MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20100214229A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kuramatsu, Hiroyasu
• Application Number:
  US12/678,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20100214229A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/172
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal apparatus and a display method which can grasp a state of operation of the apparatus easily.

A mobile terminal apparatus comprising a state checking means for checking a state of a function of the mobile terminal apparatus and a listing and displaying means for displaying a check result which is obtained by said state checking means on an image displaying unit and a display method comprising checking a state of a function of the mobile terminal apparatus and displaying a check result obtained by the checking on an image displaying unit can realize the object.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal apparatus comprising:

a state checking unit for checking a state of a function which said mobile terminal apparatus has; and

a listing and displaying unit for displaying a list of check result which is obtained by said state checking unit is on an image displaying unit.

2. The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said state checking unit starts checking by operation of a specific key.

3. The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

a display unit, for displaying an image used for changing a setting of a function which is selected out of functions displayed by said listing and displaying unit.

4. The mobile terminal apparatus according to 1 further comprising:

a detailed description displaying unit for displaying a detailed description on a function which is selected out of functions displayed by said listing and displaying unit.

5. The mobile terminal apparatus according to any claim 4, wherein

said state checking unit starts a check by operation of said specific key, even if any kind of image is displayed on said image displaying unit.

6. The mobile terminal apparatus according to any to 5, wherein

said list displaying unit displays information on existence of an unread e-mail which is received within a predetermined time.

7. The mobile terminal apparatus according to any claim 6, wherein

said list displaying unit displays information on existence of a notified alarm and a notified schedule which are notified within a predetermine time.

8. The mobile terminal apparatus according to any to 7, wherein

said list displaying unit displays information on a task which is activated actually out of tasks which have influence to life span of a battery.

9. The mobile terminal apparatus according to any one claim 8, wherein

said list displaying unit displays at least one information out of information on existence of an unread e-mail, a call during absence, a voice message recording during absence, an alarm setting, a notified alarm, a schedule setting and a notified schedule, an abnormality and alarm item, and information on an activated task.

10. The mobile terminal apparatus according to air claim 9 further comprising:

a setting unit for setting a function which is an object of a state check carried out by said state checking unit in advance.

11. A display method comprising:

checking a state of a function of a mobile terminal apparatus; and

displaying a list of check result which is obtained in said check step on an image displaying unit of the mobile terminal apparatus.

12. The display method according to claim 11, wherein said checking is started by operation of a specific key.

13. A mobile terminal apparatus comprising:

a state checking means for checking a state of a function which said mobile terminal apparatus has; and

a listing and displaying means for displaying a list of check result which is obtained by said state checking means on an image displaying unit.