Mobile phone having hinting capabilities for operation function selection
First Claim
1. A mobile phone configured and arranged with:
- a display for displaying text/graphics;
an arrangement of keys for inputting alphanumeric characters to the phone, selecting desired operational functionalities of the phone and navigating sub-operational functionalities within a selected operational functionality; and
circuitry configured and arranged for hinting one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities available in said selected operational functionality such that said hinted one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities is communicated via a suitable alerting mechanism, said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process.
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Abstract
A mobile phone and related method for providing hinting capabilities in the mobile telephone is presented which makes a user aware of one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities available for user selection in a selected operational functionality. Control and alphanumeric keys associated with the available functionalities are identified to hint at next possible sub-functionalities available for selection wherein the keys are identified by lighting or shown as icon representations on the display of the mobile phone or tones to suggest to the user that operation of the key is related to the given operational context and sequence progression step in the selected desired operational functionality.
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39 Claims
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1. A mobile phone configured and arranged with:
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a display for displaying text/graphics; an arrangement of keys for inputting alphanumeric characters to the phone, selecting desired operational functionalities of the phone and navigating sub-operational functionalities within a selected operational functionality; and circuitry configured and arranged for hinting one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities available in said selected operational functionality such that said hinted one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities is communicated via a suitable alerting mechanism, said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A mobile phone configured and arranged with a display for showing text/graphics, an arrangement of keys for inputting alphanumeric characters to the phone and, selecting and accessing desired operational functionalities and features of the phone, at least one menu driven operational function, and, circuitry configured and arranged for hinting one or more possible next feature selections available in the menu driven operational functions said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process.
- 18. A mobile phone configured and arranged with a display screen, a memory for storing at least one instruction set for carrying out the functions of the mobile phone, an arrangement of keys for selecting a desired function and for operating the mobile phone, circuitry configured and arranged for providing a hinting indication of next possible functionalities available for selection corresponding to the operational context and sequence progression steps of the given selected desired function, said hinting indication produced by a non-literal character string match logic process.
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27. A mobile phone configured and arranged with a display screen, electronic circuitry for carrying out the operational functions of the phone, a memory coupled to the electronic circuitry for storing at least one instruction set for controlling the operation of the phone, and an arrangement of keys for selecting a desired operational function, and circuitry configured and arranged for hinting at next possible operational functionalities available for selection corresponding to the operational context and progression stage in the given selected desired function, said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process.
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28. A method, comprising:
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providing hinting capabilities in a mobile telephone by identifying a desired operational function; selecting the identified desired operational function; determining additional sub-functionalities available for the selected operational function; associating a key of the mobile phone with each of the available sub-functionalities as a hinting key; and identifying one or more of the associated hinting keys to hint at one or more of the next possible sub-functionalities available for selection corresponding to the given operational context and sequence progression step in the selected operational function, said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for displaying text/graphics; means for inputting alphanumeric characters to the apparatus, selecting desired operational functionalities of the apparatus and navigating sub-operational functionalities within a selected operational functionality; and means for hinting one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities available in said selected operational functionality such that said hinted one or more next possible sub-operational functionalities is communicated via a suitable alerting mechanism, said hinting performed by a non-literal character string match logic process.
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Specification