Portable terminal

• US 20060030371A1
• Filed: 10/03/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tanaka, Eiichi, Watanabe, Yoshikazu, Yoshii, Tomohiro, Ito, Keizo, Fujii, Yoko, Matsunaga, Keigo
• Application Number:
  US11/240,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20060030371A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A portable terminal displays a menu screen in which small screens respectively corresponding to categories are shown on display positions of a display unit, wherein the display positions respectively correspond to operation positions of an operation panel.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display unit displaying a screen;

an operation panel generating an event according to an operation position; and

a display control unit controlling display of;

an idle screen displayed on the display unit after power-on,

a first menu screen displayed in response to the operation panel being operated when the idle screen is displayed, the first menu screen displaying small screens on display positions of the display unit corresponding to operation positions of the operation panel, and

a second menu screen displayed in response to any of the operation positions being operated when the first menu screen is displayed, the second menu screen displaying selectable options within one of the small screens displayed on one of the display positions corresponding to the operated operation position.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the small screens include respective image information different from each other, and

wherein the second menu screen display image information of the small screen corresponding to the operated operation position of the operation panel.

3. A method of displaying menu screens using an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying an idle screen on a display unit of the electronic device after power-on;

displaying a first menu screen in response to an operation panel of the electronic device being operated when the idle screen is displayed, the first menu screen displaying small screens on display positions of the display unit corresponding to operation positions of the operation panel; and

displaying a second menu screen in response to any of the operation positions being operated when the first menu screen displayed, the second menu screen displaying selectable options within one of the small screens displayed on tone of the display positions corresponding to the operated operation position.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the small screens include respective image information different from each other, and

wherein the second menu screen displays image information of the small screen corresponding to the operated operation position of the operation panel.

5. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to form a function for displaying menu screens using an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying an idle screen on a display unit of the electronic device after power-on;

displaying a first menu screen in response to an operation panel of the electronic device being operated when the idle screen is displayed, the first menu screen displaying small screens on display positions of the display unit corresponding to operation positions of the operation panel; and

displaying a second menu screen in response to any of the operation positions being operated when the first menu screen is displayed, the second menu screen displaying selectable options within one of the small screens displayed on one of the display positions corresponding to the operated operation position.

6. The storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the small screens include respective image information different from each other, and

wherein the second menu screen displays image information of the small screen corresponding to the operated operation position of the operation panel.