Multi-Stage Menu Selection Method and Electronic Device for Performing Same
OwnerDae-Geon HONGinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a multi-stage menu selection method for enhancing the user's convenience by displaying menus step by step when a large number of menus need to be displayed on a display having a small size compared to the number of the menus, and an electronic device for performing the method.
Claims27
An electronic device having a multi-stage menu selection function for selecting one of n menus where n is a natural number of 2 or more, and including a display, an input unit and a control unit,
- wherein when m is a natural number of 1 or more and less than n, a first path and a second path are defined on the display, m first display regions are defined on the first path, regions existing on the first path and not belonging to the first display regions are defined as non-display regions, and each of the non-display regions exists between two adjacent first display regions;
- the control unit is configured to control the display so that m primary menus among the n menus are respectively displayed on the m first display regions and so that when an input for selecting one of the non-display regions is detected by the input unit after the primary menus are displayed, each of one or more menus matched to the selected non-display region among the n menus is displayed on one of a plurality of second display regions defined on the second path.
A multi-stage menu selection method for selecting one of n menus where n is a natural number of 2 or more, in an electronic device including a display, the method comprising:
- a first step of, when m is a natural number of 1 or more and less than n, respectively displaying m primary menus among the n menus on m first display regions on a first path defined on the display;
- a second step of, when regions existing on the first path and not belonging to the first display regions are defined as non-display regions each of which exists between two adjacent first display regions, detecting an input for selecting one of the non-display regions;
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- a third step of, displaying each of one or more menus matched to the selected non-display region among the n menus on one of a plurality of second display regions defined on a second path on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.