Scrolling vertical column mechanism for cellular telephone
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1. A method of navigating a mobile device display comprising:
- highlighting a first icon of a first plurality of icons displayed in a main portion of the mobile device display;
traversing the main portion to a tertiary tab, wherein traversing the main portion to the tertiary tab includes opening the tertiary tray by highlighting the tertiary tab, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes displaying the tertiary tray in the mobile device display and wherein opening the tertiary tray includes rearranging only a portion of the main portion of the mobile device display such that all of the first plurality of icons remain visible in the main portion of the mobile device display, the tertiary tray including a second icon; and
highlighting the second icon of a second plurality of icons displayed in the tertiary tray, wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon, wherein the tertiary tray is adjacent to an edge of the mobile device display 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.
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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 a second icon. The second icon is highlighted. A single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon.
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1. A method of navigating a mobile device display comprising:
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highlighting a first icon of a first plurality of icons displayed in a main portion of the mobile device display; traversing the main portion to a tertiary tab, wherein traversing the main portion to the tertiary tab includes opening the tertiary tray by highlighting the tertiary tab, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes displaying the tertiary tray in the mobile device display and wherein opening the tertiary tray includes rearranging only a portion of the main portion of the mobile device display such that all of the first plurality of icons remain visible in the main portion of the mobile device display, the tertiary tray including a second icon; and highlighting the second icon of a second plurality of icons displayed in the tertiary tray, wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon, wherein the tertiary tray is adjacent to an edge of the mobile device display 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of navigating a mobile device display comprising:
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highlighting a first icon of a first plurality of icons displayed in a main portion of the mobile device display; traversing the main portion to a vertical tertiary tab, wherein traversing the main portion to the tertiary tab includes opening the tertiary tray by highlighting the tertiary tab, wherein opening the tertiary tray includes displaying the tertiary tray in the mobile device display and wherein opening the tertiary tray includes rearranging only a portion of the main portion of the mobile device display such that all of the first plurality of icons remain visible in the main portion of the mobile device display, the tertiary tray including a second icon of a second plurality of icons displayed in the tertiary tray; highlighting the second icon, wherein a single navigation key is used to traverse the main portion and to highlight the second icon, wherein the tertiary tray is adjacent to an edge of the mobile device display; and selecting the second icon, wherein selecting the second icon initiates at least one of a corresponding application and a corresponding service 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. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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