This is a way to enable text messages to be composed faster on a regular cellphone keypad. It would work better if each of the number keys had three letters. My cellphone has four letters on two of the keys and no letters on the #1 or #0 keys. Obviously the keypad layout could be changed, but it would be possible to use my idea anyway with a small modification.
This is how it would work. When you press one of the letter keys, the three letters on it would appear on the screen, either below or above the area where the message is displayed. Then, you select one of the three letters by pressing any key on the keypad that is on the same side as the letter. For example, say you want the letter D. You press the key with DEF on it. The letters DEF appear at the bottom of the screen. Being that the letter D is on the left side of the set, you select it by pressing any key on the left side of the key pad. When the letter is selected, it is immediately put in the message. If you wanted the F, you would press any key on the right; for the E, any key in the middle row.
For the buttons with four letters, you could have a designated button to select the last letter, maybe the #0.
You wouldn't really have to diplay the three letters, being that they're already shown in order on the buttons, but it would help you verify that you hit the right key.
With this system, any letter could be select with exactly two button presses. It would be very easy to settle into a smooth one-two rhythm. There is no need to wait for a selection to "lock in". By using any key on the appropriate side, you can simply use whichever key is most readily reached with your finger. About one third of the time, you could use the same button you just pressed. For example, if the DEF key is on the right side and you want the letter F, you could simply press the DEF button twice.
Master texters could learn to type extremely quickly by using two fingers. For example, to type a D(with your right hand), you could place your middle finger on the DEF button and your index finger on the #1 button(or any other button on the left side).Then you could press the DEF and #1 button in rapid succession.
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I'm surprised that no one commented, but even more surprised that someone opposed. There's nothing wrong with this idea, except that it's possibly out of date. As I have a phone with a qwerty keyboard on it, I think that it's just a better solution. Making a message is so much easier and I don't have to even think about the letters. Possibly the next step is some kind of nerve-impluse sense phone, but no, I don't want to go back to typing words with a ten-key.
This sounds like a good idea, but the T9 method works way more efficiently. I suppose you could add it to the list of texting methods that are already present on phones for people who want to use it. I wouldn't mind seeing it on a phone.