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Mobile communications terminal having an improved user interface and method therefor

  • US 20060080386A1
  • Filed: 10/08/2004
  • Published: 04/13/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

  • a user interface including a display component and an input component;

    a processor being configured to control operation of said terminal including being configured to receive input from a user through the input component, and to run an application on said terminal;

    said processor also being configured to show a partitioned application area with two or more application area sections on said display component when an application is running on the terminal;

    said processor further being configured to at least temporarily define an initial one of said application area sections as a larger application area section as shown within the partitioned application area, and simultaneously at least temporarily define a complementary one of said application area sections as a smaller application area section as shown within the partitioned application area;

    said processor moreover being configured to at least temporarily redefine said initial one of said application area sections as a smaller application area section as shown within the partitioned application area, and simultaneously at least temporarily redefine said complementary one of said application area sections as a larger application area section as shown within the partitioned application area in response to user input; and

    said processor being configured to allocate a ratio of respective areas between the larger application area section and the smaller application area section within said partitioned application area.

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