Method and arrangment for a primary actions menu for a contact data entry record of an address book application on a handheld electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of causing display of an abbreviated menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of a handheld electronic device when a contact data entry record of an address book application is presented on the display screen of the device, said the method comprising:
- displaying a contact data entry record of an address book application of a handheld electronic device on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the display screen having at least one location that is visually signified for menu display actuation;
receiving an ambiguous request for displaying menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the displayed contact data entry record on the display screen of the handheld electronic device, the ambiguous request being received in response to a user positioning a cursor at a location on the display screen that is not visually signified for menu display actuation;
and displaying, in response to receiving the ambiguous request, an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options that is a subset of a full menu of options of all user-selectable actions available relative to the displayed contact data entry record, menu options on the short list of menu options being dynamically updated based upon selected menu options from the full menu of menu options,where displaying the abbreviated menu having the short list of menu options further comprises determining if the contact data entry record has been changed;
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has not been changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a full menu option that is pre-designated as a highlighted menu option for user selection changed; and
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has changed, displaying the short list of menu options comprising with a user-selectable action that is associated with the contact data entry record.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed that provides for displaying on the screen of a handheld electronic device, an extended menu or a short menu, which is a subset of the corresponding extended menu. The system and method include a contact data entry record of an address book application being displayed on a screen. If a contact data entry record is designated through use of the auxiliary user input device and no menu is displayed, the user may initiate an ambiguous request. Various short menus are provided with their respective menu items being dependent and adjustable based upon the position of a cursor on the display page, the currently opened application, and/or the previous selections. Further, a selection from the short menu is capable of displaying the extended menu corresponding thereto.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of causing display of an abbreviated menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of a handheld electronic device when a contact data entry record of an address book application is presented on the display screen of the device, said the method comprising:
- displaying a contact data entry record of an address book application of a handheld electronic device on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the display screen having at least one location that is visually signified for menu display actuation;
receiving an ambiguous request for displaying menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the displayed contact data entry record on the display screen of the handheld electronic device, the ambiguous request being received in response to a user positioning a cursor at a location on the display screen that is not visually signified for menu display actuation; and displaying, in response to receiving the ambiguous request, an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options that is a subset of a full menu of options of all user-selectable actions available relative to the displayed contact data entry record, menu options on the short list of menu options being dynamically updated based upon selected menu options from the full menu of menu options, where displaying the abbreviated menu having the short list of menu options further comprises determining if the contact data entry record has been changed;
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has not been changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a full menu option that is pre-designated as a highlighted menu option for user selection changed; and
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has changed, displaying the short list of menu options comprising with a user-selectable action that is associated with the contact data entry record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- displaying a contact data entry record of an address book application of a handheld electronic device on a display screen of a handheld electronic device, the display screen having at least one location that is visually signified for menu display actuation;
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10. A handheld electronic device programmed to display an abbreviated menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of the device when a contact data entry record of an address book application is presented on the display screen of the device, the handheld electronic device comprising:
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a display screen on which a contact data entry record of an address book application of the device is displayed, the contact data entry record having at least one location that is visually signified for menu display actuation; a keyboard configured to accommodate textual input to the handheld electronic device; and a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of handheld electronic device, control program configured to process an ambiguous request for displaying menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the displayed contact data entry record on the display screen of the handheld electronic device, the ambiguous request being received in response to a user positioning a cursor at a location on the display screen that is not visually signified for menu display actuation, the microprocessor configured to display, in response to the ambiguous request being processed, an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options that is a subset of a full menu of options of all user-selectable actions available relative to the displayed contact data entry record, menu options on the short list of menu options being dynamically updated based upon selected menu options from the full menu of menu options, where the microprocessor is configured to display the abbreviated menu having the short list of menu options by determining if the contact data entry record has been changed;
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has not been changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a full menu option that is pre-designated as a highlighted menu option for user selection;and in response to determining that the contact data entry record has changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a user-selectable action that is associated with the contact data entry record. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A processing subsystem configured to be installed in a handheld electronic device comprising a user interface including a display screen, the processing subsystem comprising:
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a microprocessor; and
memory, coupled to the microprocessor, the memory including computer instructions that when executed by the microprocessor controls operation of an incorporating handheld electronic device, the processing subsystem configured to;process an ambiguous request for displaying menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the displayed contact data entry record on the display screen of the handheld electronic device, the ambiguous request being received in response to a user positioning a cursor at a location on the display screen that is not visually signified for menu display actuation, the microprocessor configured to display, in response to the ambiguous request being processed, an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options that is a subset of a full menu of options of all user-selectable actions available relative to the displayed contact data entry record, menu options on the short list of menu options being dynamically updated based upon selected menu options from the full menu of menu options, where the microprocessor is configured to display the abbreviated menu having the short list of menu options by determining if the contact data entry record has been changed;
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has not been changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a full menu option that is pre-designated as a highlighted menu option for user selection; and
in response to determining that the contact data entry record has changed, displaying the short list of menu options with a user-selectable action that is associated with the contact data entry record.
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