ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,850, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to BRAINBOX GMBH (Pforzheim, Germany).

"Method and device for inputting a character string" was invented by Carsten Kraus (Pforzheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device for inputting a character string, in which a plurality of selectable characters are displayed in input fields on a touchscreen, input positions are successively recorded on the touchscreen, and, in a first assignment, each input position is assigned to a displayed character, such that a first character string is recorded, and a correction character string is determined for the first character string. When de...