Nuance Communications, Inc.

Greg Sigel

Gordon Kessler

Santosh Sharan

Amnon Gavish

David Jon Kay

Pim Van Meurs

Erland Unruh

Mayank Agarwal

A system and method for entering text from a user includes a programmed processor that receives inputs from the user and disambiguates the inputs to present word choices corresponding to the text. In one embodiment, inputs are received in two or more modalities and are analyzed to present the word choices. In another embodiment, a keyboard is divided into zones each of which represents two more input characters. A sequence of zones selected by the user is analyzed to present word choices corresponding to the zone selected.

Multimodal text input system, such as for use with touch screens on mobile phones

A method for customizing a user communication experience is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a user communication input and determining one or more communication input characteristics. Thereafter, one or more advertisements are provided to the user in accordance with the user communication input and the one or more determined communication characteristics.

Method and apparatus for customizing user experience

A method and apparatus for text input is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing the letters of a keyboard into a plurality of zones, each zone including one or more letters and designating a jumper key associated with each of the plurality of zones from the letters in each zone. A user indication of a selected jumper key is received, and all of the keys in the zone associated with the selected jumper key are then selected.

Method and apparatus for text entry

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Kentfield, CA, United States of America

Greg Sigel