Apparatus and method for displaying menu items
First Claim
1. In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface, comprising:
- a touch screen application activated by a user'"'"'s thumb;
a main menu comprising one or more main options to be selected by a user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected main option;
one or more submenus comprising one or more secondary options to be selected by the user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected secondary option;
each submenu is associated with a main option;
the one or more submenus are displayed when a main option is selected;
the one or more secondary options are arranged in an elliptical arrangement having a center, wherein the center of the elliptical arrangement is a function of the location of the user'"'"'s thumb.
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Abstract
The subject matter discloses a graphic user interface, comprising a touch screen application activated by a user'"'"'s thumb and a main menu comprising one or more main options to be selected by a user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected main option. The GUI also comprises one or more submenus comprising one or more secondary options to be selected by a user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected secondary option. Each submenu is associated with a main option and a second menu is displayed when a main option is selected. The one or more secondary options are arranged in an elliptical arrangement having a center, wherein the center of the elliptical arrangement is a function of the location of the user'"'"'s thumb.
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11 Claims
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1. In a hand-held device, a graphic user interface, comprising:
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a touch screen application activated by a user'"'"'s thumb; a main menu comprising one or more main options to be selected by a user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected main option; one or more submenus comprising one or more secondary options to be selected by the user using the user'"'"'s thumb positioned on the screen in an area associated with a selected secondary option;
each submenu is associated with a main option;the one or more submenus are displayed when a main option is selected; the one or more secondary options are arranged in an elliptical arrangement having a center, wherein the center of the elliptical arrangement is a function of the location of the user'"'"'s thumb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of positioning menu items displayed on a hand-held device comprising a touch screen application operated by a user'"'"'s thumb, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication concerning a movement of the user'"'"'s thumb when operating the hand-held device; determining updated positions of at least one menu item according to the indication concerning the movement of the user'"'"'s thumb; displaying the at least one menu item in an elliptical arrangement having a center according to the updated positions, wherein the center of the elliptical arrangement is a function of the location of the user'"'"'s thumb. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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