Mobile communications device display

• US 20020065103A1
• Filed: 11/21/2001
• Published: 05/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ormson, Richard, Wallis, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 7,289,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A mobile communications device having a main display area for displaying information to a user and a keypad for user data entry. The device further comprises a touch sensitive display area configured to display one or more function keys and to allow selection of the one or more functions by contact with the touch sensitive display area.

Claims

1. A mobile communications device comprising a main display area for displaying information to a user and a keypad for user data entry, the device further comprising a touch sensitive display area configured to display one or more function keys and to allow selection of the one or more functions by contact with the touch sensitive display area, wherein the touch sensitive display area is arranged between the main display area and the keypad.

2. A mobile communications device according to claim 1, wherein the main display area and touch sensitive display area are each part of a single display.

3. A mobile communications device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the touch sensitive area has a mask to show the one or more user input options as separate keys.

4. A mobile communications device according to any preceding claim wherein the device is a mobile telephone.

5. A mobile communications device according to claim 5, wherein the device is a WAP mobile telephone.

6. A mobile communications device substantially as herein described and with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.