Apparatuses and Methods for Arranging and Manipulating Menu Items
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1. An electronic interaction apparatus for arranging a plurality of menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
- a processing unit configuring a touch screen to display a first set of the menu items in a first row on the touch screen, and to display a second set of the menu items in a second row on the touch screen,wherein the first row is lower than the second row, and the menu items in the second set are smaller than the menu items in the first set.
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Abstract
An electronic interaction apparatus is provided with a processing unit. The processing unit configures a touch screen to display a first set of the menu items in a first row on the touch screen, and to display a second set of the menu items in a second row on the touch screen. Particularly, the first row is lower than the second row, and the menu items in the second set are smaller than the menu items in the first set.
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1. An electronic interaction apparatus for arranging a plurality of menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
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a processing unit configuring a touch screen to display a first set of the menu items in a first row on the touch screen, and to display a second set of the menu items in a second row on the touch screen, wherein the first row is lower than the second row, and the menu items in the second set are smaller than the menu items in the first set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for arranging a plurality of menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
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displaying a first set of the menu items in a first row on a touch screen of an electronic interaction apparatus; and displaying a second set of the menu items in a second row on the touch screen, wherein the first row is lower than the second row, and the menu items in the second set are smaller than the menu items in the first set. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic interaction apparatus for arranging menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
a processing unit detecting a touch or approximation of an object on a touch screen, configuring the touch screen to display a plurality of menu items, and launching an application corresponding to one of the menu items in response to the touch or approximation of the object being detected on or near to the one of the menu items, wherein the menu items are arranged along a clockwise or counter-clockwise and upward or downward path on a surface of a virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for arranging menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of menu items on a touch screen of an electronic interaction apparatus; and launching an application corresponding to one of the menu items in response to the touch or approximation of the object being detected on or near to the one of the menu items, wherein the menu items are arranged along a clockwise or counter-clockwise and upward or downward path on a surface of a virtual object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An electronic interaction apparatus for arranging menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
a processing unit detecting a touch or approximation of an object on a touch screen, displaying a plurality of launchable and non-launchable menu items along a path on a surface of a virtual object on the touch screen, launching an application corresponding to one of the launchable menu items in response to the touch or approximation of the object being detected on or near to the one of the launchable menu items, and configuring the touch screen to move all of the launchable and non-launchable menu items for a distance along the path in response to the touch or approximation of the object being detected on or near to one of the non-launchable menu items. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for arranging menu items in a virtual 3D space, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of launchable and non-launchable menu items along a path on a surface of a virtual object on a touch screen of an electronic interaction apparatus; launching an application corresponding to one of the launchable menu items in response to a touch or approximation of an object being detected on or near to the one of the launchable menu items; obtaining a first index of one of the non-launchable menu items in response to the touch or approximation of the object being detected on or near to the one of the non-launchable menu items; obtaining a second index of one of the launchable menu items for the one of the non-launchable menu items; and moving all of the launchable and non-launchable menu items for a distance along the path corresponding to a difference between the first index and the second index.
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