METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DESIGNATING A MENU ITEM ON A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for displaying, upon user request, a menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of a handheld electronic device that are relevant to a currently running application on the device and default-designating a safe action to be executed in the event of inadvertent user-actuation of the safe action, said method comprising:
- running an application on a handheld electronic device and thereby causing an application page to be displayed on a display screen of the handheld electronic device; and
displaying a menu of user-selectable actions relevant to the displayed page and default-designating a safe action for user selection so that in the event the user inadvertently actuates said safe action, detrimental affects are minimized.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that provides for running an application on a handheld electronic device and thereby causing an application page to be displayed on a display screen of the handheld electronic device. The system and method further provides for displaying a menu of user-selectable actions relevant to the displayed page and default-designating a safe action for user selection so that in the event that the user inadvertently actuates the safe action, detrimental affects are minimized.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for displaying, upon user request, a menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of a handheld electronic device that are relevant to a currently running application on the device and default-designating a safe action to be executed in the event of inadvertent user-actuation of the safe action, said method comprising:
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running an application on a handheld electronic device and thereby causing an application page to be displayed on a display screen of the handheld electronic device; and displaying a menu of user-selectable actions relevant to the displayed page and default-designating a safe action for user selection so that in the event the user inadvertently actuates said safe action, detrimental affects are minimized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A handheld electronic device programmed to display, upon user request, a menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of the handheld electronic device that are relevant to a currently running application on the device and default designating a safe action to be executed in the event of inadvertent user-actuation of the safe action, said handheld electronic device comprising:
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a display screen on which application pages are displayed when applications are run on the handheld electronic device; a keyboard located below the display screen and configured to accommodate textual input to the handheld electronic device; and a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of said handheld electronic device, said control program configured to run an application on the handheld electronic device and thereby cause an application page to be displayed on a display screen of the handheld electronic device and to display a menu of user-selectable actions relevant to the displayed page and default-designating safe action for user selection so that in the event the user inadvertently actuates said safe action, detrimental affects are minimized. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A processing subsystem configured to be installed in a handheld electronic device comprising a user interface including a display and a keyboard having a plurality of input keys with which letters are associated, said processing subsystem comprising:
operating system software that controls operation of an incorporating handheld electronic device and said operating system software is programmed to control operation of said handheld electronic device, said operating system software is configured;
to run an application on the handheld electronic device and thereby cause an application page to be displayed on a display screen of the handheld electronic device and to display a menu of user-selectable actions relevant to the displayed page and default-designating a safe action for user selection so that in the event the user inadvertently actuates said safe action, detrimental affects are minimized.
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