Telephone interface for a portable communication device
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1. A method, comprising:
- at a portable communication device having a display and a click wheel;
detecting a first input on the click wheel;
in response to detecting the first input;
displaying a telephone user interface on the display, including a current image of a rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation; and
entering a first mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial;
detecting a second input on the click wheel; and
in response to the second input, entering a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial.
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Abstract
A method of using a portable communications device includes displaying a first image of a rotary dial in a display of the portable communications device in response to a first contact by a user with a click wheel. The first image of the rotary dial includes a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial. The plurality of icons include numbers.
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1. A method, comprising:
at a portable communication device having a display and a click wheel; detecting a first input on the click wheel; in response to detecting the first input; displaying a telephone user interface on the display, including a current image of a rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation; and entering a first mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial; detecting a second input on the click wheel; and in response to the second input, entering a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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19. A graphical user interface on a portable communication device with a display and a click wheel, comprising:
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a telephone user interface including a current image of the rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation, wherein; in response to detecting a first input on the click wheel; the current image of the rotary dial is displayed; and a first mode of operation is entered, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial; and
,in response to detecting a second input on the click wheel, a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation is entered, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial.
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20. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a portable communications device having a display and a click wheel, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:
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detecting a first input on the click wheel; in response to detecting the first input; displaying a telephone user interface on the display, including a current image of a rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation; and entering a first mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial; detecting a second input on the click wheel; and
,in response to detecting the second input, entering a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial.
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21. A portable communications device, comprising:
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a display; a click wheel; one or more processors; memory; and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions for; detecting a first input on the click wheel; in response to detecting the first input; displaying a telephone user interface on the display, including a current image of a rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation; and entering a first mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial; detecting a second input on the click wheel; and
,in response to detecting the second input, entering a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial.
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