Portable terminal
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Abstract
A portable terminal is disclosed and which is adapted to display thereon a plurality of functions as a menu for allowing a desired one of the plurality of functions to be selected and executed, comprising: a detailed menu encompassing various functions of the overall portable terminal; a simplified menu including highly frequently used functions which are extracted from those of the detailed menu and having a hierarchy structure different from that of the detailed menu; and display switching means for switching between said first menu and said second menu to be displayed exclusively from each other. The portable terminal thus constructed is excellent in its operability in particular for users who are aged or unfamiliar with the portable terminal by the provision of the simplified and detailed for execution of readily menu manipulation.
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24 Claims
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13. A portable apparatus adapted to display thereon a plurality of functions as a menu for allowing a desired one of the plurality of functions to be selected and executed, comprising:
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said menu including first and second menus, each having a hierarchy structure having a plurality of functions, respectively;
said second menu having a menu for supporting functions of said portable apparatus;
said first menu being comprising one or more functions extracted from those of said second menu and the hierarchic position of at least one of said extracted function(s) in said hierarchy structure of said first menu is lower than that of said second menu; and
display switching section that switches between said first menu and said second menu to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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