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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Joanne W Davidson, Keansburg, NJ (US);
William F Dudley, Jr, Jackson, NJ (US);
David M Gresham, East Hampton, NY (US);
Michael L Moroze, Broomfield, CO (US);
Elizabeth Bauer-Nilsen Sanders, Columbus, OH (US);
Alessandro A Subrizi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Susan L Tuttle, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A menu level indicator facilitates ease of use of a telephone terminal by a user by providing easily understandable information about selectable menu options available in an interactive display on the telephone terminal. The menu level indicator provides a visual indication for permitting the user to directly determine the number of menu options available while at one of multiple selectable menu levels in the menu. The menu level indicator also provides a visual indication for the user as to the relative position of a displayed, selectable menu option with respect to other selectable menu options commonly located at one of the multiple selectable menu levels. As a user maneuvers through the menu levels, such user is able to quickly develop a mental model of the feature menus and easily navigate through these menu selections.