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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2001
Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Atherton, CA (US);
William B. Rees, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Debbie O. Chyi, Burlingame, CA (US);
Robert Y. Haitani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Atherton, CA (US);
William B. Rees, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Debbie O. Chyi, Burlingame, CA (US);
Robert Y. Haitani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Handspring, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a computer-implemented system and method for processing one or more alternate symbols associated or linked to a base symbol. A base symbol is a symbol to which at least one alternate symbol is linked. A base symbol commonly appears on a key of a keyboard or a display or a keyboard, or is a handwritten symbol recognized by handwriting entry software. Examples of alternate symbols are accented characters and punctuation marks that do not appear on a keyboard or are not commonly recognized by a handwriting entry program, and short symbol sequences. An example of a common short symbol sequence is an emoticon used in e-mail messages to convey tone or feelings. An example of a computer device that may embody the system or method is a hand-held computing device.