Portable communication apparatus having a hierarchical menu system and a dynamic menu
First Claim
1. A portable communication apparatus having a display, a user-controlled input device, a memory, a controller and a hierarchical menu system stored in the memory, the menu system comprising a plurality of menus, including top-level menus, and a plurality of menu items under respective menus, the controller being arranged to present individual menus/menu items on the display, receive selection commands from a user through the user-controlled input device and in response perform functions related to the presented menus/menu items, the memory of the apparatus further comprising a dynamic menu, wherein the controller is further arranged to modify the dynamic menu in immediate response to direct user inputs through the user-controlled input device, and wherein the dynamic menu is either a top-level menu or a sub-level menu in the hierarchical menu system.
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Abstract
A portable communication apparatus, such as a mobile telephone, has a display, a user-controlled input device, a memory, a controller, and a hierarchical menu system stored in the memory. The menu system has a plurality of menus, including top-level menus, sub-level menus, and a plurality of menu items under respective menus. The controller is arranged to present individual menus/menu items on the display, receive selection commands from a user through the user-controlled input device and in response perform functions related to the presented menus/menu items. The memory of the apparatus has a dynamic menu, the contents of which may be modified by the user. The dynamic menu is either a top-level menu or a sub-level menu in the hierarchical menu system.
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13 Claims
- 1. A portable communication apparatus having a display, a user-controlled input device, a memory, a controller and a hierarchical menu system stored in the memory, the menu system comprising a plurality of menus, including top-level menus, and a plurality of menu items under respective menus, the controller being arranged to present individual menus/menu items on the display, receive selection commands from a user through the user-controlled input device and in response perform functions related to the presented menus/menu items, the memory of the apparatus further comprising a dynamic menu, wherein the controller is further arranged to modify the dynamic menu in immediate response to direct user inputs through the user-controlled input device, and wherein the dynamic menu is either a top-level menu or a sub-level menu in the hierarchical menu system.
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9. A method for use with a portable communication apparatus having a display, a user-controlled input device, a memory, a controller, and a hierarchical menu system stored in the memory, the menu system including a plurality of menus, including top-level menus and sub-level menus, each having a plurality of menu items under respective menus, and a dynamic menu, where the dynamic menu is either a top-level menu or a sub-level menu in the hierarchical menu system, wherein the dynamic menu includes a menu item associated with a function for modifying a number of available dynamic menu items for controlling the functionality of the apparatus, comprising:
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the controller presenting individual menus with menu items on the display; the controller receiving selection commands from a user through the user-controlled input device, and in response, performing functions related to the presented menus and menu items; and the controller receiving menu modification commands in response to direct user input by the user-controlled input device, and in immediate response, modifying the dynamic menu. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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