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Navigating through a menu of a handheld computer using a keyboard
Assignee: Qualcomm Inc
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Filing: 2001-10-12
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Granted: 2005-10-18
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Expires: 2021-10-12
Abstract
Abstract A technique to navigate through one or more menus of a handheld computer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique uses a handheld device having a first button to cause a cursor to navigate through a plurality of menu items and to highlight a desired menu item. The device also has a second button to cause the cursor to navigate through a plurality of menus when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item, and to cause the cursor to highlight a previous menu item when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeffrey C. Hawkins
- 👤 Robert Y. Haitani
- 👤 Debbie O. Chyi
- 👤 William B. Rees
- 👤 Vitaly Kruglikov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:15
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M1/575; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72469; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/7243; H04M1/72433; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/16; H04M2250/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising: a third button to cause the device to display the plurality of menus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 1 further comprising: an execute button to execute the highlighted item.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the highlighted item is a telephone number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 4 further comprising: a button to dial the telephone number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the first button is a scroll-up button.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the second button is a scroll-down button.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the first button is right arrow button.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The handheld device of claim 1 , wherein the second button is a left arrow button.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
134 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: first means for causing a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and second means for causing the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
134 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: first means for causing a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and second means for causing the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 10 further comprising: third means for causing the device to display the plurality of menus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 10 further comprising: execute means for executing the highlighted item.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 10 wherein the highlighted item is a telephone number.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 13 further comprising: means for dialing the telephone number.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
142 words
A method performed by a handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the method comprising: using a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and using a second button to cause the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
142 words
A method performed by a handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the method comprising: using a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and using a second button to cause the cursor to navigate from one menu to another when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and for causing the cursor to navigate within the menu when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received from the menu.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising: using a third button to display the plurality of menus.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising: using an execute button to execute the highlighted item.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the highlighted item is a telephone number.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 18 further comprising: using a button to dial the telephone number.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for navigating among a plurality of menus, the apparatus comprising: a menu bar including a plurality of menus; a set of items associated with each menu of the plurality of menus; a display button to cause the menu bar including the plurality of menus to be displayed; a first scroll button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second scroll button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
167 words
An apparatus for navigating among a plurality of menus, the apparatus comprising: a menu bar including a plurality of menus; a set of items associated with each menu of the plurality of menus; a display button to cause the menu bar including the plurality of menus to be displayed; a first scroll button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second scroll button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
141 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
141 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button to cause a cursor to navigate within a menu when no selection command has been received for the menu and to highlight a desired menu item within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 21 , wherein the first button is a scroll-up button.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 21 , wherein the second button is a scroll-down button.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 21 , wherein the first button is right arrow button.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
The handheld device of claim 21 , wherein the second button is a left arrow button.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
187 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
187 words
A handheld device for navigating among a plurality of menus and within individual menus, each menu comprising at least one menu item, the device comprising: a first button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a last menu item in a menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus and no selection command has been received for the menu, the first button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu; and a second button, wherein: when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, the second button causes the cursor to navigate from one menu to another; and when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item in a menu of the plurality of menus, and no selection command has been received for the menu, the second button causes the cursor to navigate within the menu.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 26 , wherein the first button is a scroll-up button.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 26 , wherein the second button is a scroll-down button.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
15 words
The handheld device of claim 26 , wherein the first button is right arrow button.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
16 words
The handheld device of claim 26 , wherein the second button is a left arrow button.
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