Patent ID: 7860536

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a portable communication device having a display and a click wheel: detecting a first input on the click wheel; in response to detecting the first input: displaying a telephone user interface on the display, including a current image of a rotary dial, wherein the current image of the rotary dial provides visual clues as to the functionality of the click wheel for a current mode of operation; and entering a first mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a first image of the rotary dial including a plurality of icons arranged proximate to a periphery of the rotary dial, the plurality of icons include numbers, and there is an absolute angular relationship between respective contact points on the click wheel and corresponding icon positions on the first image of the rotary dial; detecting a second input on the click wheel; and in response to the second input, entering a second mode of operation distinct from the first mode of operation, wherein, in the second mode of operation, the current image of the rotary dial is a second image of the rotary dial including a different shading pattern than the first image of the rotary dial.