MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH IMPROVED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A mobile telephone comprising:
- a memory, the memory storing data representing a plurality of icons, wherein each icon corresponds to an operation or set of operations that can be performed on the mobile telephone;
a display that displays one or more of the plurality of icons;
a graphical user interface controlling the display based upon signals received from a navigational tool on the mobile telephone; and
a volume control on the mobile telephone,wherein the navigational tool is operable to select one of the plurality of icons displayed on the display, and wherein when the navigational tool has been used to select one of the plurality of icons shown on the display, the volume control is operable to increase or decrease the size of 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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20 Claims
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1. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a memory, the memory storing data representing a plurality of icons, wherein each icon corresponds to an operation or set of operations that can be performed on the mobile telephone; a display that displays one or more of the plurality of icons; a graphical user interface controlling the display based upon signals received from a navigational tool on the mobile telephone; and a volume control on the mobile telephone, wherein the navigational tool is operable to select one of the plurality of icons displayed on the display, and wherein when the navigational tool has been used to select one of the plurality of icons shown on the display, the volume control is operable to increase or decrease the size of the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a mobile telephone comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selectable icons on a display of the mobile telephone; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of icons through a navigational tool on the mobile telephone; and changing the size of the selected icon in response to input received through a volume control on the mobile telephone, wherein each icon represents an operation or set of operations that can be performed on the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a mobile telephone comprising:
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storing data representing textual images in a memory of the mobile telephone; displaying one or more of the textual images on a display of the mobile telephone; receiving a selection of a textual image of the one or more textual images through a navigational tool on the mobile telephone; and changing the size of the selected textual image in response to input received through a volume control on the mobile telephone, wherein each textual image represents an operation or set of operations that can be performed on the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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