Mobile terminal with rosary display

• US 20030148742A1
• Filed: 08/08/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation), LG Telecom Incorporated (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Sang-Jin
• Application Number:
  US10/215,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20030148742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 23/00 Rosaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/025 adapted to a specific application
• 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 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials

Abstract

A folding type mobile terminal with a rosary display is provided. The mobile terminal comprises a key pad, a folding member, a main display located on the inner surface of the folding member, and a rosary display located on the outer surface of the folding member. The rosary display facilitates the recitation of rosary prayers by tracking the number and progression of prayers recited. Also, a secondary display screen displays the time, number and length of prayers. Consequently, the user need not carry a set of rosary beads.

Claims

1. A folding type mobile terminal comprising:

a main body including a key pad;

a folding member, which is coupled to the terminal main body using a hinge, having inner and outer surfaces;

a main display located on the inner surface of the folding member; and

a rosary display located on the outer surface of the folding member.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a secondary display located on the outer surface of the folding member.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the rosary display comprises:

a first light emitting source in the shape of a holy cross;

a second light emitting source located above the first light emitting source; and

a plurality of light emitting sources located above the second light emitting source and arranged in a circle.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the first, second and plurality of light emitting sources are LED'"'"'s.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the second light emitting source represents an invitatory bead of a rosary.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the plurality of light emitting sources comprises ten LED'"'"'s.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising one or more buttons for controlling the rosary display.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the one or more buttons comprise a menu setting button for manipulating the time, length and number of rosary prayers, and one or more direction buttons.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the one or more buttons are disposed on the main body.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the one or more buttons are disposed on the outer surface of the folding member.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the first light emitting source is a call termination or origination indicator.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a body having front, back, and first and second side surfaces;

a keypad located on the front surface;

a first display located on the front surface; and

a first rosary display located on the back surface.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, further comprising a second display located on the back surface.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the rosary display comprises:

a first light emitting source in the shape of a holy cross;

a second light emitting source located approximately above the first light emitting source; and

a plurality of light emitting sources located approximately above the second light emitting source and arranged in a circle.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the first, second and plurality of light emitting sources are LED'"'"'s.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the second light emitting source represents an invitatory bead of a rosary.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the plurality of light emitting sources comprises ten LED'"'"'s.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 12 further comprising one or more buttons in order to control the rosary display.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the one or more buttons comprise a menu setting button for manipulating the time, length and number of rosary prayers, and direction buttons.

20. A method of operating a mobile terminal with a rosary display to recite rosary prayers, comprising:

activating a first menu on the mobile terminal;

programming one or more visual displays that facilitate the recitation of rosary prayers; and

reciting rosary prayers based on changes in the one or more visual displays.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein activating the first menu comprises interacting with one or more buttons located on the mobile terminal.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein programming the one or more visual displays comprises the steps of:

interacting with one or more buttons located on the mobile terminal to configure values associated with time, length and number of the rosary prayers; and

storing the configured values by interacting with one or more buttons located on the mobile terminal.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein changes in the visual display comprise consecutive activation of lights of the rosary display.