Apparatus with Multiple Highlights
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display unit with a screen capable of displaying lists and matrices with highlighted selectable items;
a control unit managing operations of the apparatus and capable of controlling the display unit;
input means connected to the control unit and comprising a navigation device and keys for moving highlights and selecting items, wherein the control unit is arranged to cause the display unit to display items of which a number is highlighted in a defined pattern each such highlighted item representing a selectable item, and being associated with at least one selection key of the input means, and the highlight pattern being movable by means of the navigation device, wherein there is a mutual relationship between said highlighted items with a space between said highlighted items, said space containing not highlighted items, and wherein the highlight pattern is movable while maintaining the mutual relationship between highlighted items.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus (3) with a display, in which several items are high-lighted in a pattern (6) at the same time. The pattern of highlights may by moved in parallel by means of a navigation device (3), decreasing the number of steps to move in a matrix. Then one of the items may be selected by means of one or a few dedicated keys (7) or softkeys (8a, 8b).
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display unit with a screen capable of displaying lists and matrices with highlighted selectable items; a control unit managing operations of the apparatus and capable of controlling the display unit; input means connected to the control unit and comprising a navigation device and keys for moving highlights and selecting items, wherein the control unit is arranged to cause the display unit to display items of which a number is highlighted in a defined pattern each such highlighted item representing a selectable item, and being associated with at least one selection key of the input means, and the highlight pattern being movable by means of the navigation device, wherein there is a mutual relationship between said highlighted items with a space between said highlighted items, said space containing not highlighted items, and wherein the highlight pattern is movable while maintaining the mutual relationship between highlighted items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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