Apparatus and method for a simplified menu screen in handheld wireless devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12405707-B2
Application number	US-202318230635-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2023
Priority date	Aug 24, 2013
Publication date	Sep 2, 2025
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025

Abstract

A simplified menu screen for a handheld mobile wireless device with a display/touch screen that provides for and displays an initial menu, a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on the display screen when the device is first activated, the simplified menu displays only up to five menu selection choices and thereby simplifies the initial menu screen and minimizes the complexity of the initial screen and a desired menu selection there from. A part of the simplified menu screen is used for live feed minimizing the number of steps required to access display of data relevant to a user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for a man-machine interface in handheld mobile computing and communication devices having a display screen, comprising the steps of:
providing a handheld mobile device, having a CPU, a memory, wireless connectivity, an operating system, a display screen, and a menu function stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein providing by the menu function a human-factor driven man-machine interface;
creating and maintaining by the menu function in the memory (i) a frequency of use of icon selections, (ii) identification of live digital content, and (iii) original menu screen icons;
partitioning, by the menu function, the display screen, into multiple display areas, wherein providing in a first display area, the display of selection icons to include those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of those icons by a user;
providing in a second display area, display of live real time digital content; and
providing a display of icons for handheld mobile device operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
positioning the multiple display areas on the display screen in an order of priority based on user settings.

3. A method for a man-machine interface in handheld mobile computing and communication devices having a display screen, comprising the steps of:
providing a handheld mobile device, having a CPU, a memory, wireless connectivity, an operating system, a display screen, and a menu function stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein providing by the menu function a human-factor driven man-machine interface;
creating and maintaining by the menu function in the memory (i) a frequency of use of icon selections, (ii) identification of live digital content, and (iii) original menu screen icons;
partitioning, by the menu function, the display screen, into multiple display areas, wherein providing in a first display area, the display of selection icons to include those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of those icons by a user;
providing in a second display area, display of live digital content; and
providing a display of icons for handheld mobile device operation, wherein
the live digital content includes one or more of sports results, weather, event reminders, live video, stock updates, or news feed.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the steps of:
allocating substantially half of the display screen to the display of live digital content.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
including in the handheld mobile device operation, one or more icons for a camera and a call selection.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the display of selection icons to include those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of those icons by users or a mobile device user.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
structuring the display of the icons in two groups and limiting the number of display of icons to fit in the first display area.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
adjusting size of the display areas for individual preferences based on the size of the display screen.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
generating a list of live digital content feeds and displaying the list of live digital content feeds.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying original menu screen including the display of icons for the handheld mobile device operation.

11. An apparatus for man-machine interfacing comprising:
a handheld mobile wireless device including a CPU, a memory, an operating system, and a display screen;
a menu function, including a user interface, stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein (i) a frequency of use of icon selections is determined, (ii) live digital content is identified, and (iii) original menu screen icons are maintained;
a first display area, within the display screen, wherein selection icons are displayed including displaying selection icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of selection icons by a user;
a second display area, within the display screen, displaying live digital content; and
a display of icons for device operation of the handheld mobile device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the user interface is configured to position multiple display areas on the display screen based on user settings.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the live digital content includes one or more of sports results, weather, event reminders, live video, stock updates, or news feed.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the menu function is configured to allocate substantially half of the display screen to the display of live digital content.

15. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising icons for a camera and a call selection.

16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the display of selection icons includes those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use of those icons by a generic user or a mobile device user.

17. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the menu function is configured to structure the display of the icons in two groups and limit the number of display of icons to fit in the first display area.

18. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the menu function is configured to adjust sizes of the display areas for individual preferences based on the size of the display screen.

19. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a list of live digital content feeds is generated, further comprising a display of a list of live digital content feeds.

20. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising an original menu screen wherein the original menu screen includes the display of icons for the handheld mobile device operation.

Assignees

• Singhal Tara Chand

Inventors

• Singhal Tara Chand

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title