Data processing devices and systems with enhanced user interfaces
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1. A data processing device comprising:
- a display;
a direction control;
and a graphical user interface including;
a menu system for providing a first plurality of primary menu items to a display, each of the primary menu items having a visual field on the display;
a navigation module for enabling a user to navigate the menu system using the direction control; and
a reveal process for displaying in at least one of the visual fields a first plurality of secondary menu items associated with a first of the plurality of primary menu items, in response to the user navigating to the first of the plurality of primary menu items, while continuing to display a remainder of the first plurality of primary menu items.
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Abstract
Data processing device including a user interface having a menu system, navigation module, and reveal process for enabling a user to interact with the data processing device.
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1. A data processing device comprising:
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a display;
a direction control;
and a graphical user interface including;
a menu system for providing a first plurality of primary menu items to a display, each of the primary menu items having a visual field on the display;
a navigation module for enabling a user to navigate the menu system using the direction control; and
a reveal process for displaying in at least one of the visual fields a first plurality of secondary menu items associated with a first of the plurality of primary menu items, in response to the user navigating to the first of the plurality of primary menu items, while continuing to display a remainder of the first plurality of primary menu items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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5. A data processing device according to 1 wherein the reveal process displays visual representations of data associated with the first primary menu item.
- 6. A data processing device according to claim I wherein the user interface includes a highlighting process for visually indicating the successful navigation to at least one of a primary menu item and a secondary menu item.
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