EP0792056A2
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Portable communication apparatus
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-02-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A portable communication apparatus 1 provides a displaying on which the user is able to easily find out the object item at the time of displaying the list of the plural items. In the case where the functional items are separated into some groups and formed into hierarchical structure, the display layout is changed for each hierarchy at the time of displaying the list of the items. Therefore, by viewing at the differences among the display layouts, the user can know which hierarchy is currently being displayed and can easily find out the object item.
Inventors
- 👤 Fukuharu Sudo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:19
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/23; H04M1/233; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/2747; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72469; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/4104; H04N21/4126; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/42206; H04N21/43; H04N21/436; H04N21/4363; H04N21/43637; H04N21/47; H01; H01H; H01H19/00; H01H19/02; H01H19/10; H01H19/14; H01H2019/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A portable communication terminal (1) comprising: display means (5) for displaying a desired selected item out of plural selection items which are hierarchically constructed; pointer means (6) for indicating a desired item out of said plural selection items displayed on said display; instruction switch means (6) for displaying an item of low hierarchy, corresponding to an item indicated by said pointer, on said display; and data processor means (7) for changing the display layout at the time of switching by said pointer and switch from a display for selection items of high hierarchy to a display for items of low hierarchy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A portable communication terminal according to claim 1, comprising data processor means (7) for, at the time of switching by said pointer and switch from the display for the selection items of the high hierarchy to the display for the items of the low hierarchy, simultaneously displaying information indicating the high hierarchy which is linked with said low hierarchy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
A portable communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2, comprising data processor means (7) for, at the time of switching by said pointer and switch from the display for the selection items of the high hierarchy to the display for the items of the low hierarch, displaying the character display beginning position of items displayed in said low hierarchy so as to be different from the character display beginning position of selection items which are in said high hierarchy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising data processor means (7) for scrolling the selection items of the high hierarchy, displayed on said display, for every page in accordance with operations of said pointer and for scrolling plural items of the low hierarchy, displayed on said display, line by line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising data processor means (7) for displaying a selection item of the high hierarchy on said display together with items of the low hierarchy which is linked with said selection item.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A portable communication terminal according to claim 5, comprising data processor means (7) for, in the case of displaying a first selection item and a second selection item which are in the high hierarchy at the same time on the display by said pointer, displaying an indication, showing the boundary of them.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising data processor the time of switching by said pointer and switch from the display for items of the low hierarchy, changing the color of the display for items of the low hierarchy relative to the color of the display for selection items of the high hierarchy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising data processor means (7) for, at the time of switching by said pointer and switch from the display for items of the low hierarchy, changing the size of the font for displaying items of the low hierarchy relative to the size of the font for displaying selection items of the high hierarchy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising data processor means (7) for, at the time of switching by said pointer and switch from the display for selection items of the high hierarchy to the display for items of the low hierarchy, changing the shape of the font for displaying items of the low hierarchy relative to the shape of the font for displaying selection items of the high hierarchy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A portable communication terminal according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pointer means for indicating a desired item out of plural selection items displayed on said display indicates the desired item by rotating a disc-like member which partly sticks out from the main body of the portable communication terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein the instruction switch for displaying on said display the items of the low hierarchy corresponding to the item instructed by said pointer is operated by pushing the disc-like member, which partly sticks out from the main body of the portable communication terminal, into the portable communication terminal.
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