Method for generating text that meets specified characteristics in a handheld electronic device and a handheld electronic device incorporating the same

Abstract

Incoming e-mails, instant messages, SMS, and MMS, are scanned for new language objects such as words, abbreviations, text shortcuts and, in appropriate languages, ideograms, that are placed in a list for use by a text input process of a handheld electronic device to facilitate the generation of text.

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         9 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a text file in an electronic device, the text file containing a plurality of language objects;   identifying, by a processor in the electronic device, from the plurality of language objects in the text file one or more new language objects for which a storage unit in the electronic device does not contain a match;   determining, by the processor, that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the new language objects in at least a segment of the text file to a quantity of the language objects in the at least a segment of the text file exceeds a first predetermined threshold;   identifying, by the processor, one or more particular ones of the new language objects each containing at least one linguistic element different from a plurality of predetermined linguistic elements stored in the storage unit;   determining, by the processor, that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the one or more particular ones of the new language objects to the quantity of the new language objects is below a second predetermined threshold; and   ignoring the one or more particular ones of the new language objects and adding the new language objects that are not ignored to the storage unit.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a handheld electronic device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the text file is an email message. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the text file is an instant message. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising, before adding the new language objects that are not ignored to the storage unit, removing one or more of existing language objects from the storage unit. 
     
     
         14 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a storage unit storing a plurality of language objects, and a plurality of predetermined linguistic elements;   a processor configured to execute a method, the method comprising:
 identifying from a plurality of language objects contained in a text file one or more new language objects for which the storage unit does not contain a match; 
 determining that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the new language objects in at least a segment of the text file to a quantity of the language objects in the at least a segment of the text file exceeds a first predetermined threshold; 
 identifying one or more particular ones of the new language objects each containing at least one linguistic element different from the predetermined linguistic elements stored in the storage unit; 
 determining that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the identified one or more particular ones of the new language objects to a quantity of the new language objects identified in the text file is below a second predetermined threshold; and 
 ignoring the one or more particular ones of the new language objects and adding the new language objects that are not ignored to the storage unit. 
   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the electronic device is a handheld electronic device. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the text file is an email message. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the text file is an instant message. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises, before adding the new language objects that are not ignored to the storage unit, removing one or more of existing language objects from the storage unit. 
     
     
         19 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a text file in an electronic device, the text file containing a plurality of language objects;   identifying, by a processor in the electronic device, from the plurality of language objects in the text file one or more new language objects for which a storage unit in the electronic device does not contain a match;   determining, by the processor, that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the new language objects in at least a segment of the text file to a quantity of the language objects in the at least a segment of the text file is below a first predetermined threshold; and   adding the new language objects to the storage unit.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the electronic device is a handheld electronic device. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the text file is an email message. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the text file is an instant message. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising, before adding the new language objects to the storage unit, removing one or more of existing language objects from the storage unit. 
     
     
         24 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a text file in an electronic device, the text file containing a plurality of language objects;   identifying, by a processor in the electronic device, from the plurality of language objects in the text file one or more new language objects for which a storage unit in the electronic device does not contain a match;   determining, by the processor, that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the new language objects in at least a segment of the text file to a quantity of the language objects in the at least a segment of the text file exceeds a first predetermined threshold;   identifying, by the processor, one or more particular ones of the new language objects each containing at least one linguistic element different from a plurality of predetermined linguistic elements stored in the storage unit;   determining, by the processor, that a ratio reflecting a quantity of the one or more particular ones of the new language objects to the quantity of the new language objects exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and   ignoring the new language objects.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the electronic device is a handheld electronic device. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the text file is an email message. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the text file is an instant message.