Computer a software module arrangement, a circuitry arrangement, a user equipment and a method for an improved and extended user interface

A method for use in a user equipment comprising a display and at least one side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and

• wherein the method comprises:
• detecting that an object is in the touchless input area;
• indicating at least one option;
• detecting a movement of the object and
• acting by:
• when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, act accordingly by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object;
• when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object;
• when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment to a distance interval from the display, cancelling at least one option.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium carrying computer instructions that when loaded into and executed by a controller of a user equipment enables the user equipment to implement a method for use in the user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises a display and at least one side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the method comprises:

• detecting that an object is in the touchless input area;
• indicating at least one option;
• detecting a movement of the object;
• and
• acting by:
• when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, act accordingly by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object;
• when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object;
• when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment to a distance interval from the display and the option is associated with displaying further options, stopping the displaying of the further options.

An arrangement adapted to be used in a user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and said arrangement comprising:

• circuitry for detecting that an object is in the touchless input area;
• circuitry for indicating at least one option;
• circuitry for detecting a movement of the object;
• and
• circuitry for acting by:
• when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, act accordingly by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object;
• when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object;
• when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment to a distance interval from the display and the option is associated with displaying further options, stopping the displaying of the further options.