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Graphical layout and keypad response to visually depict and implement device functionality for interactivity with a numbered keypad

  • US 6,731,316 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2000
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a portable electronic apparatus having a display and a numbered keypad having keys, a method comprising the steps of:

  • displaying information on the display of said portable electronic apparatus so that the display is visually partitioned in regions, wherein each region is associated with at least one of the keys on the numbered keypad, each of said keys corresponding to at most a single region of said display, said information being wirelessly received by said portable electronic apparatus from an information provider, said information transmitted for display on said portable electronic apparatus, and wherein each region provides a visual indication of a selection associated with selecting the key on the number keypad; and

    in response to selection of a selected one of the keys on the numbered keypad, triggering an event, wherein each region is associated with a service and wherein the selection of the selected key triggers information being displayed on the display that concerns a service associated with the selected key.

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