METHOD FOR PROMPTING USER CONFIRMATION
First Claim
1. A method for prompting user confirmation of a requested action on a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying at least two soft key icons;
receiving a request to initiate an action from a user;
displaying a confirmation message to confirm that the user wishes to proceed with said action; and
modifying said at least two soft key icons to display at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said confirmation message for selection by the user.
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Abstract
Prompting user confirmation of an action in a display window on a display of a mobile electronic device including displaying a pair of soft key icons, receiving a request to initiate an action from a user and displaying a confirmation message to confirm that a user wishes to proceed with the action. When the confirmation message is displayed, the pair of soft key icons are modified to create a pair of updated soft key icons. The receiving of the request may include detection of a soft key event. The updated soft key icons provide a first response and a second response to the confirmation message for selection by the user. The soft key icons and updated soft key icons may be displayed at the bottom portion of the display in a manner that does not obstruct the display window.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for prompting user confirmation of a requested action on a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least two soft key icons; receiving a request to initiate an action from a user; displaying a confirmation message to confirm that the user wishes to proceed with said action; and modifying said at least two soft key icons to display at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said confirmation message for selection by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a display for displaying a display window and at least two soft key icons; a user input device for requesting initiation of an action; an operating system for receiving said request; and a confirmation module responsive to reception of said request, the confirmation module including components for (i) instructing said display to display a confirmation message to confirm that a user wishes to proceed with said action; and
(ii) modifying said at least two soft key icons to create at least two updated soft key icons in association with said confirmation message, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said confirmation message for selection by the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product having a computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer executable instructions for prompting user confirmation of an action in a display window on a display of a mobile electronic device, said instructions comprising:
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instructions for displaying at least two soft key icons; instructions for receiving a request to initiate an action from a user; instructions for displaying a confirmation message to confirm that a user wishes to proceed with said action; and instructions for modifying said at least two soft key icons to create at least two updated soft key icons, said at least two updated soft key icons providing a first response and a second response to said confirmation message for selection by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification