Patent ID: 6141011
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
In a computing device having a limited set of input keys, a method for assisting a user with entering user input, the method comprising:providing a terse set of physical input keys comprising navigation keys, a select key, and an edit key;at a different location on said computing device than where said physical input keys are located, displaying a user interface that requires input of information from the user;receiving user input at the navigation keys for moving a screen cursor to different regions of the user interface;with the screen cursor positioned at a particular region of the user interface, receiving user input at the edit key for invoking a context-sensitive input system;determining a set of appropriate user input entries for the device for the particular region of the user interface where the screen cursor is currently positioned;displaying at the particular region a control based on at least some of said set of appropriate user input entries;receiving user input at the navigation keys for positioning the screen cursor at a desired entry from said set of appropriate user input entries; andreceiving user input at the select key for inputting the desired entry as user input for the device.