Incorporated indicating arrangement for a mobile device and related methods

• US 20080167082A1
• Filed: 03/16/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Gurevich, Vladimir, Zhang, Heng, Shi, David
• Application Number:
  US11/687,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning

Abstract

Described are an incorporated indicating arrangement for a mobile device and related methods. The mobile device comprises a housing and a processor situated in the housing. The mobile device further comprises a display arrangement disposed at least partially on a periphery of the housing. The display arrangement performs at least one of displaying first data to a user and receiving second data from the user. The display arrangement further provides an indication to the user, the indication being determined by the processor as a function of one of a functionality of the mobile device, a state of the functionality, preset configurations, and programmed configurations.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a housing;

a processor situated in the housing; and

a display arrangement disposed at least partially on a periphery of the housing, the display arrangement performing at least one of;

displaying first data to a user and receiving second data from the user, the display arrangement further providing an indication to the user, the indication being determined by the processor as a function of one of a functionality of the mobile device, a state of the functionality, preset configurations, and programmed configurations.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the display arrangement includes:

a first window disposed at least partially on the periphery of the housing; and

a display disposed within the housing, the display being positioned to display the first data through the first window.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the display is positioned to further display the indication through the first window.

4. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the display arrangement further comprises:

a second window disposed at least partially on the periphery of the housing on a common surface as the first window, the display being positioned to display the indication through the second window.

5. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the display has one viewable surface.

6. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the display arrangement further comprises:

a perpendicular window disposed at least partially on the periphery of the housing on a different surface as the first window, the display being positioned to display the indication through the perpendicular window.

7. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the display has at least two viewable surfaces, a first surface displaying the first data and a second surface providing the indication.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

a data cable connecting the processor to the display arrangement to facilitate an exchange of data signals.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the indication is an illumination.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the illumination is a single color, a plurality of colors, a varied time lighting, and a combination thereof.

11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the functionalities are performed using at least one of a data acquisition device and a communications device.

12. A method for indication for a mobile device, comprising:

performing, by a display arrangement, at least one of;

displaying first data to a user and receiving second data from the user; and

providing, by the display arrangement, an indication to the user, the indication being determined as a function of one of a functionality of the mobile device, a state of the functionality, preset configurations, and programmed configurations.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining the state of the functionality by a processor.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the display arrangement includes a first window and a display.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first set of data is displayed by the display through the first window.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication is provided by the display through the first window.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication is provided by the display through a second window, the first and second windows disposed on a common surface of the mobile device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication is provided by the display through a perpendicular window, the display having at least two viewable surfaces, a first surface displaying the first data and a second surface providing the indication.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the indication is illuminated.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the illumination is one of a single color, a plurality of colors, a varied time lighting, and a combination thereof.

21. A mobile arrangement, comprising:

storing means;

processor situated in the storing means; and

display means at least partially on a periphery of the storing means, the display means performing at least one of;

displaying first data to a user and receiving second data from the user, the display means further providing an indication to the user, the indication being determined by the processor as a function of one of a functionality of the mobile arrangement, a state of the functionality, preset configurations, and programmed configurations.