Navigating through menus of a handheld computer

Details Navigating through menus of a handheld computer Navigating through menus of a handheld computer

2005-07-28

2009-08-18

Zhou, Ting (Department: 2173)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S856000, C715S864000, C455S566000, C345S157000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07577920

ABSTRACT:
A technique to navigate through one or more menus of a handheld computer is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique uses a handheld device having a first button to cause a cursor to navigate through a plurality of menu items and to highlight a desired menu item. The device also has a second button to cause the cursor to navigate through a plurality of menus when the cursor is highlighting one of the menus or a first menu item, and to cause the cursor to highlight a previous menu item when the cursor is highlighting a menu item other than the first menu item.

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