MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A TRANSITION EFFECT FUNCTION

• US 20060160528A1
• Filed: 02/18/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Chih-Liang, Wang, Chun-Yi, Fu, Ching-Wai
• Granted Patent: US 7,561,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes a memory for storing a first frame image corresponding to a first menu and a second frame image corresponding to a second menu, a display unit coupled to the memory for displaying frame images, and a control unit coupled to the display unit for controlling the display unit to display, in sequence, the first frame image, at least one corresponding transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the second frame image, and finally, the second frame image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

a memory for storing a first frame image corresponding to a first menu and a second frame image corresponding to a second menu;

a display unit coupled to the memory for displaying frame image; and

a control unit coupled to the display unit for controlling the display unit to display, in sequence, the first frame image, then at least one corresponding transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the second frame image, and finally the second frame image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the memory further stores a transition effect program code, and the control unit executes the transition effect program code to generate at least one corresponding transitive image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 1 further comprising:

a timer for determining the control unit to control the display unit to display time interval between the first frame image and at least one transitive image or to display the time interval between at least one transitive image and the second frame image, the control unit controlling the display unit to display the first frame image, at least one transitive image and the second image according to the time intervals provided by the timer when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1 further comprising:

an input module for inputting a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4 wherein the input module is capable of inputting an activating command to the control unit, and the control unit is capable of controlling the display unit to display at least one transitive image after receiving the activating command from the input module.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 4 wherein the input module comprises a plurality of keypads.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication device is a mobile phone.

8. A method of controlling a mobile communication device to transfer a first menu to a second menu, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a menu switching command; and

(b) a display unit of the mobile communication device displaying, in sequence, a corresponding first frame image of the first menu, then at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the corresponding second frame image, and finally the second frame image.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step (b) further comprising:

the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying, in sequence, the first frame image, and then after receiving the menu switching command, the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying, in sequence, then at least a transitive image generated according to the first frame, at least a transitive image generated according to the second frame, and finally the second frame image.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the step (b) comprises the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying, in sequence, the first frame image, and then after receiving the menu switching command, the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying, in sequence, at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image and the second frame image, and finally the second frame image.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the step (b) comprises the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying the first frame image, and then after receiving the menu switching command, the display unit of the mobile communication device displays, in sequence, at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image, then at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image and the second frame image, and finally the second frame image.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the step (b) further comprises the display unit of the mobile communication device displaying the first frame image, and then after providing a time interval and receiving the menu switching command, the display unit of the mobile communication device displays, in sequence and according to the time interval, at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the second frame image, and finally, the second frame image.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the step (b) further comprises inputting an activating command, and then after receiving the activating command, the display unit of the mobile communication device displays at least one transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the second frame image.