Method for displaying information on the display of an electronic device, and an electronic device

• US 20020154168A1
• Filed: 04/18/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Ijas, Jari, Kalliokulju, Satu, Rantanen, Vesa
• Application Number:
  US10/126,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20020154168A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for presenting information on services (1a, 1b, 1c) on the display (4) of an electronic device (MT). In the method the display (4) is divided into cells (C1 to C6). In one cell (C1 to C6) information on one service is displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying information on services on the display of an electronic device, wherein the display is divided into cells, and wherein in one cell information of one service is displayed.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the appearance of the cell is changed when the information contents of the cell is changed.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, in which the size of one cell is changed, wherein the cell size of at least one other cell is changed in a corresponding manner.

4. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the colour and/or brightness of the cell is changed.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a weight value is determined for the services, and wherein the placing of cells on the display is determined at least partly on the basis of the weight values of the services corresponding to the cells.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one cell is formed for each such service in which visual information is formed to be shown on a display, and wherein all the formed cells are shown on the display simultaneously.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein when a new cell is added on the display, a location and a form is selected for the cell to be added, wherein the form of the cells that are located in the area where said cell is to be positioned is changed in a manner that the cell to be added and the other cells do not use the same areas on the display.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the areas defined for the cells are accurately defined curved forms.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein at least a part of the areas defined for the cells are polygons.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein at least a part of the areas defined for the cells are circular.

11. An electronic device comprising means for performing services, a display, and means for showing information on services on the display of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises means for dividing the display into cells, and means for showing information on one service in one cell.

12. The electronic device as set forth in claim 11, wherein it comprises means for changing the appearance of the cell when the information contents of the cell changes.

13. The electronic device as set forth in claim 12, wherein means for changing the appearance of the cell comprise means for changing the size of one cell, wherein the size of at least one other cell is arranged to be changed in a corresponding manner.

14. The electronic device as set forth in claim 12, wherein the means for changing the appearance of the cell comprise means for changing the colour and/or the brightness of the cell.

15. The electronic device as set forth in claim 11, wherein it comprises means for determining a weight value for the services, and means for determining the placing of cells on the display at least partly on the basis of the weight values of the services corresponding to the cells.

16. The electronic device as set forth in claim 11, wherein it comprises means for forming at least one cell for each such service in which visual information is formed to be displayed on the display, and wherein all the formed cells are arranged to be shown on the display simultaneously.