Touch-based information processing device and method
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1. An information processing device including:
- a display adapted to selectively display;
a menu including at least one menu item;
an information icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item; and
a touch icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item and within a touch-responsive area of the display, the touch icon not overlapping the information icon; and
a processor coupled to the display adapted to detect contact with the touch-responsive area of the display and, responsive to the detecting, to perform the-action shown by the information icon on the corresponding menu item, the processor being further adapted to cause a sub-menu to be displayed in response to contact detected with the touch-responsive area, the sub-menu comprising a plurality of child menu items arranged horizontally on the display below the touch icon.
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Abstract
A method and information processing device including a touch-responsive display for displaying a menu including at least one menu item, an information icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item and showing an action which may be performed on the menu item, and a touch icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item in a touch-responsive area of the display. A processor is coupled to the touch-responsive display, is adapted to detect contact with the touch-responsive area defining the touch icon, and is responsive to the detecting to perform the action shown by the information icon on the corresponding menu item.
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1. An information processing device including:
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a display adapted to selectively display;
a menu including at least one menu item;
an information icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item; and
a touch icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item and within a touch-responsive area of the display, the touch icon not overlapping the information icon; and
a processor coupled to the display adapted to detect contact with the touch-responsive area of the display and, responsive to the detecting, to perform the-action shown by the information icon on the corresponding menu item, the processor being further adapted to cause a sub-menu to be displayed in response to contact detected with the touch-responsive area, the sub-menu comprising a plurality of child menu items arranged horizontally on the display below the touch icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing device including:
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a display adapted to selectively display a menu comprising a combination box structure and including at least one menu item comprising a combination box structure element, an information icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item, and a touch icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item and within a touch-responsive area of the display, the touch icon not overlapping the information icon; and
a processor coupled to the display adapted to detect contact with the touch-responsive area of the display and, responsive to the detecting, to perform the action shown by the information icon on the corresponding menu item. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information processing device including:
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a display adapted to selectively display;
a menu comprising a table structure and including at least one menu item comprising a table element;
information icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item; and
atouch icon displayed adjacent the at least one menu item and within a touch-responsive area of the display, the touch icon not overlapping the icon; and
a processor coupled to the display adapted to detect contact with the touch-responsive area of the display and, responsive to the detecting, to perform the action shown by the information icon on the corresponding menu item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for processing information for a touch-based menu-driven device comprising:
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displaying (1) a menu having at least one menu item, (2) an information icon corresponding to the at least one menu item adjacent the menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item, and (3) a touch icon corresponding to the at least one menu item and displayed in a touch-responsive area of the display not overlapping the information icon;
detecting contact with the touch-responsive area; and
responsive to detecting contact, performing the action shown by the information icon, including displaying a plurality of child menu items arranged horizontally on the display below the touch icon. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for processing information for a touch-based menu-driven device comprising:
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on a display, displaying (1) a menu comprising a combination box structure having at least one menu item comprising a combination box structure element, (2) an information icon corresponding to the at least one menu item adjacent the menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item, and (3) a touch icon corresponding to the at least one menu item and displayed in a touch-responsive area of the display not overlapping the information icon;
detecting contact with the touch-responsive area; and
responsive to detecting contact, performing the action shown by the information icon. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for processing information for a touch-based menu-driven device comprising:
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displaying (1) a menu comprising a combination box structure having at least one menu item comprising a combination box structure element, (2) an information icon corresponding to the at least one menu item adjacent the menu item, said information icon showing an action which may be performed on the menu item, and (3) a touch icon corresponding to the at least one menu item and displayed in a touch-responsive area of the display not overlapping the information icon;
detecting contact with the touch-responsive area; and
responsive to detecting contact, performing the action shown by the information icon. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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