Handheld electronic device having improved help facility and associated method
CA 2498081 C · Owner: Griffin, Jason T. · Inventors: Griffin, Jason T.; Brubacher-Cressman, Dale K.
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An improved handheld electronic device and associated method in accordance with the invention provide an improved help facility that displays a list of hot key assignments. The help facility is context-specific meaning that it displays the hot key assignments that are activatable in the context of the specific portion of the specific application that is active on the handheld electronic device.
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- Filed February 23, 2005 and granted June 12, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 23, 2025.
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