Display menu allowing better accessibility in a limited space
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1. An apparatus, comprising a display for an electronic device;
- a parent menu in the display; and
a conditional branch key in the parent menu having a visual characteristic that indicates an action and a branch menu are associated with the conditional branch key, such that, when the conditional branch key is selected a first time, the action is performed by the electronic device and the visual characteristic is visually altered.
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Abstract
A parent menu in the display of an electronic device includes a conditional branch key. The conditional branch key is associated with an action and a branch menu. When the conditional branch key is selected a first time, the action is performed by the electronic device and a visual characteristic of the conditional branch key is visually altered. When the conditional branch key is selected a second time, the branch menu replaces the parent menu in the display.
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1. An apparatus, comprising
a display for an electronic device; -
a parent menu in the display; and
a conditional branch key in the parent menu having a visual characteristic that indicates an action and a branch menu are associated with the conditional branch key, such that, when the conditional branch key is selected a first time, the action is performed by the electronic device and the visual characteristic is visually altered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising
a display for an electronic device; -
a parent menu having a conditional branch key in the display;
a conditional branch indicator corresponding to the conditional branch key, indicating that an action and a branch menu are associated with the conditional branch key, such that, when the conditional branch key is selected a first time, the action is performed by the electronic device and the conditional branch indicator changes into an active branch indicator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating the display of an electronic device, comprising
displaying a conditional branch key in a parent menu in the display; -
associating an action of the electronic device and a branch menu with the conditional branch key;
performing the action and altering a visual characteristic of the conditional branch key when the conditional branch key is selected a first time;
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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