Accessing dedicated functions in personal devices
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1. A method for providing a user interface in a cellular telephone, comprising:
- providing an operating system on a cellular telephone;
providing a graphical display engine on the cellular telephone;
providing a user interface having a plurality of hierarchical interface layers;
wherein at least one of the plurality hierarchical interface layers is provided by the graphical display engine; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the operating system.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes providing an operating system on a cellular telephone. The method also includes providing a graphical display engine on the cellular telephone. The method further includes providing a user interface having a plurality of hierarchical interface layers. At least one of the plurality hierarchical interface layers is provided by the graphical display engine. At least one of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the operating system.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface in a cellular telephone, comprising:
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providing an operating system on a cellular telephone;
providing a graphical display engine on the cellular telephone;
providing a user interface having a plurality of hierarchical interface layers;
wherein at least one of the plurality hierarchical interface layers is provided by the graphical display engine; and
wherein at least one of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device having a plurality of hierarchical interface layers, the mobile device comprising:
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a computer;
an operating system controlling the computer;
a multimedia player;
a content file; and
wherein at least one level of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the operating system, and at least another level of the plurality of hierarchical interface layers is provided by the multimedia player operating on the content file. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a command from a user within a separate graphical user interface;
determining whether the command is supported by either a phone operating system or the separate graphical user interface;
executing the command with the separate graphical user interface if the command is supported by the separate graphical user interface;
passing the command to the phone operating system if the command is not supported by the separate graphical user interface;
executing the command with the phone operating system if the command is not supported by the separate graphical user interface;
and returning control to the separate graphical user interface if the command is not supported by the separate graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile telephone, comprising:
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a processor;
an inboard memory coupled to the processor;
a radio frequency interface coupled to the processor;
a user input device coupled to the processor;
a user output device coupled to the processor;
a user audio input coupled to the processor;
a user audio output coupled to the processor;
a phone operating system module including a predefined user interface embodied in the inboard memory;
and a separate graphical user interface module embodied in the inboard memory. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. In combination:
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a personal device including;
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a user input device coupled to the processor;
a user output device coupled to the processor;
a operating system module including a predefined user interface embodied in the memory;
and a separate graphical user interface module embodied in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A mobile telephone, comprising:
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a processor;
an inboard memory coupled to the processor;
a radio frequency interface coupled to the processor;
a user input device coupled to the processor;
a user output device coupled to the processor;
a user audio input coupled to the processor;
a user audio output coupled to the processor;
a phone operating system module including a predefined user interface embodied in the inboard memory;
and a FLASH player module embodied in the inboard memory, the FLASH player module configured through a script to provide a user interface when executed by the processor, the user interface configured to access phone functions.
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