Electronic device with screen comprising a menu which can be customized by a user
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a memory which stores a full menu;
a customization unit which customizes said full menu to form a custom menu, said customization unit including a masking device which masks selected items of said full menu to form said custom menu;
a screen which displays said custom menu; and
a counter having a count which is initialized with a first predetermined count, said count being diminished in response to accessing a flag of one of said selected items, said one of said selected items being displayed on said screen when said count diminishes to a second predetermined count.
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Abstract
A telephone is disclosed having a memory which stores a full menu and a customization unit which customizes the full menu to form a custom menu. The customization unit includes a masking device which masks selected items of the full menu to form the custom menu. A screen displays the custom menu. A keyboard has a key which manually controls the masking device. Further, a counter counts the number of times items of the full menu are accessed by a user to determine the selected items. In particular, the selected items are the least frequently accessed elements of the menu by the user. The counter controls the masking device to mask the selected items.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a memory which stores a full menu; a customization unit which customizes said full menu to form a custom menu, said customization unit including a masking device which masks selected items of said full menu to form said custom menu; a screen which displays said custom menu; and a counter having a count which is initialized with a first predetermined count, said count being diminished in response to accessing a flag of one of said selected items, said one of said selected items being displayed on said screen when said count diminishes to a second predetermined count. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13)
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7. A telephone comprising:
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a transceiver which receives and transmits messages to a base station; a memory which stores a full menu; a customization unit which customizes said full menu to form a custom menu, said customization unit including a masking device which masks selected items of said full menu to form said custom menu; a screen which displays said custom menu; and a counter having a count which is initialized with a first predetermined count, said count being diminished in response to accessing a flag of one of said selected items, said one of said selected items being displayed on said screen when said count diminishes to a second predetermined count. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)
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