CA2655638C - Handheld electronic device having multiple-axis input device and selectable language indicator for language selection, and associated method - Google Patents
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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| EP06123888A EP1921836A1 (en) | 2006-11-10 | 2006-11-10 | Handheld electronic device having selectable language indicator for language selection and method therefor |
| EP06123888.7 | 2006-11-10 | ||
| US11/831,509 US8069029B2 (en) | 2006-11-10 | 2007-07-31 | Handheld electronic device having multiple-axis input device and selectable language indicator for language selection, and associated method |
| US11/831,509 | 2007-07-31 | ||
| PCT/CA2007/002020 WO2008055358A1 (en) | 2006-11-10 | 2007-11-09 | Handheld electronic device having multiple-axis input device and selectable language indicator for language selection, and associated method |
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| CA2655638A1 CA2655638A1 (en) | 2008-05-15 |
| CA2655638C true CA2655638C (en) | 2016-10-18 |
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| KR (1) | KR101051381B1 (ko) |
| CN (1) | CN101681196B (ko) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0715672B1 (ko) |
| CA (1) | CA2655638C (ko) |
| DE (1) | DE112007002412B4 (ko) |
| GB (1) | GB2456371B (ko) |
| MX (1) | MX2008015542A (ko) |
| WO (1) | WO2008055358A1 (ko) |
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| CN101625622B (zh) * | 2009-08-10 | 2014-01-01 | 中兴通讯股份有限公司 | 一种移动终端输入法切换方法及装置 |
| KR101704549B1 (ko) * | 2011-06-10 | 2017-02-22 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 문자 입력 인터페이스 제공 방법 및 장치 |
| CN102364424B (zh) * | 2011-06-30 | 2013-08-07 | 广州市动景计算机科技有限公司 | 用于定位输入框的方法、装置、浏览器及移动终端 |
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| CA2655638A1 (en) | 2008-05-15 |
| CN101681196A (zh) | 2010-03-24 |
| KR20090029754A (ko) | 2009-03-23 |
| KR101051381B1 (ko) | 2011-07-22 |
| GB2456371A (en) | 2009-07-15 |
| BRPI0715672A2 (pt) | 2013-07-09 |
| WO2008055358A1 (en) | 2008-05-15 |
| DE112007002412T5 (de) | 2009-08-06 |
| GB2456371B (en) | 2011-11-23 |
| MX2008015542A (es) | 2008-12-18 |
| DE112007002412B4 (de) | 2014-06-26 |
| BRPI0715672B1 (pt) | 2019-01-22 |
| CN101681196B (zh) | 2013-03-27 |
| GB0822166D0 (en) | 2009-01-14 |
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