Handheld electronic device including indication of a selected data source, and associated method

Abstract

A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device having stored therein a number of language objects includes detecting a selection of a languages, making a determination that the language is a default language or a non-default language, detecting as an ambiguous input an actuation of one or more input members, outputting at least a portion of a number of the language objects that corresponds to the ambiguous input, and outputting an indication representative of the language.

1 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device having an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor, the handheld electronic device having stored therein a number of language objects in each of a plurality of data sources, the method comprising:
 detecting a selection of a data source;   determining, by the processor, whether the data source is a non-default data source;   responsive to the determination that the data source is a non-default data source, providing an indicator identifying the data source;   detecting an ambiguous input; and   disambiguating the ambiguous input using the data source.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the indicator is a visual output. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one linguistic element representing an abbreviation of the data source. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the indicator is an audible or mechanical output. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein providing an indicator identifying the data source further comprises:
 generating a window with the indicator on a display of the output apparatus.   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the indicator is displayed substantially adjacent to an end of the window. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 generating a window on a display of the output apparatus; and   outputting at least a portion of a language object in the window in response to the ambiguous input,   wherein providing an indicator identifying the data source further comprises outputting the indicator in the window.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the indicator is outputted in a close proximity of the language object. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the indicator is visually distinguishable from the language object. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the indicator is outputted with a box surrounding the indicator. 
     
     
         33 . A handheld electronic device, comprising;
 a display; and   a processor apparatus having stored therein a number of language objects in each of a plurality of data sources, said processor apparatus being structured to:
 detect a selection of a language; 
 determine whether the data source is a non-default data source; 
 responsive to the determination that the data source is a non-default data source, provide an indicator identifying the data source; 
 detect an ambiguous input; and 
 disambiguate the ambiguous input using the data source. 
   
     
     
         34 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 33 , wherein the indicator is a visual output. 
     
     
         35 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 33 , wherein the indicator comprises at least one linguistic element representing an abbreviation of the data source. 
     
     
         36 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 33 , wherein the indicator is an audible or mechanical output. 
     
     
         37 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 33 , wherein the processor is structured to provide an indicator identifying the data source by:
 generating a window with the indicator on the display.   
     
     
         38 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 37 , wherein the indicator is displayed substantially adjacent to an end of the window. 
     
     
         39 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 33 , wherein the processor is further structured to:
 generate a window on the display; and   output at least a portion of a language object in the window in response to the ambiguous input,   wherein the processor is structured to provide an indicator identifying the data source by outputting the indicator in the window.   
     
     
         40 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 39 , wherein the indicator is outputted in a close proximity of the language object. 
     
     
         41 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 39 , wherein the indicator is visually distinguishable from the language object. 
     
     
         42 . The handheld electronic device of  claim 39 , wherein the indicator is outputted with a box surrounding the indicator.