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User interface with dynamic menu option organization
Assignee: Adrea LLC
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Filing: 2000-06-14
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Granted: 2004-12-07
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Expires: 2020-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A graphical user interface for a data processing device or system has a plurality of menu options arranged in multiple pages. The menu options are dynamically distributed among the pages in accordance with a user history to reduce the effort of user-navigation among the options. A dynamically adaptable GUI is relevant to remote controls, Internet portals or e-commerce sites.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Freeman
- 👤 Bonghan Cho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/16; H04B1/20; H04B1/202; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0488
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A data processing system comprising: a display with a graphical user interface (GUI) for enabling user interaction with a plurality of menu options; and an adapter for automatically and dynamically arranging the menu options in the GUI to reduce user-navigation among the options, wherein the adapter is capable of respective arrangements of the menu options for respective individual ones of multiple users, the GUI comprises a user identity selector for enabling the adapter to discriminate between the multiple users, and the user identity selector comprises respective user-selectable representations for respective ones of the multiple users in a predetermined location on the display.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A data processing system comprising: a display with a graphical user interface (GUI) for enabling user interaction with a plurality of menu options; and an adapter for automatically and dynamically arranging the menu options in the GUI to reduce user-navigation among the options, wherein the adapter is capable of respective arrangements of the menu options for respective individual ones of multiple users, the GUI comprises a user identity selector for enabling the adapter to discriminate between the multiple users, and the user identity selector comprises respective user-selectable representations for respective ones of the multiple users in a predetermined location on the display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A data processing system comprising: a display with a graphical user interface (GUI) for enabling user interaction with a plurality of menu options; and an adapter for automatically and dynamically arranging the menu options in the GUI to reduce user-navigation among the options, wherein the GUI comprises multiple pages, the adapter dynamically arranges specific ones of the menu options to particular ones of the multiple pages, and the adapter allocates first and second ones of the menu options as a group to a single one of the multiple pages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A data processing system comprising: a display with a graphical user interface (GUI) for enabling user interaction with a plurality of menu options; and an adapter for automatically and dynamically arranging the menu options in the GUI to reduce user-navigation among the options, wherein the GUI comprises multiple pages, the adapter dynamically arranges specific ones of the menu options to particular ones of the multiple pages, and the adapter allocates first and second ones of the menu options as a group to a single one of the multiple pages.
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