Context sensitive pop-up window for a portable phone

A portable phone having:

• a display adapted to display data, and input means for inputting both information and instructions to a control unit in the phone, the control unit controlling the display in dependence on the operation of the input means;
• the input means including:
• a navigation key for moving a marker in the display;
• and a selection key for providing a request to the control unit for displaying operations which are allowed in a position defined by the marker, the allowed operations being shown in close relation to the displayed data in a pop-up window upon request by a user;
• the control unit generating the pop-up window which includes the allowed operations and covers from about 30 percent to about 70 percent of the full active display area;
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• the navigation key and the selection key allowing the user to navigate between the allowed operations present in the pop-up window and to select one of the allowed operations, the pop-up window being initiated by the user pressing the selection key.

A portable phone having:

• transceiver means for wireless communication via a telecommunication network for call handling;
• a display adapted to display data;
• input means for inputting both information and instructions to a control unit in the phone, the control unit controlling the display in dependence on the operation of the input means, the input means including a navigation key for moving a marker in the display and a selection key for providing a request to the control unit for displaying operations which are allowed in a position defined by the marker;
• the control unit generating a pop-up window which covers a part of the display upon reception of the request and which includes the allowed operations;
• and
• a navigation and selection key assembly positioned centrally on a front surface of the phone and including the selection key and the navigation key for allowing a user to navigate between the allowed operations present in the display as well as in the pop-up window and to select one of these operations, the pop-up window being initiated by the user pressing the selection key.