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`ARAVAMU DAN ET AL.
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`HUEN WONG
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`1.
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`Claims 34, 36-50, and 52-65 are allowed.
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`This listing of claims, replace all prior versions and listings of claims in the
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`Claims 1-33 (Cancelled)
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`34.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of processing a search request received from a
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`user operating a hand-held text input device, the search request directed at identifying a
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`desired item from a set of items, each of the items having one or more associated
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`terms, the method comprising:
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`providing the set of items, the items having assigned popularity values to indicate
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`a relative measure of a likelihood that the item is desired by the user;
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`for each item, associating a set of terms to describe the item and assigning a
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`relevance value for each term based on a relevance of the term in
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`identifying the item, the terms associated with the items being organized
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`into searchable subspace categories, each subspace category having a
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`relevance bias value;
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`receiving text on the hand-held text input device entered by the user, the text
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`having one or more text characters of one or more prefixes for terms the
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`user is using to identify a desired item;
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`in response to receiving a text character, performing a first incremental find to
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`compare the one or more user-entered prefixes with the terms associated
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`with the items and to retrieve the relevance values for the one or more
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`user-entered prefixes matching terms associated with the items;
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`determining a first ranking order of items found in the first incremental find based
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`at least in part on the retrieved relevance values and the assigned
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`popularity values of the items found in the first incremental find;
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`ordering and presenting one or more items to the user found in the first
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`incremental find based on the first ranking order;
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`in response to receiving at least one subsequent text character, performing a
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`second incremental find to compare the one or more user-entered
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`prefixes, including the at least one subsequent text character and any
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`preceding text characters, with the terms associated with the items and to
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`retrieve the relevance values for said one or more user-entered prefixes
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`matching terms associated with the items;
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`determining a count of the number of characters of text received from the user;
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`adjusting the relevance value assigned to at least one of the terms associated
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`with one or more of the items retrieved in response to the one or more
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`user-entered prefixes, wherein the adjusting of the relevance value is
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`based on the count of the number of text characters received from the
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`user;
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`determining a second ranking order of the items found in the second incremental
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`find based at least in part on the adjusted relevance values and the
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`assigned popularity values of the items found in the second incremental
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`find;and
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`ordering and presenting one or more items to the user based on the second
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`ranking order so that the relative order of the items found in both the first
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`and second incremental finds is adjusted as characters are entered;
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`wherein at least one of determining the first ranking order and determining the
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`second ranking order is further based on the relevance bias values of the
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`subspace categories.
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`35.
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`(Cancelled)
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`36.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim [[0]] g, wherein the relevance bias
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`values are based on the count of the number of text characters received from the user.
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`37.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim [[0]] g, wherein the subspace
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`categories include a personalized history category containing terms associated with
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`items identified from previous incremental finds conducted by the user.
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`38.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim [[0]] g, wherein the ordering and
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`presenting of one or more items is limited to items having associated terms of one or
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`more selected subspace categories.
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`39.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 0, wherein the one or more selected
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`subspace categories are selected based on the count of the number of text characters
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`received from the user.
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`40.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim [[0]] g, wherein the ordered and
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`presented one or more items are presented on a display device, the display device
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`having display space allocated according to the subspace categories.
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`41.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein the hand-held text input
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`device includes a set of overloaded keys generating an ambiguous text input.
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`42.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 0, wherein the hand-held text input
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`device is a phone, a mobile computing device, or a remote control device for a
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`television.
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`43.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein the ordered and
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`presented one or more items are presented on a display constrained device.
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`44.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 0, wherein the display device is a
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`phone, a mobile computing device, or a non-intrusive interface display area of a
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`television.
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`45.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein the assigned popularity
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`values of one or more items of the set of items is based on a relative measure of
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`popular opinion of the item.
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`46.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein the assigned popularity
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`values of one or more items of the set of items is based on a temporal relevance of the
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`items or a location relevance of the items.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein at least one of
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`determining the first ranking order and determining the second ranking order is further
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`based on the number of prefixes of the received text.
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`48.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein a portion of the set of
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`items resides on a computer remote from the user.
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`49.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 34, wherein a computer remote from
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`the user performs at least one of the steps of receiving text entered by the user,
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`performing the first incremental find, determining the first ranking order, performing the
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`second incremental find, determining the count of the number of characters of text
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`received, adjusting the relevance values of the terms associated with the items, and
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`determining the second ranking order.
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`(Currently Amended) A system for processing a search request received from a
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`user operating a hand-held text input device, the search request directed at identifying a
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`desired item from a set of items, each of the items having one or more associated
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`terms, the system comprising:
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`a first memory for storing at least a first portion of the set of items, the items
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`having assigned popularity values to indicate a relative measure of a
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`likelihood that the item is desired by the user, and each item being
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`associated with a set of terms to describe the item, each term being
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`assigned a relevance value based on a relevance of an informational
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`content of the term in identifying the item, the terms associated with the
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`items being organized into searchable subspace categories, each
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`subspace category having a relevance bias value;
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`a device input for receiving text entered by the user on a hand-held text input
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`device, the text having two or more text characters of one or more prefixes
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`for terms the user is using to identify a desired item, the two or more text
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`characters including a first text portion and a second text portion, the
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`second text portion being received subsequent to the first text portion;
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`a processor for performing a first incremental find in response to receiving the
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`first text portion and for ordering one or more items found in the first
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`incremental find based on a first ranking order, the first incremental find
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`comparing the one or more user-entered prefixes with the terms
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`associated with the items and retrieving the relevance values for the one
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`or more user-entered prefixes matching terms associated with the items,
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`the first ranking order of the one or more items found in the first
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`incremental find being based on the assigned popularity values of the
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`items and being based on the retrieved relevance values for the one or
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`more user-entered prefixes matching terms associated with the items, so
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`that relatively more popular and more relevant items appear earlier in the
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`order for user selection or activation, the processor also for performing a
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`second incremental find in response to receiving the second text portion
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`and for ordering one or more items found in the second incremental find
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`based on a second ranking order, the second incremental find comparing
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`the one or more user-entered prefixes with the terms associated with the
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`items and retrieving the relevance values for the one or more user-entered
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`prefixes matching terms associated with the items, the second ranking
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`order of the one or more items found in the second incremental find being
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`based on the assigned popularity values of the items and being based on
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`adjusted relevance values for the one or more user-entered prefixes
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`matching terms associated with the items, the relevance values of the
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`terms associated with the items being adjusted in response to the count of
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`the number of text characters received from the user, [[and ]]the order of
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`at least a portion of the one or more items being changed based on the
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`adjusted relevance values of the terms, and at least one of the first
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`ranking order and the second ranking order being further based on the
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`relevance bias values of the subspace categories; and
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`a device output for presenting at least one of the first and the second ordered
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`one or more items to the user.
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`51.
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`(Cancelled)
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim [[0]] Q, wherein the relevance bias
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`values are based on the count of the number of text characters received from the user.
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`53.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim [[0]] Q, wherein the subspace
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`categories include a personalized history category containing terms associated with
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`items identified from previous incremental finds conducted by the user.
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`54.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim [[0]] Q, wherein the incremental find is
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`limited to items having associated descriptive terms of one or more selected subspace
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`categories.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim Error! Reference source not
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`found., wherein the one or more selected subspace categories are selected based on
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`the count of the number of text characters received from the user.
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`56.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim [[0]] Q, further comprising a display
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`device for presenting the at least one of the first and the second ordered one or more
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`items, the display device having display space allocated according to the subspace
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`categories.
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`57.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the text entered by the
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`user on the hand-held text input device includes a set of overloaded keys generating an
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`ambiguous text input.
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`58.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the hand-held text input
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`device is a phone, a mobile computing device, or a remote control device for a
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`television.
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`59.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, further comprising a display
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`constrained device for presenting the at least one of the first and the second ordered
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`one or more items.
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`60.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the display device is a
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`phone, a mobile computing device, or a non-intrusive interface display area of a
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`television.
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`61.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the assigned popularity
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`value of one or more items of the set of items is based on a relative measure of popular
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`opinion of the item.
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`62.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the assigned popularity
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`value of one or more items of the set of items is based on a temporal relevance of the
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`item or a location relevance of the item.
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`63.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein at least one of the first
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`ranking order and the second ranking order of the one or more items is further based on
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`a count of the number of prefixes of the received text.
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`64.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, further comprising a second
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`memory on a computer remote from the user for storing at least a second portion of the
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`set of items.
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`65.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 0, wherein the processor is disposed
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`in a computer remote from the user.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`5.
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`Claims 34, 36-50, and 52-65 are allowed.
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`6.
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`The following is an examiner’s statement for reasons for allowance:
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`The combination, as claimed in the independent claims, are not deemed taught,
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`disclosed, or fairly suggested by the prior art of record.
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`The scope of each independent claim is substantially similar and the independent
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`claims are allowed for substantially the same reasons.
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`Also see Applicant's Remarks filed 06 July 2011.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`Examiner should be directed to Huen Wong whose telephone numbe