Pseudo-interactive input processing in wireless environments

Abstract

An electronic communication device includes a buffer and a controller. The buffer stores characters as they are being input by a user. The controller transmits the stored characters over a network when the number of characters stored exceeds a threshold. The controller also dynamically adjusts the threshold time period.

1 . A wireless communication device comprising:
 a user input device;   a buffer configured to store characters of an electronic message as the characters are being input via the input device; and   a controller configured to wirelessly transmit the stored characters over a wireless network, prior to completion of input of the electronic message, in response to a pause in the input of characters exceeding a dynamically adjustable threshold time period.   
     
     
         2 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on at least one of a transmission packet size and a transmission packet overhead. 
     
     
         3 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on at least one of a latency and a bandwidth of the network. 
     
     
         4 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the controller is configured to dynamically adjust the threshold based on processing resources available on the device. 
     
     
         5 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the electronic message is an email message. 
     
     
         6 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the electronic message is a text message. 
     
     
         7 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the user input device is a keyboard. 
     
     
         8 . The wireless communication of  claim 1  wherein the controller is further configured to wirelessly transmit the stored characters, over the wireless network, prior to completion of input of the electronic message, in response to receipt of a predetermined submit input from the user input device. 
     
     
         9 . A method performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
 storing characters of an electronic message as the characters are being input into a user input device of the wireless communication device;   wirelessly transmitting the stored characters over a wireless network, before the electronic message has been completely input, in response to a pause in the input of characters exceeding a threshold; and   dynamically adjusting the threshold.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the dynamically adjusting includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on packet size and packet overhead of the network. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the dynamically adjusting includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on latency and bandwidth of the network. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the dynamically adjusting includes dynamically adjusting the threshold based on processing resources available on the device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the electronic message is an email message. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the electronic message is a text message. 
     
     
         15 . A method performed by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
 storing characters of an email message as the characters are being input into a user input device of the wireless communication device; and   wirelessly transmitting the stored characters over a wireless network, before the email message has been completely input, in response to a pause in the input of characters exceeding a threshold.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the user input device is a keyboard. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising dynamically adjusting the threshold.