Navigating through a menu of a handheld computer using a keyboard
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1. A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising:
- a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and
a second button, wherein;
when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and
when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
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Abstract
A technique to navigate through one or more menus of a handheld computer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique uses a handheld device having a first button to cause a cursor to navigate through a plurality of menu items and to highlight a desired menu item. The device also has a second button to cause the cursor to navigate through a plurality of menus when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item, and to cause the cursor to highlight a previous menu item when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item.
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1. A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising:
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a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein; when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising:
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first means for causing a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and second means for causing the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method performed by a handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the method comprising:
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using a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and using a second button to cause the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for navigating among a plurality of menus, the apparatus comprising:
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a menu bar including a plurality of menus; a set of items associated with each menu of the plurality of menus; a display button to cause the menu bar including the plurality of menus to be displayed; a first scroll button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second scroll button, wherein; when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
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21. A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising:
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a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein; when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising:
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a first button, wherein; when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu; and a second button, wherein; when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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