Menu navigation and operation feature for a handheld computer
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1. A handheld computer comprising:
- a housing;
a display accessible on a panel of the housing; and
a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to;
detect an input corresponding to a menu request;
activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, the activated first menu displaying a menu bar and one or more menu items;
process navigation input to navigate to the menu bar of the active first menu, including navigation input to cause the menu bar of the active first menu to be selectable;
process selection input when the menu bar is selectable; and
cancel activation of the first menu from the display in response to the menu bar of that menu being selected by selection input.
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Abstract
A handheld computer is provided having a housing, a display and a processor. The processor is configured to detect an input corresponding to a menu request, to active a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, process navigation input that causes a menu bar of the active menu to become selectable, and to process selection input for selecting the menu bar when it is selectable. The processor is configured to cancel activation of the menu in response to the menu bar being selected.
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34 Claims
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1. A handheld computer comprising:
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a housing;
a display accessible on a panel of the housing; and
a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to;
detect an input corresponding to a menu request;
activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, the activated first menu displaying a menu bar and one or more menu items;
process navigation input to navigate to the menu bar of the active first menu, including navigation input to cause the menu bar of the active first menu to be selectable;
process selection input when the menu bar is selectable; and
cancel activation of the first menu from the display in response to the menu bar of that menu being selected by selection input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A handheld computer comprising:
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a housing;
a display accessible on a panel of the housing;
a set of actuatable mechanisms provided on the housing; and
a processor coupled to the display and to the plurality of actuatable mechanisms, the processor being configured to;
associate an application to each actuatable mechanism so that, in response to one of the actuatable mechanisms being actuated, the processor is configured to execute the application assigned to that actuatable mechanism;
detect an input corresponding to a menu request;
in response to detecting the input corresponding to the menu request, assign a menu function to each actuatable mechanism in the set of actuatable mechanisms; and
display one or more sets of menu items that are active in response to the menu request, each of the one or more sets of menu items being displayed as a portion of a menu having a menu bar;
while the one or more sets of menu items are active, process input corresponding to actuation of any one of the actuatable mechanisms as the menu function assigned to the actuated actuatable mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A handheld computer comprising:
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a housing;
a display accessible on a panel of the housing; and
a processor coupled to the display, the processor being configured to;
detect an input corresponding to a menu request;
activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request; and
process lateral navigation input to cancel activation of the first menu. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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