The document proposes a new mobile phone design that features dynamic, programmable menus using physical, transparent buttons overlaid on a touch screen. This allows the menus to change as the user interacts with different applications, providing tactile feedback like physical keys while retaining the functionality of a touch screen. Concept images show menus for making calls, viewing contacts, sending SMS messages, and more, that change based on the user's actions.

1. May be a new mobile phone design
do you think so?

2. Many people do not use a touch
screen enabled mobile phone
They all share a common concern
that the feedback isn’t there when
they touch a menu button on screen.

3. iPhone solved it 50%
There is a great visual feedback. But,
we don’t get the feel of pressing a
real menu button still.

4. Is it possible?
Can we get the feel similar to what
we can from normal keys on touch
screen?

5. Touch the screen differently!
There is a way to effectively use touch
screen for creating “programmable”,
dynamic menus while keeping the feel
intact.

6. How?
Check how can we do it this on
iPhone

7. Process of making a call on iPhone
1 2 3

8. Same process, but check the bottom menu keys
1 2 3

9. Dynamic “real button” menus
The default touch screen image menu
replaced with physical, transparent
buttons over the touch screen.

10. Dynamic “real button” menus
The menu changes as per the
application. These real buttons give the
user a feel of pressing physical keys.

11. Dynamic “real button” menus
When the keys are pressed, it makes
touches the below touch screen and
thus the menu action begins

12. Okay. Where do I make use of
this?
Let’s think of a new mobile phone
design which can wonder the world. We
can possibly claim that we have solved a
major UI issue on touch screen phones.

13. Mobile phone
demo

14. Non-touch screen
Real keys with a touch screen
underneath
Mobile is in power save mode

15. Press & hold to unlock
unlock
Pressed the power button

16. Press & hold to unlock
unlock
apps
Unlocked the mobile. Clean wall paper!

17. Prof. Vinay
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Yang Chee
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Radhika
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Manohar
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
+
_
apps
Contacts screen. Note the menu change

18. Prof. Vinay
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
SMS: +919845546230
apps
Advance further. New screen and menu

19. Prof. Vinay
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
SMS: +919845546230
apps
Let’s send an SMS.

20. Prof. Vinay
SMS: +919845546230
Hi, how are yo
QWERTY keyboard in action
13/160
apps
QWE R T YU
IOPA S DF
GHJ K L ZX
CVB N M symb
1234
enter

21. Prof. Vinay
SMS: +919845546230
Hi, how are yo
Symbols
13/160
apps
@! . , ? &*
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-
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“‘< > lett
1234
enter

22. Prof. Vinay
SMS: +919845546230
Hi, how are you doing? Please
call me back if you are free.
Finished typing. Ready to send
13/160
apps
@! . , ? &*
_|
-
#$%^
()+= : ;/
“‘< > lett
1234
enter

23. Prof. Vinay
SMS: +919845546230
Hi, how are you doing? Please
call me back if you are free.
SMS sent
Message sent!
apps
@! . , ? &*
_|
-
#$%^
()+= : ;/
“‘< > lett
1234
enter

24. Prof. Vinay
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Yang Chee
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Radhika
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Manohar
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
+
_
apps
Back to contacts

25. Prof. Vinay
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Yang Chee
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Radhika
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
Manohar
M: +919845546230
H: +918044667722
O: +918066551000
vinay@geodesic.com
+
_
apps
Let’s make a call

26. Calling
Yang Chee
Calling. Note the menu change

27. Press & hold to unlock
unlock
apps
Back to home screen. Keeping the
device idle for 20 secs or pressing
the power button once will lock the
menu pad