Method and apparatus for prioritizing menu items of an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device comprising:
- selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items;
recording said selected menu item in a record file stored in said electronic device;
analyzing said record file to determine said user'"'"'s frequency of use for each menu item; and
dynamically prioritizing said ordered list using firmware embedded in said electronic device based on said user'"'"'s frequency of use, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list.
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Abstract
A method of dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device, such as a digital camera, comprising the steps of selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items, recording the selected menu item in a record file stored in the electronic device, analyzing the record file to determine the frequency of use for each menu item, and dynamically prioritizing the ordered list by a firmware embedded in the electronic device based on the user'"'"'s frequency of use to provide a prioritized ordered list, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in the prioritized ordered list.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device comprising:
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selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items;
recording said selected menu item in a record file stored in said electronic device;
analyzing said record file to determine said user'"'"'s frequency of use for each menu item; and
dynamically prioritizing said ordered list using firmware embedded in said electronic device based on said user'"'"'s frequency of use, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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a graphic user interface for displaying an ordered list of menu items to a user and receiving a menu item selected by said user a storage device for storing said selected menu item in a record file; and
a firmware for analyzing said record file to determine said user'"'"'s frequency of use for each menu item and dynamically prioritizing said ordered list of menu items based on said user'"'"'s frequency of use to provide a prioritized ordered list, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. The electronic device of 9 wherein said electronic device is a digital camera.
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18. A computer-readable medium comprising firmware code for dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device, said firmware code including instructions for:
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displaying an ordered list of menu items on a graphical user interface of said electronic device;
receiving a menu item selected by a user from said ordered list of menu items;
recording said selected menu item in a record file stored in said electronic device;
analyzing said record file to determine said user'"'"'s frequency of use for each menu item; and
dynamically prioritizing said ordered list based on said user'"'"'s frequency of use to provide a prioritized ordered list, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device comprising:
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means for selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items;
means for recording said selected menu item in a record file stored in said electronic device;
means for analyzing said record file to determine said user'"'"'s frequency of use for each menu item; and
means for dynamically prioritizing said ordered list using firmware embedded in said electronic device based on said user'"'"'s frequency of use, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list.
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