MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH MAN MACHINE INTERFACE
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1. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a display;
a graphical user interface executing on the processor and controlling the display to display a plurality of icons on the display, each icon of the plurality of icons corresponding to an operation or set of operations performable by the mobile telephone; and
a navigational tool that sends a first signal to the graphical user interface to designate an icon of the plurality of icons as selectable, and sends a second signal to the graphical user interface to select the selectable icon,wherein in response to the first signal from the navigational tool, the graphical user interface indicates on the display that the selectable icon is selectable, andwherein in response to the second signal from the navigational tool selecting the selectable icon, the graphical user interface animates the selected icon on the display to indicate that the selected icon has been selected and animates the remaining icons in the display such that they twist and reveal new icons and indicate to the user that the user is changing levels.
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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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1. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a processor; a display; a graphical user interface executing on the processor and controlling the display to display a plurality of icons on the display, each icon of the plurality of icons corresponding to an operation or set of operations performable by the mobile telephone; and a navigational tool that sends a first signal to the graphical user interface to designate an icon of the plurality of icons as selectable, and sends a second signal to the graphical user interface to select the selectable icon, wherein in response to the first signal from the navigational tool, the graphical user interface indicates on the display that the selectable icon is selectable, and wherein in response to the second signal from the navigational tool selecting the selectable icon, the graphical user interface animates the selected icon on the display to indicate that the selected icon has been selected and animates the remaining icons in the display such that they twist and reveal new icons and indicate to the user that the user is changing levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile telephone comprising:
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a processor; a display; a graphical user interface executing on the processor and controlling the display to display a plurality of icons on the display corresponding to a first functional level of the mobile telephone; and a navigational tool that sends a first signal to the graphical user interface to designate an icon of the plurality of icons as selectable, and sends a second signal to the graphical user interface to select the selectable icon, wherein the selected icon is associated with a function of the first functional level, wherein in response to the second signal from the navigational tool selecting the selectable icon, the graphical user interface simultaneously animates; the selected icon on the display to reveal a new icon that takes the place of the selected icon, and the remaining icons of the plurality of icons on the display such that they twist to reveal respective new icons that take the place of the respective remaining icons and indicate to the user that the user is changing levels, wherein the new icon and the respective new icons correspond to a second functional level related to the function associated with the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for conveying functional levels of a graphical user interface of a mobile telephone comprising:
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displaying on the mobile telephone a plurality of icons corresponding to a first functional level of the mobile telephone; receiving a first signal from a navigational tool of the mobile telephone, the first signal designating an icon of the plurality of icons as selectable; receiving a second signal from the navigational tool selecting the selectable icon, wherein the selected icon is associated with a function of the first functional level; in response to the second signal, simultaneously animating; the selected icon on the display to reveal a new icon that takes the place of the selected icon, and the remaining icons of the plurality of icons on the display such that they twist to reveal respective new icons that take the place of the respective remaining icons, wherein the new icon and the respective new icons indicate to the user that they correspond to a second functional level related to the function associated with the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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