METHOD AND MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION HANDSET FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN SCREENS USING AN ABBREVIATION KEY

• US 20070097083A1
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Seok, Ji-Jeong
• Granted Patent: US 7,702,367 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

Provided are a method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication and a mobile telecommunication capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key. The present invention makes it possible to read again the received short message during the time of composing a short message by pressing at least one abbreviation key, and to switch to the composing-unfinished short message to resume the composing of the short message by pressing at least one abbreviation key. This provides the user with an advantage of promptly switching between screens in comprising the short message.

Claims

1. A mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key, comprising:

a display unit; and

a keypad including at least one abbreviation key to press to switch directly to an incoming mail box or a received short message to display the contents of the received short message during the composing of a short message.

2. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 1, wherein the abbreviation key is set in a manner that the abbreviation key, when pressed during the composing of a message in response to the received message, temporarily stores the composing-unfinished message and displays the received message.

3. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 1, wherein the abbreviation key, is set in a manner that the abbreviation key, when pressed during the composing of a new message, temporarily stores the composing-unfinished message and displays a list of received messages.

4. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 1, wherein the abbreviation key is set in a manner that the abbreviation key, when pressed during the displaying of a list of received messages or during the displaying of the contents of the received message, displays the comprising-unfinished message.

5. A mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key, comprising:

a transmitting/receiving unit transmitting and receiving a voice call or a data call containing (1) a message;

a storing unit storing various information comprising (2) a message;

an inputting unit enabling the information to be input, including at least one abbreviation key;

a controlling unit enabling an incoming mail box to be displayed on a display unit;

when the abbreviation key is pressed during the composing of (3) the message; and

the display unit displaying the information for a user and being enabled by the controlling unit to switch directly to displaying the incoming mail box from displaying a message composing screen.

6. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 5, wherein the controlling unit, when the abbreviation key is pressed, temporarily stores the composing-unfinished message in the storing unit and then enables a list of received messages or a received message to be displayed on the display unit

7. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 5, wherein the controlling unit, when the abbreviation key is pressed, retrieves the composing-unfinished message which is temporarily stored and displays the composing-unfinished message on the display unit, in order for a user to resume his/her composing of the composing-unfinished message.

8. The mobile telecommunication handset capable of switching between screens using an abbreviation key according to claim 7, wherein the controlling unit, when the composing-unfinished short message is not stored, enables the message composing screen to be displayed in order for the user to compose a new message.

9. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

pressing the first abbreviation key during the composing of a message on a message-composing screen;

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished message, and displaying a received message or a list of received messages.

10. The method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, according to claim 9, further comprising:

pressing the second abbreviation key during the displaying of the received message or the list of the received messages; and

displaying the composing-unfinished message which is temporarily stored.

11. The method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, according to claim 10, wherein the first abbreviation key is identical to the second abbreviation key.

12. The method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, according to claim 10, wherein the first abbreviation key is different from the second abbreviation key.

13. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

receiving a message;

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished responding message and displaying the received message when the abbreviation key is pressed while composing a message in response to the received message by performing a response function; and

displaying the composing-unfinished responding message stored temporarily when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying the received message.

14. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

receiving a message;

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished responding message and displaying the received message when the abbreviation key is pressed while composing a message in response to the received message by performing a response function;

displaying a list of received messages when a cancellation key is pressed while displaying the received message; and

displaying the composing-unfinished responding message stored temporarily when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying the list of the received messages.

15. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

receiving a message;

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished responding message and displaying the received message when the abbreviation key is pressed while composing a message in response to the received message by performing a response function;

displaying a list of received messages when a cancellation key is pressed while displaying the received message;

displaying the contents of a specific received message which is selected from the list of the received messages; and

displaying the composing-unfinished responding message stored temporarily when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying the contents of the specific received message.

16. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished new message and displaying a list of received messages when the abbreviation key is pressed while composing a new message; and

displaying the composing-unfinished new message stored temporarily when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying the list of the received messages.

17. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

storing temporarily the composing-unfinished new message and displaying a list of received messages when the abbreviation key is pressed while composing a new message;

displaying the contents of a specific received message which is selected from the list of the received message; and

displaying the composing-unfinished new message stored temporarily when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying the contents of the specific received message.

18. A method for switching between screens using an abbreviation key in a mobile telecommunication handset, comprising:

determining if a composing-unfinished message is stored temporarily, when the abbreviation key is pressed while displaying a list of received messages or a received message;

displaying the composing-unfinished message if the composing-unfinished message is stored temporarily; and

displaying a message composing screen on which to compose a new message if the composing-unfinished message is not stored.