Method and apparatus for prioritizing menu items of an electronic device
View Patent ↗A method of dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device, such as a digital camera, comprising the steps of selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items, recording the selected menu item in a record file stored in the electronic device, analyzing the record file to determine the frequency of use for each menu item, and dynamically prioritizing the ordered list by a firmware embedded in the electronic device based on the user's frequency of use to provide a prioritized ordered list, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in the prioritized ordered list.
1. A method of dynamically prioritizing menu items embedded in an electronic device comprising:
selecting a menu item from an ordered list of menu items;
recording said selected menu item in a record file stored in said electronic device;
analyzing said record file to determine said user's frequency of use for each menu item;
dynamically prioritizing said ordered list using firmware embedded in said electronic device based on said user's frequency of use, such that frequently used menu item is ranked higher in said prioritized ordered list; and
erasing said record file after prioritizing said ordered list.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of erasing includes the step of downloading said record file onto a processing device before erasing said record file.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of dynamically prioritizing includes the steps of prioritizing said ordered list by said processing device based on said user's frequency of use, and uploading said prioritized ordered list to said electronic device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of dynamically prioritizing prioritizes based on frequency of menu item's use and said menu item's current rank in said ordered list.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of dynamically prioritizing prioritizes said ordered list periodically.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of dynamically prioritizing prioritizes upon an occurrence of a predetermined event.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising: displaying said prioritized ordered list of menu items to said user.