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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Carlos Mcevilly, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sreeram Balakrishnan, Los Altos, CA (US);
LU Chang, Capertino, CA (US);
Jin Guo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sadik Kapadia, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rudolf Schusteritsch, Mountain View, CA (US);
Charles Yimin Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Carlos McEvilly, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sreeram Balakrishnan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lu Chang, Capertino, CA (US);
Jin Guo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sadik Kapadia, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rudolf Schusteritsch, Mountain View, CA (US);
Charles Yimin Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A structure and method for entering data into an electronic device (). A deterministic data input element () coupled to the electronic device () is operable to accept a user-selected data input. Modulation of a motion of a non-deterministic data input element () coupled to the electronic device () is operable to select a varying precision of data input choices. A feedback element () coupled to one or more of the deterministic data input element () and the non-deterministic data input element () presents the data input choices to the user. The user enters data into electronic device () using one of the deterministic input element () and the non-deterministic input element () and the feedback element () displays a sequence of data choices to the user. The user then navigates a tree of possible data completions in order to select a particular data completion to be entered into the electronic device ().