Management of files in a personal communication device
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1. A method of assisting a user interacting with a portable wireless communication device having a display and a plurality of user input devices, comprising:
- providing a user interface for the portable wireless communication device, the user interface including a plurality of linked display screens;
displaying one of the linked display screens on the display as a current display screen;
determining an occurrence of a user input comprising pressing a selected user input device;
displaying a resulting action associated with the user input on a next display screen based upon the current displayed screen and a most recently displayed previous display screen, wherein the resulting action comprises fast-forwarding or rewinding a playback position with respect to a selected track;
comparing total press time of the selected user input device to a first value;
applying an acceleration factor dependant on total press time to the resulting action when total press time exceeds the first value; and
automatically decreasing the acceleration factor applied to the resulting action when the playback position approaches but has not yet reached an end of the track or a beginning of the track.
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Abstract
Improved approaches for assisting a user interacting with a portable wireless communication device are disclosed. The improved approaches can provide a user interface for the portable wireless communication device that includes including a plurality of linked display screens and a plurality of physical keys.
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1. A method of assisting a user interacting with a portable wireless communication device having a display and a plurality of user input devices, comprising:
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providing a user interface for the portable wireless communication device, the user interface including a plurality of linked display screens; displaying one of the linked display screens on the display as a current display screen; determining an occurrence of a user input comprising pressing a selected user input device; displaying a resulting action associated with the user input on a next display screen based upon the current displayed screen and a most recently displayed previous display screen, wherein the resulting action comprises fast-forwarding or rewinding a playback position with respect to a selected track; comparing total press time of the selected user input device to a first value; applying an acceleration factor dependant on total press time to the resulting action when total press time exceeds the first value; and automatically decreasing the acceleration factor applied to the resulting action when the playback position approaches but has not yet reached an end of the track or a beginning of the track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A portable handheld device, comprising:
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a display configured to display a user interface including a plurality of linked display screens; multiple keys; and a processor configured to determine an occurrence of a user input comprising pressing a selected key of the multiple keys and compare total press time of the selected key to a first value, wherein the display is further configured to display a resulting action associated with the user input on a display screen, the resulting action comprising fast-forwarding or rewinding a playback position with respect to a selected track, and wherein the processor is further configured to (i) apply an acceleration factor dependant on total press time to the resulting action when total press time exceeds the first value and (ii) automatically decrease the acceleration factor applied to the resulting action when the playback position approaches but has not yet reached an end of the track or a beginning of the track. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of assisting a user interacting with a device, comprising:
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displaying a display screen having an indicator moving along a track at a first rate; determining an occurrence of a user input comprising actuating a user input device; displaying a resulting action associated with the user input, the resulting action comprising moving the indicator along the track at a second rate greater than the first rate; comparing total press time of the user input device to a value; applying an acceleration factor dependant on total press time to the second rate when total press time exceeds the value; and automatically decreasing the acceleration factor applied to the second rate when the indicator approaches but has not yet reached an end of the track or a beginning of the track.
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