Menu navigation and operation feature for a handheld computer
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1. A portable computing device comprising:
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a display accessible on a panel of the housing;
a multi-directional input mechanism that includes one or more of a button feature, protruding pad, or protruding member; and
a processor coupled to the display and to the multi-directional input mechanism, the processor being configured to;
detect an input signaled from the multi-directional input mechanism corresponding to a menu request;
activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, the activated first menu displaying a menu bar and one or more menu items, wherein the menu bar corresponds to a portion of the first menu that provides an identifier of the first menu when the first menu is both active and inactive, and wherein when the first menu is active, each of the one or more menu items is associated with an action;
process navigation input signaled from the multi-directional input mechanism to navigate vertically from one of the one or more menu items in the active first menu to the portion of the active first menu that corresponds to the menu bar of the active first menu, so that the menu bar of the active first menu to be selectable;
process selection input signaled from tile multi-directional input mechanism for when the menu bar is selectable; and
cancel activation of the first menu from the display in response to (i) the menu bar of the first menu being selectable and (ii) the selection input for the menu bar being processed.
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Abstract
A handheld computer is provided having a housing, a display and a processor. The processor is configured to detect an input corresponding to a menu request, to active a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, process navigation input that causes a menu bar of the active menu to become selectable, and to process selection input for selecting the menu bar when it is selectable. The processor is configured to cancel activation of the menu in response to the menu bar being selected.
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1. A portable computing device comprising:
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a housing; a display accessible on a panel of the housing; a multi-directional input mechanism that includes one or more of a button feature, protruding pad, or protruding member; and a processor coupled to the display and to the multi-directional input mechanism, the processor being configured to; detect an input signaled from the multi-directional input mechanism corresponding to a menu request; activate a first menu on the display in response to the menu request, the activated first menu displaying a menu bar and one or more menu items, wherein the menu bar corresponds to a portion of the first menu that provides an identifier of the first menu when the first menu is both active and inactive, and wherein when the first menu is active, each of the one or more menu items is associated with an action; process navigation input signaled from the multi-directional input mechanism to navigate vertically from one of the one or more menu items in the active first menu to the portion of the active first menu that corresponds to the menu bar of the active first menu, so that the menu bar of the active first menu to be selectable; process selection input signaled from tile multi-directional input mechanism for when the menu bar is selectable; and
cancel activation of the first menu from the display in response to (i) the menu bar of the first menu being selectable and (ii) the selection input for the menu bar being processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable computing device comprising:
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a housing; a display accessible on a panel of the housing; a set of actuatable mechanisms provided on the housing, the set of actuatable mechanisms that include one or more of a button feature, protruding pad, or protruding member; and a processor coupled to the display and to the plurality of actuatable mechanisms, the processor being configured to;
detect an input corresponding to a menu request;
in response to detecting the input corresponding to the menu request, assign a menu function to each actuatable mechanism in the set of actuatable mechanisms; anddisplay one or more sets of menu items that are active in response to the menu request, each of the one or more sets of menu items being displayed as at least a portion of a menu having a menu bar and one or more menu items, wherein the menu bar corresponds to a portion of the menu that provides an identifier of the menu when the menu is both active and inactive, and wherein when the menu is active, each of the one or more menu items is associated with an action; while the one or more sets of menu items for at least the portion of the menu are active, process input corresponding to actuation of any one of the actuatable mechanisms as the menu function assigned to the actuated mechanism, wherein the processor is configured to display the menu bar with each of the one or more sets of menu items in response to receiving the menu request, and wherein the processor is configured to cancel activation of the one or more sets of menu items in response to (i) navigation input to navigate vertically to one of the one or more menu items in the active menu to the menu bar in order to cause the portion of the menu corresponding to the menu bar to be in a selectable state, and (ii) selection input for selecting the menu bar from the selectable state.
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