User interface and computer software product and a method for implementing the same

• US 20070294640A1
• Filed: 01/16/2007
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Head Inhimillinen Tekija Oy
• Original Assignee: Head Inhimillinen Tekija Oy
• Inventors: Eskelinen, Paavo, Hannu, Juhani
• Application Number:
  US11/653,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20070294640A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/58 including a multilanguage function

Abstract

The invention relates to a user interface of a player of a mobile device (10). The user interface comprises graphical icons (16) representing the functions of the player, of which icons only the ones that can be performed in the current mode of operation of the player are shown on the display (11) of the device. Each of the graphical icons shown on the display is associated with one of the keys (12, 13, 14) of the device. In addition, the user interface comprises, in at least two languages, operating instructions, which are saved in the memory of the device as a text file. The invention also relates to a method and computer program product for implementing the user interface of a player.

Claims

1. A user interface (750) of a player of a mobile device (10, 700),

which mobile device comprises

keys (12, 13, 14, 17) for controlling the operation of the player, and

a display (11) for presenting the mode of the player,

characterized in that the user interface (750) comprises, as nearly independent of the operating system (730) of the device (10, 700)

an image read and write code for saving graphical icons (161-169) representing the functions of the player into a memory (740) of the device (10, 700) and for retrieving them from the memory,

a display update code for updating the graphical icons (161-169) shown on the display (11) of the player to correspond to the functions that are possible for the player at the moment, and

a key interpreter code for starting a function after a key (12, 13, 14) has been pressed for implementing the function of the graphical icon, which is associated with the key, the depression of which has been identified.

2. The user interface according to claim 1, characterized in that it also comprises

a text file read and write code for saving and reading of a text file, and

the operating instructions of the graphical icons (161-169) saved in the memory (740) of the device (10, 700) as a text file in at least two languages.

3. The user interface according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises graphical icons representing the functions of the player:

stop playing (161), start playing (162), Help function (163), exit application (164), video playing (165), music playing (166), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase and sound volume decrease (168) and Jukebox (169).

4. The user interface according to claim 3, characterized in that the functions related to the following graphical icons have been arranged to be performed by one of the functions associated with the direction key (14):

stop playing (161), start playing (162), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase or sound volume decrease (168).

5. The user interface according to claim 3, characterized in that the functions related to the following icons have been arranged to be performed with one of the programming keys (12, 13) of the device (10):

exit application (164), select video playing (165) and select music playing (166).

6. A computer program product for providing a graphical user interface for a player of a mobile device (10, 700), characterized in that the computer program product comprises, as nearly independent of the user interface of the device (10, 700)

an image read and write code for saving graphical icons (161-169) representing the functions of the player into a memory (740) of the device (10, 700) and for retrieving them from the memory,

a display update code for updating the graphical icons (161-169) shown on the display (11) of the player to correspond to the functions that are possible for the player at the moment, and

a key interpreter code for starting a function after a key (12, 13, 14) has been pressed, in accordance with the function of the graphical icon which is associated with the key the depression of which has been identified.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6, characterized in that it also comprises

a text file read and write code for the saving and reading of a text file, and

the operating instructions of the graphical icons (161-169) saved in the memory (740) of the device (10, 700) as a text file in at least two languages.

8. The computer program product according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises computer program code means for presenting the following graphical icons representing the functions of the player on the display (11) of the device (10):

stop playing (161), start playing (162), Help function (163), exit application (164), video playing (165), music playing (166), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase and sound volume decrease (168) and Jukebox (169).

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises computer program code means for performing the functions related to the following graphical icons by one of the functions associated with the direction key (14):

stop playing (161), start playing (162), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase or sound volume decrease (168).

10. The computer program product according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises computer program code means for performing the functions related to the following graphical icons with one of the programming keys (12, 13) of the device (10):

exit application (164), select video playing (165) and select music playing (166).

11. A method for using a player of a mobile device (10, 700) which mobile device comprises keys (12, 13, 14, 17), a processor (720), a memory (740) and a display (11),

characterized in that the operation of the player is controlled by a user interface, which is nearly independent of the operating system (730) of the mobile device (10, 700), by which

only the functions of the player which can be selected to be performed in the current operating mode of the player are shown on the display of the device (10, 700) as graphical icons (161-169),

a selectable operation of the player is performed by activating a key (12, 13, 14) of the device (10, 700) associated with a graphical icon (161-169) shown on the display (11), and

after the selected operation, the graphical icons (161-169) shown on the display are updated to correspond to the new mode of operation of the player.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the following functions of the player are indicated on the display (11) of the device (10) with graphical icons (161-169):

stop playing (161), start playing (162), Help function (163), exit application (164), video playing (165), music playing (166), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase and sound volume decrease (168) and Jukebox (169).

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the functions related to the following graphical icons are performed by one of the functions associated with the direction key (14):

stop playing (161), start playing (162), temporary interruption of playing (167), sound volume increase or sound volume decrease (168).

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the functions related to the following graphical icons are performed with one of the programming keys (12, 13) of the device (10):

exit application (164), select video playing (165) and select music playing (166).

15. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the operating instructions of the player are saved in the memory (740) of the device (10, 700) as a text file in at least two languages, one of which is selected as the language in which the instructions are presented.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that the language of the operating instructions has to be selected in connection with the installation of the player in order to make the player ready for operation.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that the language of the operating instructions that was installed in connection with the installation of the player is changed after the starting of the player by switching the player to the language selection mode again by pressing the numerical key 9.

18. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the functions of the player according to the graphical icons are controlled by one or two keys (14, 12 or 13) of the device (10).

19. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that the Jukebox of the player is activated or deactivated by pressing the numerical key 0.