Mobile phone of dual display and method for displaying data using the same

• US 20020022503A1
• Filed: 03/02/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Standard Telecom Co Ltd
• Original Assignee: Standard Telecom Co Ltd
• Inventors: Lee, Hae Kyu
• Application Number:
  US09/796,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20020022503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile phone of a dual display and a method for displaying data using the same. The mobile phone includes: an RF terminal for transmitting and receiving RF signal; a main display for displaying operational conditions and messages; a controller connected with the RF terminal for performing a communication and a message displaying; a keypad having keys; a first housing serving as a folder, wherein the main display is mounted on its inner surface; a second housing hinged with the first housing containing the RF terminal and the controller within, wherein the keypad is mounted on an inner surface of the second housing; and a top view display mounted on an upper end surface of the second housing for displaying information of phone state or messages.

Claims

1. A mobile phone of a dual display comprising:

an RF terminal for transmitting and receiving RF signal through an antenna;

a main display for displaying operational conditions and messages;

a controller connected with the RF terminal for performing a communication function and a message display function;

a keypad connected to the controller and having keys associated for the operation of the mobile phone;

a first housing serving as a folder, wherein the main display is mounted on an inner surface of the first housing;

a second housing hinged with the first housing at an end thereof and containing the RF terminal and the controller within, wherein the keypad is mounted on an inner surface of the second housing; and

a top view display mounted on an upper end surface of the second housing for displaying at least one of information of phone state and messages,

wherein the controller displays information of phone state on the top view display in a state that the folder is shut during standing by for incoming call and displays it on the main display in a state that the folder is opened, and if incoming call is received, discriminates kinds of the incoming call and displays at least one of a caller'"'"'s ID, SMS text receiving sign and message sign, and voice mail receiving sign.

2. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top view display has liquid crystal display elements.

3. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein information of phone state contains information of intensity of wave reception, remaining amount of battery, time and date.

4. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein information displayed on the top view display is synchronized with information displayed on the main display.

5. The mobile phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein information displayed on the top view display selectively shows kinds of information displayed using a displayed information editing function of the mobile phone.

6. A method for displaying data of a mobile phone having a main display and a top view display, the method comprising the steps of:

ascertaining an opened or shut state of a folder while maintaining a stand by state, and turning off the top view display if the folder is opened, and displaying data on the main display;

displaying information of phone state on the top view display if incoming call is not received in a state that the folder is shut;

determining whether or not incoming call is any one of speaking call, reception of SMS text, and reception of voice mail, and displaying a kind of the received message; and

displaying a message of SMS acknowledge on the top view display if the received incoming call is not speaking call, reception of SMS text, or reception of voice mail.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein information of phone state contains information of intensity of wave reception, remaining amount of battery, time and date.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the message displaying step includes the steps of:

displaying a caller'"'"'s ID on the top view display if the incoming call is the speaking call;

displaying the SMS text on the top view display if the incoming call is the SMS text; and

displaying a message informing of the reception of voice mail if the incoming call is the voice mail.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the SMS text reception displaying step includes the steps of:

displaying received message on the top view display if a user presses a message button; and

scrolling and displaying the contents of message in a specified period of time, if the length of the displayed message exceeds a range for displaying text of the top view display.