Patent ID: 7454713
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of managing display of menu items on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising: defining first and second menus comprising respective first and second groups of individually selectable menu items, wherein the first group of menu items is a subset of the second group of menu items; displaying the first menu as a first rectangular array having plural rows and plural columns of individually selectable menu items; responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function, displaying the second menu as a second rectangular array having a greater number of rows and/or columns of individually selectable menu items than the first rectangular array; defining a third menu comprising a third group of individually selectable menu items, wherein the first and second groups of menu items are subsets of the third group of menu items; responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function, transitioning from display of the second rectangular array to display of the third menu as a third rectangular array having a greater number of rows and/or columns of individually selectable menu items than the second rectangular array; and responsive to user activation of a menu reduction function, transitioning from display of the third rectangular array to display of the first rectangular array.