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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Apparatus, methods and computer program products providing menu expansion and organization functions
Applicants:
Karin Spalink, Durham, NC (US);
James B Cunningham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Karin Spalink, Durham, NC (US);
James B Cunningham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Display of menu items on a display of an electronic device, such as a cellphone or other portable device, is managed by defining first and second menus including respective first and second groups of menu items (e.g., graphic icons and/or text), wherein the first group of menu items is a subset of the second group of menu items. The device transitions from display of the first menu to display of the second menu responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function. Menu items may be organized responsive to user input.