Mobile telephone with improved man machine interface
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
a display;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor;
one or more icons corresponding to an operation or set of operations that can be performed by the electronic device visible on the display;
a switch for enabling a user to select a one of the one or more visible icons as a selected icon by navigating to the selected icon;
wherein the selected icon is animated to indicate to the user that the electronic device can perform the operation corresponding to the selected icon.
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Abstract
The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation.
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Citations
59 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor;
a display;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor;
one or more icons corresponding to an operation or set of operations that can be performed by the electronic device visible on the display;
a switch for enabling a user to select a one of the one or more visible icons as a selected icon by navigating to the selected icon;
wherein the selected icon is animated to indicate to the user that the electronic device can perform the operation corresponding to the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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displaying a graphical user interface in a display;
visibly displaying one or more icons corresponding to an operation or set of operations that can be performed by the electronic device on the display;
selecting a one of the one or more visible icons as a selected icon by navigating to the selected icon;
animating the selected icon to indicate to the user that the electronic device can perform the operation corresponding to the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic device, comprising:
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a processor;
a display;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor for displaying on the display screen one or more visible icons that can be selected by a user to control operation of the device, each visible icon corresponding to a function of the device;
wherein when a user selects one of the visible icons, the selected icon is animated. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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displaying on the display screen one or more visible icons that can be selected by a user to control operation of the device, each visible icon corresponding to a function of the device;
accepting a user'"'"'s selection of one of the icons; and
causing the selected icon to twist upon the user'"'"'s selection of the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A mobile electronic device for carrying out communications, comprising:
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a processor;
a display coupled to the processor;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor having one or more icons on the display, each icon corresponding to a communication function of the mobile electronic device;
a switch coupled to the processor for allowing a user to select one of the one or more icons as a selected icon to cause the mobile electronic device to perform the communication function of the mobile electronic device corresponding to the selected icon;
wherein selection of the selected icon causes animation of at least one of the one or more icons. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display screen;
a processor;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor for displaying one or more visible icons on the display screen that can be selected by a user, each icon corresponding to an operation or set of operations that can be performed by the electronic device;
wherein when a user selects one of the visible icons, the selected icon appears to twist. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 52, 53)
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- 50. The electronic device of claim 50, wherein the text associated with the selected icon only is displayed.
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54. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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displaying on a display screen one or more visible icons that can be selected by a user to control operation of the device;
accepting a user'"'"'s selection of one of the icons; and
causing the selected icon to twist upon the user'"'"'s selection of the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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Specification