Apparatus and method for intuitive audio keypad navigation for a wireless communication device

A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

• providing a keypad having a plurality of keys;
• activating one of the plurality of keys;
• generating a unique output signal corresponding to the one key and in response to activation of the one key;
• and
• responding to the unique output signal by providing a unique audible signal corresponding to the activated key,
• wherein responding to the unique output signal by providing the unique audible signal includes providing a number of tones, the number of tones corresponding to a numerical identity of the activated key.

A medium having stored thereon a data structure for a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device including a keypad having a plurality of keys thereon, the data structure comprising:

• a plurality of data fields corresponding to the plurality of keys, each of the data fields containing data representing a unique sound associated with each of the plurality of keys;
• and
• a selector data field to select one of the plurality of data fields in response to user activation of the associated one of the plurality of keys,
• wherein the plurality of data fields comprises a numerical value corresponding to each of the keys, the numerical value further corresponding to a number of pulses of the unique sounds.