APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MENU ITEMS
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1. In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface, comprising:
- an active area in which a selected one or more items is displayed, said selected one or more items can be manipulated when displayed in said active area;
a grid displaying non-selected items, wherein at least one row in the grid contains two or more items;
wherein the items in the active area and the grid are displayed in an order maintained when a new item is selected and replaces the one or more items in the active area.
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Abstract
In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface (GUI), comprising an active area in which a selected one or more items is displayed, said selected one or more items can be manipulated when displayed in said active area. The GUI also comprises a grid displaying non-selected items, wherein at least one row in the grid contains two or more items, wherein the items in the active area and the grid are displayed in an order maintained when a new item is selected and replaces the one or more items in the active area. Another GUI may combine a grid and one or more rows displaying items in a list arrangement.
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1. In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface, comprising:
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an active area in which a selected one or more items is displayed, said selected one or more items can be manipulated when displayed in said active area; a grid displaying non-selected items, wherein at least one row in the grid contains two or more items; wherein the items in the active area and the grid are displayed in an order maintained when a new item is selected and replaces the one or more items in the active area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of arranging items in a grid display, the method comprises:
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receiving a selection from a user concerning one or more selected items; displaying the one or more selected items in an active area, such that only the one or more selected items can be manipulated by a user; maintaining a sequential order of the items displayed in the grid and the items displayed in the active area after displaying the one or more selected items in the active area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface, comprising:
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an active area in which a selected one or more items is displayed, said selected one or more items can be manipulated when displayed in said active area; a grid displaying non-selected items, wherein at least one row in the grid contains two or more items; at least one row containing at least one item such that one item is displayed in each row in a list arrangement.
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