Language Localization for Mobile Phones 1 Language Localization for Mobile Phones (original) (raw)

2014

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Predictive Text is an input technology used in mobile phones. It lets words be formed by a single key press for each letter, as opposed to the multiple key press approach used in the older generation of mobile phones. It works via active reference to a dictionary of commonly used words. The predictive option works with PDAs and smart phones that have keypad recognitions. It helps by analyzing the user’s writing style and guessing the words in Tamil. The problem of optimizing keypad designs for predictive text entry methods for handheld devices has received significant i nterest in recent years. The necessity of such optimization lies in the ever- increasing difficulty of inputting Tamil text into mobile devices. In contrast to past research that allowed mapping of any letters to any keys, we hypothesize that maintaining alphabetical ordering across the keys of optimized keypad designs will result in higher novice usability and ease of learning, while still providing a more...

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