Input device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a menu on a mobile communications device having a display with an idle mode background image, comprising receiving user input from a control device, relating said 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 a 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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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 for controlling a menu on a mobile communications device having a display with an idle mode background image, comprising
receiving user input from a control device, relating said 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 a 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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14. A mobile communications device comprising
a control device, a display connected to said control device, an input control device for receiving a user input from said control device, electronic circuitry adapted to relate said user input to an area of said display, and electronic circuitry adapted to superpose an application icon corresponding to said area over a part of an idle mode background image.
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