Selection function in a communication terminal

• US 20030060238A1
• Filed: 09/25/2001
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hansen, Kim Vejlby, McCarthy, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US09/961,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20030060238A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/56 including a user help function

Abstract

The invention concerns a communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of the menu structure in the communication terminal. The function includes a processor controlling the communication terminal and a user interface through which the user communicates to the processor. The processor also analyses the search criteria entered by a user and presents a list of matching menu items so that the user can select the wanted menu item.

Claims

1. A communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of said communication terminal, and where said function comprise:

a processor controlling said communication terminal and a user interface through which the user communicates with said processor;

said processor requests the user to enter search criteria, when the user requested a menu item access;

said processor analyses the search criteria when the user indicates that the search criteria input has been finalised;

said processor presents a list of menu items matching the entered search criteria; and

enabling the user to scroll through the presented list of matching menu items and to select said menu items for being executed by the processor.

2. A communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of said communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the user input is presented in a dialog box on the communication terminal.

3. A communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of said communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the input is characters.

4. A communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of said communication terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein the input to the processor is made via a keypad.

5. A communication terminal having a function for searching available menu items of said communication terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein the input to the processor is made via voice input.

6. A method for locating, displaying and accessing functions in a communication terminal wherein the method includes the following steps:

entering an input in a search function;

displaying a list of menu functions corresponding to said input in the communication terminal display; and

enabling access to the list of menu functions displayed in the communication terminal display.

7. A method for locating, displaying and accessing functions in a communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the functions are arranged alphabetically to be searched and accessed from one menu.

8. A method for locating and accessing functions in a communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein the functions in all menus are arranged alphabetically to be searched and accessed from one menu.

9. A method for searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal having a processor controlling said communication terminal and a user interface through which the user communicates with said processor wherein the method includes the following steps:

said user requesting access to a menu item;

said processor demanding the user to enter search criteria;

said processor analysing the search criteria when the user indicates that the search criteria input has been finalised;

said processor presenting a list of menu items matching the entered search criteria; and

enabling the user to scroll through the present list of matching menu items and selecting of said menu items for being executed by the processor.

10. A method searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the menu items are arranged alphabetically to be searched and executed from one menu.

11. A method searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein the menu items in all menus are arranged alphabetically to be searched and executed from one menu.

12. A method searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the finalisation of the user input can be made by a timer.

13. A method searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the finalisation of the user input can be made by the user that presses a key on the communication terminal.

14. A method searching, presenting and executing available menu items in a communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the finalisation of the user input can be made by the user that uses voice activation to finalise the input.