Animated user-interface in electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method for providing information in an electronic device to a user, the electronic device having a display screen for displaying messages, wherein the electronic device comprises a plurality of menu items, said method comprising:
- displaying one or more menu items in the display screen so as to allow the user to highlight at least one of the displayed menu items; and
displaying on a designated area of the display screen a message indicative of the information related to the highlighted menu item in a moving pattern such that only a part of the message is displayed at a time in a time sequence.
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Abstract
A method for displaying a message on an electronic device. The device has a display screen to display one or more menu items, allowing a user to highlight the menu items by scrolling the menu. When a menu item is highlighted, a text message is displayed on a designated area in a scrolling motion if the text message exceeds the designated area. When the text message is short, it is possible to display the message at once or as a time sequence. The text message reflects updated information if the information pertaining to the highlighted menu item includes a current status, current events, or future events. Information pertaining to the layer lying below the displayed menu is shown without requiring the user to select an item on the displayed menu. If an icon associated with a menu item is also displayed, the icon may be animated when the menu item is highlighted.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for providing information in an electronic device to a user, the electronic device having a display screen for displaying messages, wherein the electronic device comprises a plurality of menu items, said method comprising:
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displaying one or more menu items in the display screen so as to allow the user to highlight at least one of the displayed menu items; and
displaying on a designated area of the display screen a message indicative of the information related to the highlighted menu item in a moving pattern such that only a part of the message is displayed at a time in a time sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device having a plurality of menu items for allowing a user to access information related to the menu items, said electronic device comprising:
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a display screen for displaying one or more menu items; and
a mechanism for allowing the user to highlight at least one of the displayed menu items, wherein when said one menu item is highlighted, a message indicative of the information related to the highlighted menu item is displayed at a designated area of the display screen in a moving pattern such that only a part of the message is displayed at a time in a time sequence. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A software product for use in an electronic device having a plurality of menu items for allowing a user to access information related to the menu items, wherein the electronic device comprises:
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a display screen for displaying one or more menu items; and
a module for storing the information related to the menu items, said software product comprising;
a code for retrieving, when at least one of the menu item is highlighted by the user, the information related to said at least one menu item from the storing module; and
a code for displaying a message indicative of the retrieved information at a designated area on the display screen in a moving pattern such that only a part of the message is displayed at a time in a time sequence. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification