METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC MENU UPDATE
First Claim
1. A method for altering man machine interface (MMI) configurations for use in a device, comprising:
- detecting that an inspection condition is satisfied;
querying a status of a service;
acquiring the queried status from the currently associated network;
enabling a menu item of a service menu when the queried status indicates that the service is available; and
disabling the menu item of the service menu or removing the menu item from the service menu when the queried status indicates that the service is unavailable, preventing a user from requesting the service via the menu item.
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Abstract
A method for altering man machine interface (MMI) configurations for use in a device is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A status of a service is queried after detecting that an inspection condition is satisfied. The queried status is acquired from the currently associated network. A menu item of a service menu is enabled when the queried status indicates that the service is available. Otherwise, the menu item of the service menu is disabled or the menu item is removed from the service menu when the queried status indicates that the service is unavailable, preventing a user from requesting the service via the menu item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for altering man machine interface (MMI) configurations for use in a device, comprising:
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detecting that an inspection condition is satisfied; querying a status of a service; acquiring the queried status from the currently associated network; enabling a menu item of a service menu when the queried status indicates that the service is available; and disabling the menu item of the service menu or removing the menu item from the service menu when the queried status indicates that the service is unavailable, preventing a user from requesting the service via the menu item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a storage device, storing man-machine interface (MMI) configurations; a processing unit, querying a status of a service after detecting that an inspection condition is satisfied, acquiring the queried status from the currently associated network, enabling a menu item of a service menu by altering the stored MMI configurations when the queried status indicates that the service is available, and disabling the menu item of the service menu or removing the menu item from the service menu by altering the stored MMI configurations when the queried status indicates that the service is unavailable, preventing a user from requesting the service via the menu item; and a display unit, displaying the menu item of the service menu according to the altered MMI configurations. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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