Apparatus And Method For A Simplified Menu Screen In Handheld Wireless Devices
OwnerTara Chand Singhalinventor
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Abstract
A simplified menu screen for a handheld mobile wireless device with a display/touch screen that provides for and displays an initial menu, a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on the display screen when the device is first activated, the simplified menu displays only up to five menu selection choices and thereby simplifies the initial menu screen and minimizes the complexity of the initial screen and a desired menu selection there from. A part of the simplified menu screen is used for live feed minimizing the number of steps required to access display of data relevant to a user.
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A method for a man-machine interface in handheld mobile computing and communication devices having a display screen, comprising the steps of:
- providing a handheld mobile device, having a CPU, a memory, wireless connectivity, an operating system, a display screen, and a menu function stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein providing by the menu function a human-factor driven man-machine interface;
- creating and maintaining by the menu function in the memory (i) a frequency of use of icon selections, (ii) identification of live digital content, and (iii) original menu screen icons;
- partitioning, by the menu function, the display screen, into multiple display areas, wherein providing in a first display area, the display of selection icons to include those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of those icons by the user;
- providing in a second display area, display of live digital content;
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- providing a display of icons for handheld mobile device operation.
An apparatus for man-machine interfacing comprising:
- a handheld mobile wireless device including a CPU, a memory, an operating system, and a display screen;
- a menu function, including a user interface, stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein (i) a frequency of use of icon selections is determined, (ii) live digital content is identified, and (iii) original menu screen icons are maintained;
- a first display area, within the display screen, wherein selection icons are displayed including displaying selection icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of selection icons by the user;
- a second display area, within the display screen, displaying live digital content;
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- a display of icons for device operation of the handheld mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.