CN1968476A - Method for displaying menu items in a mobile device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The method for managing menu functions in a mobile station includes the steps of executing menu edition, selecting menu items the user uses frequently in the executed menu edition, to set up a menu, executing the menu, and displaying the menu of the selected menu items at first. The basic menu inclusive of all menu items the mobile station provides is selected as a last menu item of the mode menu displayed at first so that the user can access to menu items other than the menu items of preference. By providing easy mode menu with menu items the user or manufacturer of the mobile station uses frequently in advance, and displaying on a display window at first, the user is permitted a quick and easy access to a desired menu item without going through many steps of menus for using the desired menu item.
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The application is to be December 18, application number in 2000 the dividing an application for the application of " method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station " that be 00128228.X, denomination of invention the applying date.
The present invention relates to be used for the method for the menu function of managing mobile station.
Recently the remarkable development in the information and the communications field is changing information and communication environment rapidly.Especially, recent trend is that the number of users of portable mobile radio station grows with each passing day, and the demand to mobile radio station is also increased.On the other hand,, increased new function, and the research work of new function has never been paused to mobile radio station in order to provide convenience to the user.Undoubtedly, mobile radio station has telephony feature, and message transmission/receiving function, and data storage function is used to receive function such as the various picture and text business of weather, securities information or the like.And mobile radio station has also had Internet function recently.
Simultaneously, the menu function that is used for the various functions of managing mobile station is with the formal operations of " the best menu (hierachical optimum menu) of classification ".The best menu of classification is the menu that produces when making mobile radio station and be stored in the mobile radio station, represents a kind of hierarchy menu.That is,, need the experience several steps if use a menu.The hierarchy that the best menu of classification has the ejection form.In detail, a main menu has a plurality of submenus, and each submenu has a plurality of submenus again, therefore need in a step-wise fashion visit a submenu.Such as explained above, for offer the various of mobile radio station and can adapt, the system program that is used to operate mobile radio station also becomes same complicated.And, also become complicated, the menu function using method that the user must be familiar with the menu structure of a large amount of additional functions and be used for Administration menu owing to be used for the structure of menu of a large amount of additional functions of managing mobile station.
Below with reference to Fig. 1 the art methods that is used for the Administration menu function is described.Suppose that the user wishes to use the computing function in the mobile radio station.
Referring to Fig. 1, at first, when the indicator gate (generally being LCD) of mobile radio station had shown the basic menu item that mobile radio station mainly provides, for example the control of 1. volumes 101, and 2. telephone bell selects 102,3. schedule 103,4. reservation operation/warning (not shown), 5. password 104, and 6. facilitating functions 105,7. lock 106 or the like, the user pushes the menu button on the mobile radio station keyboard.
But during menu button on pushing keyboard, because the restriction of the size of mobile radio station indicator gate, the menu item number that can show on indicator gate is limited.Usually, on indicator gate, can show 2 or 3 menu items.Therefore, when pushing menu button, if do not show the menu item of wishing on the indicator gate, the user wants the cursor movable button on the operation keyboard, cursor is moved to the menu item of hope, for example " 6. facilitating functions 105 ".Such as explained above, when moving down cursor, menu item " 6. facilitating functions 105 " is presented on the indicator gate, in case selected menu item 6, the submenu of this menu item will be presented on the indicator gate.For example, suppose that the submenu of menu item 6 has 1. automatic area codes 107,2. energy-conservation 108,3. automatic reception 109 and 4. calculators 110.If at first do not show " the 4. calculator 110 " item in the Submenu Items on indicator gate, as mentioned above, the user wants the cursor movable button on the operation keyboard, cursor is moved to next Submenu Items.When the user selects " 4. calculator 110 " item, extract calculator function, use the calculator function of mobile radio station to allow the user.
Simultaneously, if he remembers each submenu number of showing on the indicator gate when the user pushes menu button, the operation that need not to push keyboard button so shows up to desirable menu.But in fact, the user is difficult to remember the Submenu Items of all these the main menu items and each the main menu item.Even the Submenu Items that search is wished in the main menu item that the user shows on indicator gate and the Submenu Items, and forget Submenu Items, still there is a problem, promptly the user need know which Submenu Items is required function drop on.Therefore, the user need repeat process several times, and the Previous Menu item of promptly advancing and reconnoitering advances to the lower level menu items of Previous Menu item then.In other words, be that the user can only waste the Submenu Items that a lot of time searches are used for calculator in menu item 6. facilitating functions 105 if the user does not know 4. calculators, 108 functions in advance.That is, in order to arrive the Submenu Items of hope, need many times operation, and will attempt repeatedly switching (toggle) keyboard button.For example, in order to arrive the 7th Submenu Items " screen intensity adjustment " under the 5th the main menu item " mobile station management ", the user need push keyboard button more than 10 times altogether.That is,, need push button No. four times, in order to arrive the 7th Submenu Items, also need to push button No. six times then in order to arrive the 5th the main menu item.
As mentioned above, it is very complicated that the best menu structure of classification becomes along with many new function development, and produce many menu items and manage new function.Because need a lot of steps of experience could arrive the menu item of wishing, the user caused huge time waste.And, depending on the user, the best menu structure of classification has the obsolete menu item of a lot of users, and this problem that causes is that the menu item that arrives some actual hope needs too much step.
Therefore, the present invention is devoted to a kind of method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station, and it has substantially eliminated the one or more problems that caused by the limitation of prior art and shortcoming.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station, it allows the easy to access of menu item that the user is wished.
Proposed supplementary features of the present invention and advantage in the following explanation, it can partly be understood from this explanation, maybe can grasp by practice of the present invention.Can realize and obtain purpose of the present invention and other advantage by specifically noted structure in specification and claim and the accompanying drawing.
In order to realize these and other advantage and according to purpose of the present invention, such as the explanation of embodiment and broad sense, the method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station comprises following each step: the menu item of only selecting preference from mobile radio station in the basic menu item of storing in advance.Set up simple and easy (EZ) pattern menu of selected menu item in advance.When using the menu function of mobile radio station, at first in the indicator gate of mobile radio station, show simple and easy pattern optional items of menu.The user selects the menu item of hope from shown EZ pattern menu item.
Can be by EZ pattern menu and the basic menu of producer at the stage of exploitation mobile radio station structure preference menu item.
Can be by the user at the EZ pattern menu of in the menu editing process, constructing the preference menu item after the mobile radio station manufacturing.
The user can select the frequent menu item that uses of user as EZ pattern optional items of menu in the process of menu editing.
Perhaps, the user can select the EZ pattern menu of preference menu item according to the statistics of the nearest menu item that often uses of mobile radio station in the process of menu editing.
In another aspect of the present invention, a kind of method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station is provided, comprise following each step: (1) only selects the preference menu item from the basic menu item of mobile radio station, simple and easy to construct (EZ) pattern menu, (2) when using the menu function of mobile radio station, at first in the indicator gate of mobile radio station, show simple and easy pattern optional items of menu.
Comprise last menu item of the pattern menu that the selected conduct of basic menu of all menu items that mobile radio station provides at first shows, make the user can use the menu item except the preference menu item.
By the simple and easy pattern menu with the frequent menu item that uses of user or mobile radio station producer is provided in advance, and shown in indicator gate that at first the user can be rapidly and entered the menu item of hope simply and need not to experience many menu steps for the menu item of use wishing.
Should be appreciated that above-mentioned general explanation and following detailed description all are exemplary with indicative, are used to provide the further explanation to claim of the present invention.
The accompanying drawing of a formation specification part that is comprised is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, has shown embodiments of the invention, and explains principle of the present invention with specification.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 represents to be used for the schematic diagram of art methods of the menu function of managing mobile station;
Fig. 2 represents to be used to explain the block diagram of the mobile station system of the inventive method;
Fig. 3 A represents the flow chart according to the step of the method for the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of first preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 B represents the flow chart according to the step of the method for the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of second preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 represents to be used for according to the preferred embodiment of the invention the schematic diagram from the process of the menu item of the basic menu item selection hope of mobile radio station by the user;
Fig. 5 A represent according to first preferred embodiment of the invention in the indicator gate of mobile radio station the choice menus item as the schematic diagram of EZ menu;
Fig. 5 B represents to be used to carry out the schematic diagram from the process of the menu item function of EZ menu item selection by the user;
Fig. 6 represents according to a further embodiment of the invention the EZ menu item that shows with the icon form on indicator gate.
The example that shows with reference to the accompanying drawings is to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
The method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station of the present invention comprises following each step: the menu item of only selecting hope from the basic menu item of mobile radio station, to construct simple and easy pattern menu, and when carrying out the menu function of mobile radio station, at first in the indicator gate of mobile radio station, show simple and easy pattern optional items of menu.
Fig. 2 represents to be used to explain the block diagram of the mobile station system of method of the present invention, and Fig. 3 A represents the flow chart according to the method step of the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of first preferred embodiment of the invention.
Describe below with reference to Fig. 2 and 3 pairs of methods according to the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of first preferred embodiment of the invention.
Referring to Fig. 2, mobile radio station comprises: keyboard 10 has a plurality of buttons that are used for being produced by the user key signals; Microprocessor 20 is used to respond the whole system from the key signals control mobile radio station of keyboard 10; Memory 30 is used for storing and providing system program and information needed under the control of microprocessor 20; And display (normally LCD) 40, be used to the information that shows that microprocessor 20 reads.At first, explain a step, promptly from the basic menu item of mobile radio station, only select the menu item of hope, to construct simple and easy pattern menu as principal character of the present invention.The menu item that has two kinds of methods to select the user to wish.
In first method, after the mobile radio station manufacturing is finished,, construct simple and easy (or EZ) pattern menu with user preference menu item by the editor of user to menu.The user can select menu item that the user often uses as EZ pattern menu item in the menu editing process, and perhaps user's statistics of can be in the menu editing pattern being used menu item many times in reference to mobile radio station recently comes the choice menus item as EZ pattern menu item.That is, when the user will construct the EZ menu of mobile radio station, the user pushed time expand of 2～3 seconds scopes with the menu button on the keyboard 10, to show the main menu item of the basic menu of having stored in the mobile radio station in the indicator gate of display.Then, when the user selects any one main menu item in the basic menu by using cursor movable button moving cursor on the keyboard 10, in indicator gate, show the Submenu Items of selected the main menu item.In the case, the sidepiece at each submenu has a check box that is used for determining the submenu selection.When the user added check mark by action button in check box, this Submenu Items was selected as the EZ menu item.All menu items can be checked, comprises the menu item that has or do not have submenu.For example, be used for the Submenu Items of function (for example " calculator " menu item), or comprise the main menu item (for example " facilitating functions " menu item) of Submenu Items (" calculator " menu item) can be selected as the EZ optional items of menu.Selected the individual menu item of one (or several) of wishing from the Submenu Items an of the main menu item after, the button of user's operation keyboard 10 is selected another menu item so that return the entree single-stage, perhaps finishes to be used to select the menu editing process of EZ menu item.
Fig. 4 represents to be used for according to the preferred embodiment of the invention being selected from the basic menu item of mobile radio station by the user process of the menu item of hope, Fig. 5 A represents that according to the preferred embodiment of the invention the choice menus item is elaborated to first kind of selection course below with reference to these accompanying drawings as the schematic diagram of EZ menu in the indicator gate of mobile radio station.
If the user will select " calculator " menu item, by menu button being pushed 2～3 seconds time expand start menu editing process.In the case, show 1. volumes control 301 in indicator gate, 2. telephone bell selects 302, and 3. schedule 303, and has a check box 300 to be used for determining the selection of the main menu item at the sidepiece of each the main menu item.In the case, owing to do not show the main menu item 6. facilitating functions 304 that comprise Submenu Items " calculator " in the indicator gate, user's action button is to move to cursor the 6th the main menu item " 6. facilitating functions 304 ".Then, when user's action button when selecting " 6. facilitating functions 304 ", in indicator gate, show the Submenu Items of the 6th the main menu item.Indicator gate can once show three the main menu items or two Submenu Itemses.Therefore, at first in the indicator gate of Fig. 4, do not show the 4th Submenu Items " 4. calculator 305 ".Therefore, the user needs action button, with the Submenu Items " 4. calculator " that cursor is moved to hope.Then, the user adds check mark by using button in the check box 300 of menu item " 4. calculator 305 " sidepiece, with choice menus item 305 " 4. calculator ".If select another menu, the user can return main menu by using button, i.e. Previous Menu.By repeating identical process, can select the menu item that is hopeful.After this, when the operation menu (step 203), selected menu item is shown as first submenu (step 204), easily enters the menu item of hope with facility.
In the second method that is used for the choice menus item, can have the EZ pattern menu and the basic menu of preference menu item at the development phase of mobile radio station structure by the producer of mobile radio station.As mentioned above, selection course of the present invention forms the different tree structures of the basic menu with the EZ pattern menu that give mobile radio station.In order to arrive EZ pattern menu tree, only need to push and singly touch button on the keyboard 10, perhaps need after arriving this menu function, use button select.That is, EZ pattern menu is by making the mobile radio station user and often do not use or useless menu item does not show in indicator gate, and the mobile radio station user often used or useful menu item is stored standbyly, reduces the button press number of times of user on keyboard 10.
Another example of explained later selection course.For example, suppose that the basic menu of mobile radio station has following four the main menu items, each the main menu item has a plurality of Submenu Itemses.
*Basic menu
1. volume, and the tinkle of bells (the main menu item):
Conversion between the ring, the tinkle of bells is selected, and ringing volume is called out connection sound, service change sound, one minute communication sound, automated communications volume (Submenu Items).
2. electronic notebook function (the main menu item):
Recording phone number, schedule, the schedule search, the past schedule is wiped, zebra time, calculator, the communication inventory is wiped, and all telephone number is wiped, and own telephone number is confirmed (Submenu Items).
3. mobile station management (the main menu item):
Locking is provided with, call duration time section inventory, and password changes, and district's sign indicating number is provided with, district's sign indicating number input, background illumination, additional telephone number, screen illumination adjustment (Submenu Items).
4. data communication (the main menu item):
MDR, communication pattern setting (Submenu Items).
The user can wipe the menu item of the function of often not using from basic menu item, and as described below, often only selects the menu item of the function of use and forms new EZ pattern menu tree.Under situation by the structure EZ of mobile radio station producer pattern menu, because often the menu item that uses is different with the user, can add to mobile radio station and be used for the function of wiping menu item, perhaps be used for adding the function of new menu item to EZ pattern menu item from EZ pattern menu item.
Shown that below the user selects and an example of the EZ menu of structure.
*EZ pattern menu
1. volume, and the tinkle of bells (the main menu item):
Conversion between the ring, the tinkle of bells is selected, ringing volume (Submenu Items).
2. electronic notebook function (the main menu item):
Recording phone number, schedule, schedule search (Submenu Items).
3. mobile station management (the main menu item):
Locking is provided with, call duration time section inventory, background illumination (Submenu Items).
Fig. 3 A represents the flow chart according to the method step of the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of first preferred embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 5 B represents to be used for to explain the indicator gate schematic diagram of process that comes the menu function of managing mobile station by the EZ pattern menu that uses Figure 4 and 5 A to construct.Below with reference to Fig. 5 B and 3A the method according to the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of first preferred embodiment of the invention is described.As mentioned above, the present invention's suggestion is when using the menu function of mobile radio station, and the user at first shows simple and easy pattern optional items of menu in indicator gate for convenience.In the case, shown in Fig. 5 B, last menu item of EZ pattern menu is set to comprise the basic menu of all menu items that mobile radio station provides, and makes the user can enter the menu item except the EZ optional items of menu.
Referring to Fig. 3 A, when shown in Fig. 5 B, show 1. telephone bell volumes 401 of the EZ pattern menu item of constructing in the selection course in indicator gate, 2. the tinkle of bells 402,3. total call duration time section 403,4. distinguish sign indicating number 404 automatically, 5. calculator 405, during 6. basic menu, if push menu button, microprocessor 20 among Fig. 2 is checked the menu button that just is being pressed on the keyboard 10, directly to advance to EZ pattern menu.When the user wanted choice menus item " calculator ", because the menu item limited in number that the indicator gate of mobile radio station once can show, the user can not find menu item 5. calculators 405 from the menu item that at first shows.In the case, user's action button is to move to cursor next EZ menu item, choice menus item 5. calculators 405.That is, the user can move to cursor the menu item of hope by switching the button on the shown menu item or pushing the button of respective number.Then, by using an ACK button setting in a plurality of buttons to wish the function of menu item.Therefore, because unlike the prior art, therefore the menu item of explicit user preference at first might enter the menu item of hope at short notice and need not to experience many steps.
Fig. 3 B represents the flow chart according to the method step of the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of second preferred embodiment of the invention.Below with reference to Fig. 5 B and 3B the method according to the menu function that is used for managing mobile station of second preferred embodiment of the invention is described.As mentioned above, the present invention's suggestion is when using the menu function of mobile radio station, and the user at first shows simple and easy pattern optional items of menu in the indicator gate of mobile radio station for convenience.In the case, shown in Fig. 5 B, also last menu item of EZ pattern menu is set to comprise the basic menu of all menu items that mobile radio station provides, and makes the user can enter the menu item except the EZ optional items of menu.
Referring to Fig. 3 B, when the button on user's possible operation keyboard 10 when selecting EZ pattern menu or other the main menu item, if push menu button, microprocessor 20 among Fig. 2 is checked the menu button that just is being pressed on the keyboard 10, at first to show the main menu item of the basic menu that comprises EZ pattern menu on indicator gate.In case selected EZ pattern menu or any one the main menu item, on indicator gate, shown the Submenu Items of EZ menu item or selected the main menu item.The user can move to cursor the menu item of hope by switching the button on the shown menu item or pushing the button of respective number.Then, by using an ACK button in a plurality of buttons, the function of the menu item of hope is set.Therefore, unlike the prior art, by with EZ pattern menu setting be or even basic menu in first the main menu item, might enter the menu item of hope at short notice, and need not to experience many steps.
Below with reference to Fig. 6 the method for the menu function that is used for managing mobile station is in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention described.In this embodiment, menu item is not to show with former described character style, but shows with the icon form of supporting figure.Fig. 6 represents the EZ menu item of the icon form that shows according to a further embodiment of the invention in indicator gate.
Referring to Fig. 6, in indicator gate, shown icon 501～506 corresponding to the various menu item, selected icon 502 is shown by inverse (inverted color).As mentioned above, in order to select icon, on the keyboard of mobile radio station, there is the user to be used for and is used for carrying out the selector button 508 of selected icon along the cursor movable button 507 of upper and lower, left and right direction moving cursor.And indicator gate has shown and has been used for the icon 506 of basic menu that the choice menus editing process is constructed the menu editing icon 501 of EZ menu and is used to select comprise the menu item of all functions that mobile radio station provides.When the user moves to menu editing icon 501 by using the cursor movable button with cursor, and when pushing selector button 508, carry out the menu editing process.Then, identical with previous embodiment when the user selects basic menu icon as mentioned above, the basic menu item of character display form in indicator gate.Select the process of EZ pattern menu to carry out with the method identical with the menu editing process of previous embodiment.When the user used menu function, basic menu item that shows in the indicator gate and EZ pattern menu item all had the icon form.In addition, carry out menu function by the step identical with above-mentioned two embodiment.
Fig. 6 represents the EZ menu item of the icon form that shows according to a further embodiment of the invention in indicator gate, the menu editing icon 501 that provides by the menu editing process is provided, basic menu icon 506, melody choice menus item 502, report to the police 503, locking 504, calculator 505 or the like, the user has selected melody to select icon 502.Equally, in the present embodiment, also at first be presented in the indicator gate as the EZ menu item, can make things convenient for the user to enter the menu item of hope with the icon form because the menu item that the user often uses is selected.Because when showing the icon of EZ menu item in indicator gate, " basic menu icon " 506 is shown as last menu item of EZ pattern menu, the user can enter the menu item except EZ pattern menu item when wishing.
As mentioned above, the method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station of the present invention has the following advantages.The menu item that utilizes mobile radio station user or producer often to use is in advance set up EZ pattern menu, and at first be presented in the indicator gate, thereby the permission user enters the menu item of hope rapidly and like a cork and need not to experience a lot of steps for the menu item that uses hope.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that under the situation that does not depart from the present invention's spirit and essence, can carry out various modifications and variations the method that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station of the present invention.Therefore, all modification and modification that fall in claims and its equivalent scope all should be contained by the present invention.
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1. device that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station comprises:
Select the preference menu item from the basic menu of mobile radio station, described basic menu is represented the tree structure of menu item;
Be increased in the simple and easy pattern menu by the various menu item that will select from basic menu, structure is independent of the simple and easy pattern menu of basic menu; And
On the display window of mobile radio station, show simple and easy pattern optional items of menu, the corresponding different function of each menu item of simple and easy pattern menu.
2. according to the device of claim 1, last menu item of wherein simple and easy pattern menu is basic menu item, makes the user that other menu items that provided by mobile radio station except the preference menu item can be provided.
3. according to the device of claim 1, wherein after the mobile radio station manufacturing is finished, in the menu editing process, construct the simple and easy pattern menu of preference menu item by the user.
4. according to the device of claim 3, wherein the preference menu item is the menu item that the user often uses.
5. according to the device of claim 3, wherein the preference menu item is the menu item of selecting according to the statistics of the nearest menu item that often uses of mobile radio station.
6. according to the device of claim 3, wherein the menu editing process comprises following each step:
The user pushes the menu editing process button on the mobile radio station keyboard, to show the main menu item of basic menu continuously on indicator gate;
When the cursor movable button on using keyboard is selected a main menu item, on indicator gate, show the Submenu Items and the check box thereof of selected main menu;
When using cursor movable button and selector button from menu item that Submenu Items is selected to wish, mark selector number in the check box of selected Submenu Items;
When the user will return the entree single-stage by the use button, on indicator gate, show the main menu item; And
Repeat above-mentioned steps, finish the menu editing process up to the user.
7. according to the device of claim 1, wherein construct the simple and easy pattern menu and the basic menu of preference menu item in the mobile radio station development phase by the manufacturer of mobile radio station.
8. according to the device of claim 1, wherein on indicator gate, show all menu items of simple and easy pattern menu with the icon form by the use figure.
9. device that is used for the menu function of managing mobile station comprises:
Select the preference menu item from the basic menu of mobile radio station, described basic menu is represented the tree structure of menu item;
Be increased in the simple and easy pattern menu by the various menu item that will select from basic menu, structure is independent of the simple and easy pattern menu of basic menu; And
The item that shows the basic menu that comprises simple and easy pattern menu is as basic menu item.
10. according to the device of claim 9, wherein on indicator gate, show all menu items of simple and easy pattern menu with the icon form by the use figure.
11. according to the device of claim 9, wherein simple and easy pattern menu item is first the main menu item of basic menu.
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