Data transfer rate display selection

• US 20070111762A1
• Filed: 01/10/2007
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crystal Mountain Communications, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Erin Harnden, Tara Burnhouse
• Inventors: Harnden, Erin, Burnhouse, Tara
• Granted Patent: US 7,565,176 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• 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 device for displaying data transfer rates on a display. The device includes a system for displaying the transfer rates in an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode; and a system for switching between displaying the transfer rates in the alphanumeric mode and the graphics mode.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A portable electronic device adapted to communicate by a wireless connection, the device comprising:

a display; and

a user interface adapted to allow a user to select a data transfer rate display mode, between an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode, for displaying a data transfer rate on the display.

23. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the user interface comprises a soft key.

24. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the user interface comprises a scroll key.

25. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the user interface comprises a menu screen displayed on the display to allow a user to select between the alphanumeric mode and the alternative graphics mode.

26. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the user interface comprises a menu screen displayed on the display to allow a user to select an OFF setting for not displaying the data transfer rate on the display.

27. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the device comprises a hand-held mobile telephone.

28. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the device comprises a receiver and the data transfer rate is the rate of information received by the receiver.

29. A portable electronic device as in claim 22 wherein the device comprises a transmitter and the data transfer rate is the rate of information transmitted by the transmitter.

30. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations to display a data transfer rate on a display, the operations comprising:

determining a data transfer rate display mode comprising determining a data transfer rate display mode selected by a user from a plurality of data transfer rate display modes; and

displaying the data transfer rate on the display based upon the determined data transfer rate display mode.

31. A portable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communications section comprising a receiver and/or a transmitter; and

a controller coupled to the display and the communications section, wherein the controller comprises a system for displaying a data transfer rate of the communications section on the display comprising;

a system for displaying the transfer rate in an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode; and

a system for switching between displaying the transfer rate in the alphanumeric mode and the graphics mode.

32. A portable electronic device as in claim 31 wherein the device comprises a mobile telephone.

33. A portable electronics device as in claim 31 wherein the device comprises a hand-held, mobile electronic device.