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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2001
Applicants:
Minna-mari Savolainen, Oulu, FI;
Petri Laukkanen, Pirkkala, FI;
Truong Minh Tu, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Seppo Helle, Paimio, FI;
Inventors:
Minna-Mari Savolainen, Oulu, FI;
Petri Laukkanen, Pirkkala, FI;
Truong Minh Tu, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Seppo Helle, Paimio, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B001/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of changing an alphabetic character to a variant character when entering information or messages in a mobile phone or a game console or the like. The variant character can be a diacritical variation or a tonal variation of the alphabetic character. After an alphabetic character is entered and displayed on a display device, the star key in the keypad can be used to replace the displayed alphabetic character with a desired one of the variants.