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US 2003/0214535 A1Published application
User interface for a messaging device and method
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorJames Hymel
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Abstract
A user interface and method of providing the interface for a messaging device 200 includes detecting activation 303 of an alphanumeric key 213 from a set of keys 211 comparing a status of the messaging device to a predetermined status 305; and when the comparison is unfavorable presenting a normal interface procedure 307 for the messaging device; and when the comparison is favorable 309 presenting a quick interface procedure for the messaging device.
Claims20
A method of providing an efficient user interface for a messaging device, the method including the steps of:
- detecting activation of an alphanumeric key from a set of keys;
- comparing a status of the messaging device to a predetermined status;
- when said comparison is unfavorable and responsive to said activation, presenting a first interface procedure for the messaging device;
- and
- when said comparison is favorable and responsive to said activation, presenting a second interface procedure for the messaging device, said second interface procedure differing from said first interface procedure.
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A user interface for a messaging device comprising in combination:
- a set of keys including alphanumeric and non alphanumeric keys;
- a display for providing visual interaction for a user of the messaging device;
- and
- a controller, coupled to said set of said keys and said display, for;
- driving said display and detecting activation of an alphanumeric key from said set of keys;
- comparing a status of the messaging device to a predetermined status;
- presenting, when said comparison is unfavorable and responsive to said activation, a first interface procedure for the messaging device using said keys and said display;
- and
- presenting, when said comparison is favorable and responsive to said activation, a second interface procedure for the messaging device using said keys and said display, said second interface procedure differing from said first interface procedure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.