Mobile communication terminal and method
First Claim
1. A method to move focus from a first user interface element to a second user interface element shown on a display of a mobile communication terminal, said mobile communication terminal further comprising an input device, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a directional input via said input device, said input indicating a desired direction to move;
determining a set of candidate user interface elements being eligible to receive focus;
for each candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements, determining a weighted distance between said candidate user interface element and said first user interface element by applying a function including, as an input parameter, an overlap between said first user interface element and said candidate user interface element in a direction orthogonal to said desired direction; and
determining said second user interface element to be a particular candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements that has a minimum weighted distance to said first user interface element.
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Abstract
It is shown a method to move focus from a first user interface element to a second user interface element shown on a display of a mobile communication terminal, said mobile communication terminal further comprising an input device. The method comprises the steps of: detecting a directional input via said input device, said input indicating a desired direction to move; determining a set of candidate user interface elements being eligible to receive focus; for each candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements, determining a weighted distance between said candidate user interface element and said first user interface element by applying a function including, as an input parameter, an overlap between said first user interface element and said candidate user interface element in a direction orthogonal to said desired direction; and determining said second user interface element to be a particular candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements that has a minimum weighted distance to said first user interface element.
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16 Claims
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1. A method to move focus from a first user interface element to a second user interface element shown on a display of a mobile communication terminal, said mobile communication terminal further comprising an input device, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a directional input via said input device, said input indicating a desired direction to move;
determining a set of candidate user interface elements being eligible to receive focus;
for each candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements, determining a weighted distance between said candidate user interface element and said first user interface element by applying a function including, as an input parameter, an overlap between said first user interface element and said candidate user interface element in a direction orthogonal to said desired direction; and
determining said second user interface element to be a particular candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements that has a minimum weighted distance to said first user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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15. A mobile communication terminal comprising a display and an input device, said terminal being configured to allow movement of focus from a first user interface element to a second user interface element shown on said display, said terminal furthermore comprising:
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means for detecting a directional input via said input device, said input indicating a desired direction to move;
means for determining a set of candidate user interface elements being eligible to receive focus;
means for determining, for each candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements, a weighted distance between said candidate user interface element and said first user interface element by applying a function including, as an input parameter, an overlap between said first user interface element and said candidate user interface element in a direction orthogonal to said desired direction; and
means for determining said second user interface element to be a particular candidate user interface element in said set of candidate user interface elements that has a minimum weighted distance to said first user interface element.
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