Context dependent auxiliary menu elements
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1. A method of displaying a menu on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of displaying one or more selection elements, defining an auxiliary element for at least one selection element, activating one selection element, and displaying an auxiliary element only in an active selection element.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of displaying a menu on a display of an electronic device. The method comprises the steps of displaying one or more selection elements, defining an auxiliary element for at least one selection element, activating one selection element and displaying an auxiliary element only in an active selection element.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a menu on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of
displaying one or more selection elements, defining an auxiliary element for at least one selection element, activating one selection element, and displaying an auxiliary element only in an active selection element.
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11. A graphic user interface (GUI) of an electronic device, the function of the GUI being to present various menus, wherein
the display format comprises one or more selection elements, at least one selection element comprises an auxiliary element, and only an active selection element comprises a visible auxiliary element.
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19. A mobile phone comprising a graphic user interface (GUI), the function of the GUI being to present various menus wherein
the display format comprises one or more selection elements, at least one selection element comprises an auxiliary element, and only an active selection element comprises a visible auxiliary element.
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21. A personal digital assistant (PDA) comprising a graphic user interface (GUI), the function of the GUI being to present various menus wherein
the display format comprises one or more selection elements, at least one selection element comprises an auxiliary element, and only an active selection element comprises a visible auxiliary element.
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22. A software program for displaying a menu on a display of an electronic device, the program comprising a number of instructions which, when executed by a processor, prompts the processor to perform the steps of
displaying one or more selection elements, defining an auxiliary element for at least one selection element, activating one selection element, and displaying an auxiliary element only in an active selection element.
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24. A storage medium readable by a computer, said medium containing information stored therein, which information, when executed by a processor, prompts the processor to perform the steps of
displaying one or more selection elements, defining an auxiliary element for at least one selection element, activating one selection element, and displaying an auxiliary element only in an active selection element.
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