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Mobile telephone with improved man machine interface

US7624357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2006
Grant dateNov 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/7243
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation.

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