Nested and context preserved navigation for wireless mobile device
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a plurality of functions to support a plurality of activities to be performed using the mobile communication device, the activities including at least a call activity;
a navigation button; and
a menu driver to facilitate a user to navigate directly from one activity to another, in response to user inputs provided through the navigation button, the menu driver adapted to;
facilitate a user in navigating, in a sequence comprising navigating from any state of a first activity to an initial state of a second activity, from the initial state of the second activity to a selected state of the second activity, and from the selected state to any state of a third activity, each facilitated without interveningly navigating to any other navigational states capable of receiving user input, the second activity different from the first and third activities;
saving the selected state of the second activity; and
enabling subsequent re-entry into the saved selected state of the second activity from the any state of the third activity without interveningly navigating to any other navigational state capable of receiving user input.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile device is equipped with a menu driver that facilitates direct navigation between main menu items or activities. In one embodiment, a user may navigate from a last sub-menu item/sub-activity state of a menu item/activity to another last sub-menu item/sub-activity state of another menu item/activity. In one embodiment, sub-menu items or sub-activities are presented as in place scroll list replacing a selected sub-menu item/sub-activity.
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a plurality of functions to support a plurality of activities to be performed using the mobile communication device, the activities including at least a call activity; a navigation button; and a menu driver to facilitate a user to navigate directly from one activity to another, in response to user inputs provided through the navigation button, the menu driver adapted to; facilitate a user in navigating, in a sequence comprising navigating from any state of a first activity to an initial state of a second activity, from the initial state of the second activity to a selected state of the second activity, and from the selected state to any state of a third activity, each facilitated without interveningly navigating to any other navigational states capable of receiving user input, the second activity different from the first and third activities; saving the selected state of the second activity; and enabling subsequent re-entry into the saved selected state of the second activity from the any state of the third activity without interveningly navigating to any other navigational state capable of receiving user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a plurality of functions to support a plurality of activities to be performed using the mobile communication device; a navigation button; and a menu driver to facilitate a user to navigate directly from one activity to another, in response to user inputs provided through the navigation button, the menu driver adapted to; facilitate the user in navigating, in a sequence comprising navigating from any state of a first activity to an initial state of a second activity, from the initial state of the second activity to a selected state of the second activity, and from the selected state to any state of a third activity, each facilitated without interveningly navigating to any other navigational states capable of receiving user input, the second activity different from the first and third activities; save the selected state of the second activity; and enable subsequent re-entry into the saved selected state of the second activity from the any state of the third activity without interveningly navigating to any other navigational state capable of receiving user input; wherein the menu driver is further configured to facilitate a user to navigate among selectable sub-activities of an expandable sub-activity of one of said first, second or third activity, including presenting the selectable sub-activities as a scrollable list nested in a presentation of the activity, the scrollable list replacing the expandable sub-activity and displaying only a one of the selectable sub-activities at a time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. In a mobile communication device, a method of operation, comprising:
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facilitating a user in navigating, in a sequence comprising navigating from any state of a first activity to an initial state of a second activity, from the initial state of the second activity to a selected state of the second activity, and from the selected state to any state of a third activity, each facilitated without interveningly navigating to any other navigational states capable of receiving user input, the second activity different from the first and third activities; saving the selected state of the second activity; and enabling subsequent re-entry into the saved selected state of the second activity from the any state of the third activity without interveningly navigating to any other navigational state capable of receiving user input; wherein the method further comprising receiving a user navigation input while in either the first or third activity; and in response, navigating directly from the first or third activity to the saved selected state of the second activity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. In a mobile communication device, a method of operation, comprising:
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facilitating a user in navigating, in a sequence comprising navigating from any state of a first activity to an initial state of a second activity, from the initial state of the second activity to a selected state of the second activity, and from the selected state to any state of a third activity, each facilitated without interveningly navigating to any other navigational states capable of receiving user input, the second activity different from the first and third activities; saving the selected state of the second activity; and enabling subsequent re-entry into the saved selected state of the second activity from an any state of the third activity without interveningly navigating to any other navigational state capable of receiving user input, wherein the method further comprises; receiving a user navigation input; and in response, navigating among a plurality of selectable sub-activities of an expandable sub-activity of one of said first, second or third activities, including presenting the selectable sub-activities as a scrollable list nested in a presentation of the activity, the scrollable list replacing the expandable sub-activity and displaying only a one of the selectable sub-activities at a time. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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