Method and apparatus for updating a user interface display of a portable communication device

• US 20060015822A1
• Filed: 07/15/2004
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ozseden, Kivanc, Baig, Imran, Landazuri, Javier E.
• Application Number:
  US10/891,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20060015822A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

A menu selection technique (300) dynamically updates a display of a portable communication device, such as a two-way radio. The user enters an alphanumeric entry (306) via a keypad, each entry being added to the contents of an input buffer (308) of the portable communication device. The content of the buffer is matched with available features (310) and the display is updated with a menu selection of the matched available features (312). As user entries are progressively entered, the selection of menu features narrows until the user selects a feature (314) and the feature is launched (316).

Claims

1. A method of updating a display menu of a portable communication device, comprising the steps of:

making a data entry into the portable communication device;

matching the data entry to available features stored in the communication device;

updating the display menu with the matched available features; and

selecting a feature from the matched available features.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of repeating the steps of making through updating to progressively narrow the available portable communication device features.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of making a data entry into the portable communication device further comprises the step of adding the data entry into an input buffer.

4. A method of updating a user interface display of a portable communication device, comprising the steps of:

making an entry to an alphanumeric keypad;

determining available portable communication device features for the entry;

displaying a menu of the available portable communication device features; and

repeating the steps of making, determining and displaying to narrow the menu.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of making an entry comprises entering a keystroke by a user.

6. A method of updating a user interface display of a portable radio, comprising the steps of:

receiving an alphanumeric entry;

adding the alphanumeric entry to an input buffer of the portable radio;

matching content of the input buffer with available features of the portable radio;

updating the display with a menu selection of the matched available features;

repeating the steps of receiving through updating until no further alphanumeric entries are received; and

launching a feature from the matched available features.

7. A portable radio comprising:

a portable radio housing;

a display mounted on the portable radio housing;

a controller positioned in the portable radio housing and coupled to the display, the controller having an input buffer;

a memory coupled to the controller; and

a plurality of input keys mounted on the portable radio housing and electrically coupled to the controller, the controller causing the display to present a sequence of narrowing available menu features in response to alphanumeric entries being entered at the plurality of input keys.

8. The portable radio of claim 7, wherein each alphanumeric entry is added to the input buffer and matched with available features stored in the memory, the display being updated with the narrowing available menu features until a selection is made from the menu and the selected feature is launched with the input buffer.