Method for processing of information and a terminal

• US 7,770,127 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2002
• Issued: 08/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nittynen, Anu
• Primary Examiner(s): PESIN, BORIS M
• Application Number:
  US10/295,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20030090520A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,818 Days
• Field of Search: 715/764
• US Class Current: 715/770
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for processing information in a terminal that comprises means for selecting the data group to be processed, and at least one processing means for processing the selected data group. In the method at least a first processing state and a second processing state are determined, as well as a group of functions for said processing means of the data group. In the method the processing state used at a given time is recognized, and a function corresponding to the processing state is set in said at least one processing means of the data group. The invention also relates to a terminal and a wireless communication device applying the method.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

means for initiating selection of at least one piece of information of a data group by pressing a selection member down;

means for setting a first function for a first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group, wherein the first function is copying which copies the selected data group to an auxiliary memory;

means for displaying the first function for the first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group and when the selection member is pressed down, wherein the first function is selected by pressing the first function member down;

means for setting and displaying a second function different from the first function in the first function member when the selection member is held down, wherein the second function is cutting which copies the selected data group to the auxiliary memory and removes the selected data group from its original location, and wherein the second function is selected by pressing the first function member down while the selection member is held down;

means for setting a third function for a second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group, wherein the third function is pasting which pastes the selected data group from the auxiliary memory; and

means for displaying the third function for the second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group and the means for selecting is held down.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for copying the selected data group between a processing memory to the auxiliary memory.

3. A method comprising:

initiating selection of at least one piece of information of a data group by pressing a selection member down;

setting a first function for a first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group, wherein the first function is copying which copies the selected data group to an auxiliary memory;

displaying the first function for the first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group and when the selection member is pressed down, wherein the first function is selected by pressing the first function member down;

setting and displaying a second function different from the first function in the first function member when the selection member is held down, wherein the second function is cutting which copies the selected data group to the auxiliary memory and removes the selected data group from its original location, and wherein the second function is selected by pressing the first function member down while the selection member is held down;

setting a third function for a second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group, wherein the third function is pasting which pastes the selected data group from the auxiliary memory; and

displaying the third function for the second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group and when the selection member is held down.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the selected data group is copied from a processing memory to an auxiliary memory.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

selecting the at least one piece of information of the data group.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a selection member configured to initiate selection of at least one piece of information of a data group when the selection member is pressed down;

a processor configured to set a first function for a first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group, wherein the first function is copying which copies the selected data group to an auxiliary memory; and

a function module configured to display the first function for the first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group and when the selection member is pressed down, wherein the first function is selected by pressing the first function member down

wherein the processor is configured to set a second function different from the first function in the first function member when the selection member is held down, wherein the second function is cutting which copies the selected data group to the auxiliary memory and removes the selected data group from its original location, and wherein the second function is selected by pressing the first function member down while the selection member is held down;

wherein the processor is configured to set a third function for a second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group, wherein the third function is pasting which pastes the selected data group from the auxiliary memory; and

wherein the function module is configured to display the third function for the second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group and the selection member is held down.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a copier configured to copy the selected data group between a processing memory to the auxiliary memory.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising an activator configured to activate the first function member.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured for executing a word processing program, and wherein the selection member is configured for selecting the data group at a given time from the data processed by the word processing program.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the function module and the selection member are arranged to be used at least when executing said word processing program.

11. A computer readable storage medium embedded with a computer program, comprising programming code for:

initiating selection of at least one piece of information of a data group by pressing a selection member down;

setting a first function for a first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group, wherein the first function is copying which copies the selected data group to an auxiliary memory;

displaying the first function for the first function member after selection of the at least one piece of information of the selected data group and when the selection member is pressed down, wherein the first function is selected by pressing the first function member down;

setting and displaying a second function different from the first function in the first function member when the selection member is held down, wherein the second function is cutting which copies the selected data group to the auxiliary memory and removes the selected data group from its original location, and wherein the second function is selected by pressing the first function member down while the selection member is held down;

setting a third function for a second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group, wherein the third function is pasting which pastes the selected data group from the auxiliary memory; and

displaying the third function for the second function member when the auxiliary memory contains the selected data group and the selection member is held down.