Patent ID: 6567133
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H03J

Abstract:
A method for selecting an option from a plurality of options in a system comprising a display screen and an input device having a plurality of hard keys, the method comprising:a display step for simultaneously displaying on the display screen each and every one of a plurality of soft keys, each of which corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of options, the plurality of soft keys having associated therewith a plurality of groups of soft keys, each group being relatable to the input device, a preselection step selecting a particular group of the plurality of groups of soft keys, a selection step selecting a particular hard key for selecting a desired soft key of the particular group, the desired soft key relating to the selected hard key on the basis of correspondence between the desired soft key and a location of the hard key on the input device, and an activation step activating the option corresponding with the thus selected soft key, wherein the selection step includes selecting the particular hard key on the basis of correspondence between the soft key in the selected group and the hard key on the input device.