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Apparatus and method for presenting menu items on user interface of consumer electronics device

US8438501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2011
Grant dateMay 7, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0482
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A consumer electronics device has a video display, a processor controlling the display, and a computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The storage medium bears instructions executable by the processor to cause a user interface (UI) to appear on the display, where the UI includes plural alpha-numeric elements. Further, each element includes plural alpha-numeric characters arranged in a row. Even further, each element is characterized by a color, a row orientation, and a size, where at least the size is established at least in part by a frequency of selection of an element. Thus, at least a first element has a first color, first size, and first row orientation and at least a second element has a second color, second size, and second row orientation respectively different from the first color, first size, and first row orientation.

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