Extendable Toolbar for Navigation and Execution of Operational Functions
First Claim
1. A navigation and execution mechanism for a computing device comprising:
- a navigation interface, the navigation mechanism having a center selectable switch bounded by a first and a second selectable switches opposite each other and a third and a fourth selectable switches opposite each other and adjacent to the first and the second selectable switches;
a toolbar displayed on a screen of the computing device in response to execution of an application within the computing device, the toolbar configured to display a set of operations corresponding to the application, the toolbar further configured to execute a first operation in response to triggering the center selectable switch, a second operation in response to triggering the first selectable switch, a third operation in response to triggering the second selectable switch.
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Abstract
A navigation and execution mechanism for a computing device includes a navigation interface and a toolbar. The navigation mechanism includes a center selectable switch bounded by first and second selectable switches opposite each other and third and fourth selectable switches opposite each other and adjacent to the first and the second selectable switches. The toolbar is displayed on a screen of the computing device in response to execution of an application within the computing device. The toolbar is configured to display a set of operations corresponding to the application, the toolbar further configured to execute a first operation in response to triggering the center selectable switch, a second operation in response to triggering the first selectable switch, a third operation in response to triggering the second selectable switch. Further, the toolbar is extendable to include two additional toolbars accessible directly through the a single action of the navigation mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. A navigation and execution mechanism for a computing device comprising:
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a navigation interface, the navigation mechanism having a center selectable switch bounded by a first and a second selectable switches opposite each other and a third and a fourth selectable switches opposite each other and adjacent to the first and the second selectable switches; a toolbar displayed on a screen of the computing device in response to execution of an application within the computing device, the toolbar configured to display a set of operations corresponding to the application, the toolbar further configured to execute a first operation in response to triggering the center selectable switch, a second operation in response to triggering the first selectable switch, a third operation in response to triggering the second selectable switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile computing device including a navigation and execution mechanism, the mobile computing device comprising:
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a navigation interface, the navigation mechanism having a center selectable switch bounded by a first and a second selectable switches opposite each other and a third and a fourth selectable switches opposite each other and adjacent to the first and the second selectable switches; a toolbar manager configured to store a plurality of toolbars for use with a plurality of applications, each toolbar displayable on a screen of the computing device in response to execution of an application within the computing device, each toolbar configured to display a set of operations corresponding to the application, at least one toolbar further configured to execute a first operation in response to triggering the center selectable switch, a second operation in response to triggering the first selectable switch, a third operation in response to triggering the second selectable switch. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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execute an application; retrieve a toolbar set corresponding to the application, the toolbar set comprising a plurality of discrete toolbars; display for view the a primary toolbar of the plurality of discrete toolbars, the remainder of the plurality of toolbars initially hidden from view; receive a trigger signal corresponding to display of a second toolbar; and remove the primary toolbar from view and display for view the second toolbar of the plurality of toolbars in response to the received trigger signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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