Method and system for message and note composition on small screen devices

摘要

A method and system for written input and subsequent display of said written input of an electronic device (100). The electronic device (100) has a touch input screen (104), said touch input screen operable to accept written input, a display element (105), said display element (105) operable to display one or more of recognized text and digital ink. The recognized text is determined from the written input using a recognition feature coupled to the touch input screen (104) while the digital ink corresponds to the written input. The digital ink may be edited by the user. A scrolling mechanism is coupled to the touch input screen (104) that enables at least a portion of the touch input screen (104) to appear to move as written entries are input thereon so as to continuously present screen space on the touch input screen (104) to the user for written input.