ENTERING AN OBJECT INTO A MOBILE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method for entering an object from a set of objects into a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display of the mobile terminal, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern having rows and columns;
presenting in a first display state, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern having rows and columns, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern;
moving a pointer to either of the individually selectable fields for thereby selecting the object represented by the selected field.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal for entering an object from a set of objects into the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include: a display configured to display, in a first display state, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern, and further configured to display, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; and an input device configured to determine a position of a pointer with respect to the plurality of individually selectable fields, wherein the pointer is moveable to either of the individually selectable fields for selection of the object represented by the selected field. A corresponding method, computer program product and user interface are also presented.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for entering an object from a set of objects into a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a display of the mobile terminal, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern having rows and columns; presenting in a first display state, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern having rows and columns, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; moving a pointer to either of the individually selectable fields for thereby selecting the object represented by the selected field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile terminal for entering an object from a set of objects into the mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display operative to display, in a first display state, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern having rows and columns, and further operative to display, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern having rows and columns, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; and
an input device operative to determine a position of a pointer with respect to the plurality of individually selectable fields, wherein the pointer is moveable to either of the individually selectable fields for selection of the object represented by the selected field. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A user interface for entering an object from a set of objects into a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display configured to display, in a first display state, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern having rows and columns, and further configured to display, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of objects such that all the objects together form a second matrix pattern having rows and columns, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular object having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; and an input device configured to determine a position of a pointer with respect to the plurality of individually selectable fields, wherein the pointer is moveable to either of the individually selectable fields for selection of the object represented by the selected field.
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29. A user interface for entering an object from a set of objects into a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a display configured to display, in a first display state, a display area that is divided into a plurality of individually selectable fields that are arranged in a first matrix pattern having rows and columns, and further operative to display, within each of the individually selectable fields of only one of the rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a plurality of subset of objects such that all the subsets of objects together form a second matrix pattern having rows and columns, wherein each of the individually selectable fields represent a particular subset of objects having a position within the second matrix pattern which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable field within the first matrix pattern; and an input device configured to determine a position of a pointer with respect to the plurality of individually selectable fields, for in dependence of the position of the pointer causing the display to display in a second display state, within each of the individually selectable fields of said only one of said rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, an individual object such that all the individual objects of the selected subset of objects together form, within said only one of said rows or columns of the first matrix pattern, a row or column corresponding to the row or column of the selected subset of objects, wherein each of the individually selectable fields of said only one of said rows or columns of the first matrix pattern represent a particular individual object having a position within the row or column of the selected subset of objects which corresponds to the position of the individually selectable fields within the said only one of said rows or columns of the first matrix pattern; and
whereinthe pointer is moveable to a either of the individually selectable fields for selection of the subset of objects or individual object represented by the selected field.
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