Method of displaying menu items and related touch screen device
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of text-based items in a touch screen device, the method comprising:
- in response to rotation of the device to be in a landscape orientation, the touch screen displaying at the top of the menu only an icon of at least one of a predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs, and displaying along the vertical axis both an icon and text label of remaining of the predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs in a first display size; and
in response to rotation of the device to be in a portrait orientation, moving at least one of the icon from the top of the menu to the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs displayed along the vertical axis wherein the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs along the vertical axis are displayed in second display size smaller than the first display size.
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Abstract
To improve usability of a touch screen device for input with a finger, a method of displaying a plurality of text-based items in the touch screen device includes the touch screen device displaying a predetermined item of the plurality of text-based items as an icon, and the touch screen device displaying the plurality of text-based items less the predetermined item with an increased display size.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of text-based items in a touch screen device, the method comprising:
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in response to rotation of the device to be in a landscape orientation, the touch screen displaying at the top of the menu only an icon of at least one of a predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs, and displaying along the vertical axis both an icon and text label of remaining of the predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs in a first display size; and in response to rotation of the device to be in a portrait orientation, moving at least one of the icon from the top of the menu to the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs displayed along the vertical axis wherein the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs along the vertical axis are displayed in second display size smaller than the first display size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A touch screen device comprising:
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a touch screen for displaying a user interface of the mobile device; a memory storing program code and a plurality of icon and text label pairs and a processor coupled to the touch screen and the memory for controlling the touch screen to modify the user interface in response to rotation of the device to be in a landscape orientation, the touch screen displaying at the top of the menu only an icon of at least one of a predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs, and displaying along the vertical axis both an icon and text label of remaining of the predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs in a first display size; and in response to rotation of the device to be in a portrait orientation, moving at least one of the icon from the top of the menu to the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs displayed along the vertical axis wherein the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs along the vertical axis are displayed in second display size smaller than the first display size. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a touch screen device, causes the processor to perform a method for displaying a plurality of text-based items in said touch screen device, the method comprising:
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in response to rotation of the device to be in a landscape orientation, the touch screen displaying at the top of the menu only an icon of at least one of a predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs, and displaying along the vertical axis both an icon and text label of remaining of the predetermined plurality of icon and text label pairs in a first display size; and in response to rotation of the device to be in a portrait orientation, moving at least one of the icon from the top of the menu to the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs displayed along the vertical axis wherein the remaining of the predetermined plurality of icons and text label pairs along the vertical axis are displayed in second display size smaller than the first display size.
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