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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Juha Pusa, Pirkkala, FI;
Katja Leinonen, Tampere, FI;
Jussi-pekka Kekki, Tampere, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.