Patent ID: 6606082
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An electronics device, comprising:an input mechanism that enables a user to enter multiple different navigation commands; a screen comprising a display area for displaying no more than three lines of alphanumeric characters; a processing unit coupled to the input mechanism and the screen, the processing unit displaying on the screen a current item from a navigatable set of items and in response to navigation commands entered via the input mechanism, changing to a new item in the navigatable set; and a navigation glyph for presentation on the screen, the navigation glyph comprising individual elements that are selectively displayed, on the screen to indicate which of the different navigation commands are available for entry via the input mechanism to navigate from the current item to the new item, only the navigational glyph elements that are selectively displayed being presented, each selectively displayed navigation glyph element representing a respective navigation command that can be expected to presently assist in navigation through one or more of the navigatable items.