IP Library Patent Application 12126007
Patent Application
App. No. 12/126,007

MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

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12/126,007
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a mobile communication apparatus includes: a display unit that displays a menu screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged as cells in a matrix; an input unit configured to operate a cursor for selecting at least one of the icons; a storage unit that stores priority levels of respective cells, the priority levels indicating priority for assigning the icons into the cells; and a control unit that re-assigns the icons to the cells in order of the priority levels according to the number of selecting operations for the respective icons.

Claims (21)

1 . A mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a display unit that displays a menu screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged as cells in a matrix;

an input unit configured to operate a cursor for selecting at least one of the icons;

a storage unit that stores priority levels of respective cells, the priority levels indicating priority for assigning the icons into the cells; and

a control unit that re-assigns the icons to the cells in order of the priority levels according to the number of selecting operations for the respective icons.

2 . A mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a display unit that displays a menu screen on which a plurality of icons are arranged as cells in a matrix;

an input unit configured to operate a cursor for selecting at least one of the icons;

a storage unit that stores priority levels of respective cells, the priority levels indicating priority for assigning each icon and the priority levels allowing an identical priority level to two or more of the cells; and

a control unit configured to sort the icons in order of the number of operations for selecting the icons to re-assign the icons to the cells in accordance with the priority levels of the cells,

wherein the control unit rearranges positions of the icons that are re-assigned to the cells having different priority from the cells previously assigned.

3 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit automatically set the priority levels of all of the cells by setting a position of a cell having a highest priority level.

4 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit set the priority levels of the cells in accordance with times of moving of the cursor from the position of the cell having the highest priority level to icons to be selected.

5 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit set the priority levels of the cells in accordance with times of moving of the cursor from an initial position to icons to be selected.

6 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit re-assigns the icons to the cells at certain time intervals.

7 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit re-assigns the icons to the cells when the display unit displays a screen other than the menu screen.

8 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit automatically set the priority levels of all of the cells by setting a position of a cell having a highest priority level.

9 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the control unit set the priority levels of the cells in accordance with times of moving of the cursor from the position of the cell having the highest priority level to icons to be selected.

10 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit set the priority levels of the cells in accordance with times of moving of the cursor from an initial position to icons to be selected.

11 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit re-assigns the icons to the cells at certain time intervals.

12 . The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit re-assigns the icons to the cells when the display unit displays a screen other than the menu screen.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
To: FUJITSU MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029645/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2010
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025433/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2008
From: MURAYAMA, HIROKAZU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 020989/0635 →