Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for using menu functions of an electronic device

US7694237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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43Claims

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Assignee

Nokia · FI

Inventors

Juha Pusa · Pirkkala, FI
Katja Leinonen · Tampere, FI
Jussi-Pekka Kekki · Tampere, FI

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2003
Grant date	Apr 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/72445
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for using menu functions of an electronic device are presented. The electronic device provides the menu functions in a menu layer structure that comprises a top menu layer and at least one lower menu layer. One of the lower menu layers is a bottom menu layer. The top menu layer overlaps at least partially the lower menu layers. A user of the electronic device selects a menu layer to be provided as a top menu layer from the lower menu layers by giving a first command and the user selects a function to be performed from the top menu layer by giving a second command.

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