Apparatus and method for automatically refreshing a display of a telephone

• US 20070297395A1
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lab Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: TP Lab, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Shin Cheung Simon
• Granted Patent: US 8,903,067 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/356
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42153 by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/487 Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for refreshing a display of a telephone. A telephone apparatus includes a telephone having a display panel and function by which a user can access a plurality of communication services provided over a communication network. The function may represent a given set of conditions associated with a user, such as static and variable conditions. The function is typically associated with one or more commonly used communication services that would be used by a user under a given set of conditions. A method for automatically refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone based on a function change includes displaying on a telephone display a first screen based on a function, the display representing a commonly used communication service associated with the function, and selecting a function based on information.

Claims

1. A telephone having a display panel and a function for refreshing a screen on the display panel of the telephone.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein at least one communication service is accessible via the telephone over a communication network.

3. The invention of claim 2 wherein the communication network is selected from a telephone network, an Internet Protocol network, a wide area network, local area network, a Virtual Private Network, a wired network, and a wireless network.

4. The invention of claim 2 wherein the communication network is a telephone network selected from a Public Switched Telephone Network, a corporate telephone network and a Voice over IP network.

5. The invention of claim 2 wherein the communication network is selected from a General Packet Radio Service network, a Global System for Mobile Communications network, a WiFi network, a Code Division Multiple Access One network, a CDMA2000 network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access network, a third-generation network, a CDMA 1×

Evolution-Data Optimized network, a High-Speed Downlink Packet Access network, and an Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution network.

6. The invention of claim 1 said function comprising a given set of conditions associated with a user.

7. The invention of claim 6 said conditions comprising static conditions.

8. The invention of claim 6 said conditions comprising variable conditions.

9. The invention of claim 1 said function further comprising a function key.

10. The invention of claim 1 comprising a function selector and a datastore and optionally a clock.

11. A method for refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone, said telephone comprising a function, a function selector and a datastore, the method comprising the steps of displaying on the display panel a first screen containing information based on a first function, the first screen including at least one display item, each of at least one display item representing a communication service associated with the first function.

12. The method of claim 11 comprising the step of selecting a function from the datastore.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the function is selected based on a time.

14. The method of claim 13, said telephone further comprising a clock associated with said function selector, the function selector programmed to select a function from the datastore based on time of day.

15. The method of claim 12 comprising selecting a function based on location.

16. The method of claim 15 comprising a function selector connected to a location server.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising refreshing the screen wherein a screen containing information based on a second function is displayed.

18. The method of claim 12 comprising the step of selecting a second function from the datastore.

19. The method of claim 18 comprising refreshing the screen wherein a screen containing information based on the second function is displayed.

20. A method for refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone, said telephone comprising at least one function associated with at least one communication service, a function selector and a datastore, the method comprising the steps of selecting a function from the datastore and displaying on the display panel a screen containing information based on the selected function.