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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Jeffrey A. Millington, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Millington, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may generate a text entry with a user interface. The apparatus may include a display, a user input device, a memory and a processor. The apparatus may display single character user input controls and multi-character user input controls on the display. Each of the single character user input controls and the multi-character user input controls may be buttons selectable with the user input device. A single character user input control may correspond to a single character and a multi-character user input control may correspond to a group of characters. The apparatus may display one of the multi-character user input controls in a display region and other user input controls outside of the display region. If the multi-character user input control is selected, the apparatus may replace the multi-character user input control with a second set of single character user input controls in an expanded display region.