COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING OPTIONS USING A DIAL SHUTTLE

摘要

Cellular telephone (10) which utilizes a dial shuttle (20) for selecting functions listed in various option lists to be performed. The dial shuttle (20) is depressed by a user to call up a particular option list menu (option group) on the telephone's display (14). Upon depression of the dial shuttle (20), one of the option groups stored in memory (22, 25) that is associated with the current operating mode of the device is retrieved, wherein each of the stored option groups is associated with a respective operating mode and includes a respective plurality of functions for selection by a user during the respective operating mode. The current operating mode pertains not only to whether a telephone call is taking place but also to the number of digits that have been entered into the cellular telephone (10). The retrieved option group is displayed and the dial shuttle (20) is utilized by the user to select one of the diplayed functions for execution.