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1. A method, comprising:
- dividing an idle mode background image of a display of a mobile communications device into one or more grid elements of a grid system, the grid system comprising vertical confining lines and horizontal confining lines;
receiving input from a control device of the mobile communications device;
relating the input to at least one of the one or more grid elements;
determining an application which is linked to the at least one of the one or more related grid elements such that the application is operable to be executed in response to a selection of the at least one or more related grid elements; and
upon selection of the at least one or more related grid elements, superposing an application icon associated with the application over at least a part of the idle mode background image;
wherein the grid system is visible in a setting mode and non-visible otherwise; and
wherein the grid system is specific for the idle mode background image so that the aspect ratio of the grid system is independent of the user input.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a mobile communications device and a method for controlling a menu on a mobile communications device having a display with an idle mode background image. The method comprises receiving a user input from a control device, relating the user input to an area of said display, determining an application which is linked to said area such that said application is executed in response to the selection of said area, and superposing an application icon associated with said application over at least a part of said idle mode background image.
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1. A method, comprising:
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dividing an idle mode background image of a display of a mobile communications device into one or more grid elements of a grid system, the grid system comprising vertical confining lines and horizontal confining lines; receiving input from a control device of the mobile communications device; relating the input to at least one of the one or more grid elements; determining an application which is linked to the at least one of the one or more related grid elements such that the application is operable to be executed in response to a selection of the at least one or more related grid elements; and upon selection of the at least one or more related grid elements, superposing an application icon associated with the application over at least a part of the idle mode background image; wherein the grid system is visible in a setting mode and non-visible otherwise; and wherein the grid system is specific for the idle mode background image so that the aspect ratio of the grid system is independent of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device comprising:
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a display, electronic circuitry configured to; divide an idle mode background image of a display of a mobile communications device into one or more grid elements of a grid system, the grid system comprising vertical confining lines and horizontal confining lines; receive input from a control device of the mobile communications device; relate the input to at least one of the one or more grid elements; determine an application which is linked to the at least one of the one or more related grid elements such that the application is operable to be executed in response to a selection of the at least one or more related grid elements; and upon selection of the at least one or more related grid elements, superpose an application icon associated with the application over at least a part of the idle mode background image; wherein the grid system is visible in a setting mode and non-visible otherwise; and
wherein the grid system is specific for the idle mode background image so that the aspect ratio of the grid system is independent of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable memory, comprising computer program code which when executed on a processor:
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divides an idle mode background image of a display of a mobile communications device into one or more grid elements of a grid system, the grid system comprising vertical confining lines and horizontal confining lines; receives input from a control device of the mobile communications device; relates the input to at least one of the one or more grid elements; determines an application which is linked to the at least one of the one or more related grid elements such that the application is operable to be executed in response to a selection of the at least one or more related grid elements; and upon selection of the at least one or more related grid elements, superposes an application icon associated with the application over at least a part of the idle mode background image; wherein the grid system is visible in a setting mode and non-visible otherwise; and wherein the grid system is specific for the idle mode background image so that the aspect ratio of the grid system is independent of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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