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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Marcus Davidsson, Linköping, SE;
Charlotta Wilstedt, Malmö, SE;
Inventors:
Marcus Davidsson, Linköping, SE;
Charlotta Wilstedt, Malmö, SE;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for selection control using a touch screen, wherein first and second intersecting bars () are displayed, preferably near the edge, on the screen (), and the first bar () displays containers () and the second bar () displays objects () contained in one of said containers (); and an object in the second bar () is activated by one touch on said object, or objects displayed in the second bar () are replaced by objects contained in a selected container by one touch on said selected container in the first bar ().