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Customizable database-driven menu structure for a portable computing device

  • US 7,243,307 B2
  • Filed: 10/18/2002
  • Issued: 07/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a portable device, comprising:

  • populating on a portable device a database-driven navigation menu with navigation descriptions of navigation records stored in a navigation database on said portable device;

    obtaining on said portable device a navigation selection of one of the navigation descriptions, where said navigation selection is input into said portable device;

    determining on said portable device that the navigation selection is associated with a media file;

    constructing on said portable device a database-driven action menu with action descriptions of action records stored in an action database on said portable device, where each action record is customizable by downloading data based on a user selection to said portable device from an external computing device;

    accepting on said portable device an action selection of one of the action descriptions; and

    initiating on said portable device an action associated with the action selection.

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