Scroll tray mechanism for cellular telephone

• US 20040155909A1
• Filed: 06/20/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Wagner, Annette M.
• Application Number:
  US10/600,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20040155909A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/854
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use

Abstract

A system and method of navigating a mobile device display includes highlighting a first icon in a main portion of the mobile device display. The main portion is traversed to a tertiary tray. The tertiary tray includes at least one scroll button and a second icon. The second icon is selected. A single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon.

Claims

1. A method of navigating a mobile device display comprising:

highlighting a first icon in a main portion of the mobile device display;

traversing the main portion to a tertiary tray, the tertiary tray including at least one scroll button and a second icon; and

highlighting the second icon, wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tertiary tray is adjacent to a horizontal edge of the mobile device display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the scroll button such that a third icon is displayed in the tertiary tray.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein selecting the scroll button includes shifting the second icon.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein shifting the second icon includes not displaying the second icon in the tertiary tray.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein traversing the main portion to the tertiary tray includes:

traversing the main portion to a tertiary tab; and

opening the tertiary tray by highlighting the tertiary tab.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes covering at least part of the main portion of the mobile device display.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein covering at least part of the main portion of the mobile device display includes covering at least part of the first icon.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes rearranging at least part of the main portion of the mobile device display.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes scaling at least part of the main portion of the mobile device display.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes shifting at least part of the main portion of the mobile device display.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the second icon.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the second icon initiates an application corresponding to the second icon.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the second icon closes the tertiary tray.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein selecting the second icon causes the second icon to be displayed in the main portion of the mobile device display.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying the second icon in the main portion of the mobile device display includes removing the first icon from the main portion of the mobile device display.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying the second icon in the main portion of the mobile device display includes moving the first icon in the main portion of the mobile device display.

18. A mobile device display comprising:

a main portion including a first icon, the first icon representing at least one of a service and an application; and

a tertiary tray including a second icon and at least one scroll button wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion to the second icon in the tertiary tray.

19. The mobile device display of claim 18, wherein the main portion includes a first set of icons including the first icon and the tertiary tray includes a second set of icons and wherein the first set of icons is a subset of the second set of icons.

20. The mobile device display of claim 18, further comprising a tertiary tab linked to the tertiary tray.

21. The mobile device display of claim 20, wherein the tertiary tray is not displayed until the tertiary tab is highlighted.

22. The mobile device display of claim 18, wherein the mobile device display is included in a mobile device.

23. A method of navigating a mobile device display comprising:

highlighting a first icon in a main portion of the mobile device display;

traversing the main portion to a tertiary tray including a second icon and at least one scroll button;

highlighting the second icon, wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon;

traversing the tertiary tray to highlight the scroll button;

selecting the scroll button such that a third icon is displayed in the tertiary tray; and

selecting the third icon, wherein selecting the third icon initiates a corresponding application.