Identification of candidate characters for text input

Abstract

The invention relates to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.

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technical field [0001] The subject matter of this specification generally relates to text input interfaces. Background technique [0002] A computer device may be configured to receive input of text and characters from a computer keyboard. Modern computer keyboards consist of rectangular or nearly rectangular keys, and characters such as the letters A-Z of the English alphabet are usually engraved or printed on the keys. In general, each press of the key corresponds to typing a single character. [0003] Conventional computer keyboards may be too large for portable devices such as mobile phones, multimedia players, or personal digital assistants (PDAs). Some portable devices include smaller versions of traditional computer keyboards or use virtual keyboards to receive user input. The virtual keyboard may be in the form of a software application or a software application feature that emulates a computer keyboard. For example, in a portable device with a touch-sensitive di...

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Problems solved by technology

Due to the physical limitations of the virtual keyboard (e.g. size), users may find it difficult to type characters that are not readily available on the virtual keyboard

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