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Telephone

  • US 6,021,193 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1997
  • Issued: 02/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone having a series of menus containing individual items representing a variety of telephone functions, said telephone having a user interface for navigating through said menus and items, comprising:

  • a single user input device constructed to generate a first signal upon a first actuation thereof and a second signal upon a second actuation thereof;

    an output device constructed to display the menus and items; and

    a control unit, constructed to cause the display by the output device of the menus and items in a predetermined order, in response to the first signal from the user input device, and said control unit selecting one of said items to perform the selected telephone function, in response to the second signal from the user input device.

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