 Apparatus and method for selecting data
US09/818,175 US20020113825A1 (en) 2001-02-22 2001-03-26 Apparatus and method for selecting data
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EP0544123A2 (en) * 1991-11-27 1993-06-02 International Business Machines Corporation Stroke syntax input device
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US5797098A (en) * 1995-07-19 1998-08-18 Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. User interface for cellular telephone
US5953541A (en) * 1997-01-24 1999-09-14 Tegic Communications, Inc. Disambiguating system for disambiguating ambiguous input sequences by displaying objects associated with the generated input sequences in the order of decreasing frequency of use
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