Graphical layout and keypad response to visually depict and implement device functionality for interactivity with a numbered keypad

In a mobile telephone having a display and a numbered keypad containing keys, a method comprising the steps of:

• displaying information on the display so that the display is visually partitioned into at least two regions, wherein each region is associated with a respective one of the keys in the numbered keypad and represents a choice of an option that may be selected by selecting the associated key and, wherein, the regions are organized on the display in a configuration that corresponds to a configuration of the keys on the numbered keypad;
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• responding to selection of a selected one of the keys on the numbered keypad, by taking an action.

In an electronic device having an output device and at least two numbered buttons for input, a method of navigating, comprising the steps of:

• outputting navigation options on the output device to generate a first output so that each output option occupies a portion of the output that correlates to one of the numbered buttons and the output options are patterned on the first output to correspond to a physical layout of the numbered buttons;
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• upon a user of the electronic device selecting one of the numbered buttons, outputting a set of new navigation options on the output device associated with the selected button, said new navigation options patterned to correspond to the physical layout of the numbered buttons and each option being correlated with one of the numbered buttons.

In an electronic device having a display and numbered keys, a method of locating a site, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a first map of a geographic area on the display that contains the site, wherein the map is partitioned into visually delimited regions and wherein each region corresponds to a respective one of the numbered keys;
• and
• upon a user selecting a selected one of the numbered keys, displaying a second map on the display which depicts the region of the first map that corresponds to the selected one of the numbered keys in more detail.

In an electronic device having a display and a numbered keypad with keys, a method, comprising the steps of:

• displaying visual representations of services in respective regions of the display, wherein each of said regions corresponds to a respective one of the keys on the numbered keypad and wherein the regions are patterned in a geometric configuration corresponding to the geometric configuration of the keys on the numbered keypad;
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• in response to a user of the electronic device selecting a selected one of the keys, displaying information on the display to enable the user to request a given service that is visually represented by the region that corresponds with the selected key.

A storage medium for use in an electronic apparatus having a display and a numbered keypad having keys, said medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:

• displaying visual information on the display in sections, wherein each section is associated with a respective one of the keys on the numbered keypad and wherein each section provides a visual indication of a selection associated with selecting the key on the number keypad;
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• in response to selection of a selected one of the keys on the numbered keypad, triggering an event.

A storage medium for use in a mobile telephone having a display and a numbered keypad containing keys, said storage numbered keypad containing keys, said storage medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:

• displaying information on the display so that the display is visually partitioned into at least two regions, wherein each region is associated with a respective one of the keys in the numbered keypad and represents a choice of an option that may be selected by selecting the associated key and, wherein, the regions are organized on the display in a configuration that corresponds to a configuration of the keys on the numbered keypad;
• and
• responding to selection of a selected one of the keys on the numbered keypad, by taking an action.

A storage medium for use with an electronic device having a display and numbered keys, said storage medium holding instructions for performing a method, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a first map of a geographic area on the display that contains the site, wherein the map is partitioned into visually delimited regions and wherein each region corresponds to a respective one of the numbered keys;
• and
• upon a user selecting a selected one of the numbered keys, displaying a second map on the display which depicts the region of the first map that corresponds to the selected one of the numbered keys in more detail.