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Method and apparatus for displaying prioritized icons in a mobile terminal

  • US 20020160817A1
  • Filed: 04/26/2001
  • Published: 10/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a mobile terminal, a method of displaying a plurality of icons that can be selected by a user from a display on the mobile terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (1) comparing one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of icons to one or more context values that are specific to the user of the mobile terminal;

    (2) representing at least one of the plurality of icons having one or more characteristics that best match the one or more context values using a display format that is enlarged in relation to the remaining plurality of icons; and

    (3) representing at least some of the remaining plurality of icons having characteristics that do not best match the one or more context values using a display format that is smaller than the enlarged format.

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