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Method for positioning a vibrating alert adjacent to a selected alert in selective call device

  • US 5,883,612 A
  • Filed: 10/24/1996
  • Issued: 03/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a selective call device having a plurality of first alerts and a second alert, a method comprising the steps of:

  • generating a plurality of first alert icons associated with the plurality of first alerts and a second icon associated with the second alert wherein the plurality of first alerts are a plurality of audible alerts and the second alert is a vibrating alert;

    selecting a first alert icon from a plurality of icons;

    moving the second icon adjacent to a selected first alert icon;

    displaying the plurality of icons wherein the second icon is positioned adjacent to the selected first alert icon; and

    in response to the step of selecting another first alert icon, displaying the second icon repositioned adjacent to the other first alert icon being selected wherein the step of selecting enables a selection of the vibrating alert with a single scrolling stroke.

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