ENABLING AND DISABLING A DISPLAY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20170237847A1
• Filed: 02/10/2017
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Geelux Holdings, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Geelux Holdings, Ltd.
• Inventors: ABREU, Marcio Marc
• Application Number:
  US15/429,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20170237847A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/03 Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile communication device is configured to prevent input to at least a portion of a display of the mobile communication device when the mobile communication device is being used for communication and when orientation of the device is such that the mobile communication device is positioned for such communication while being held in a hand of a user.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a casing;

a display positioned on or in the casing, the display including an input device;

a microphone positioned on the casing;

an antenna positioned on or in the casing, the antenna configured to wirelessly transmit signals received from the microphone, and to receive signals transmitted wirelessly; and

a speaker positioned on the casing, the speaker configured to emit audio signals based upon the wirelessly received signals from the antenna;

wherein when the mobile communication device wirelessly transmits signals received from the microphone and wirelessly receives signals that are converted to audio by the speaker, at least a portion of the display is automatically disabled from receiving an input from the input device.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein a portion of the display includes at least one input icon or button operable to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein when the display is enabled, the display is operable to again disable the at least a portion of the display.

4. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a casing including a front side, a back side, and a plurality of sides connecting the front side to the back side;

a display positioned on or in the front side of the casing, the display including an input device that operates by at least one of a proximity to, a contact with, and a pressure on a surface of the display by an object;

a microphone positioned on or adjacent to one of the plurality of sides connecting the front side to the back side;

an antenna positioned on or in the casing, the antenna configured to wirelessly transmit signals received from the microphone, and to receive signals wirelessly; and

a speaker positioned on or adjacent to the same one of the plurality of sides connecting the front side to the back side, the speaker configured to emit audio signals based upon the wirelessly received signals from the antenna;

wherein when the mobile communication device wirelessly transmits signals received from the microphone and wirelessly receives signals that are converted to audio by the speaker, at least a portion of the display is automatically disabled from receiving an input from the input device.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein a portion of the display includes at least one input icon or button operable to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 5, wherein when the display is enabled, the display is operable to again disable the at least a portion of the display.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein a portion of the display includes at least two input icons or buttons operable to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein when the display is enabled, the display is operable to again disable the at least a portion of the display.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least two input icons or buttons must each be pressed to enable the at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein the two input icons or buttons must each be pressed within a predetermined period to enable the at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the predetermined period is less than one second.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein the at least a portion of the display remains disabled until communication between the speaker, microphone, and antenna is terminated or until a control of the mobile communication device is operated to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 12, wherein after communication between the speaker, microphone, and antenna is terminated, the disabled portion of the display is enabled automatically after a predetermined time.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the predetermined time is adjustable by a user.

15. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a housing or casing including a front side, a back side, and a plurality of sides connecting the front side to the back side;

a display positioned on or in the front side of the housing or casing, the display including an input device that operates by at least one of a proximity to, a contact with, and a pressure on a surface of the display by an object;

a microphone positioned on or adjacent to one of the plurality of sides connecting the front side to the back side;

an antenna positioned on or in the housing or casing, the antenna configured to wirelessly transmit signals received from the microphone, and to receive signals wirelessly; and

a speaker positioned on or in the housing or casing at a location that is spaced away from a top of the housing or casing, the speaker configured to emit audio signals based upon the wirelessly received signals from the antenna;

wherein when the mobile communication device wirelessly transmits signals received from the microphone and wirelessly receives signals that are converted to audio by the speaker, at least a portion of the display is automatically disabled from receiving an input from the input device.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein a portion of the display includes at least one input icon or button operable to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

17. The mobile communication device of claim 16, wherein when the display is enabled, the display is operable to again disable the at least a portion of the display.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein a portion of the display includes at least two input icons or buttons operable to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

19. The mobile communication device of claim 18, wherein when the display is enabled, the display is operable to again disable the at least a portion of the display.

20. The mobile communication device of claim 19, wherein the at least two input icons or buttons must each be pressed to enable the at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

21. The mobile communication device of claim 19, wherein the two input icons or buttons must each be pressed within a predetermined period to enable the at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

22. The mobile communication device of claim 21, wherein the predetermined period is less than one second.

23. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein the at least a portion of the display remains disabled until communication between the speaker, microphone, and antenna is terminated or until a control of the mobile communication device is operated to enable at least a portion of the disabled portion of the display.

24. The mobile communication device of claim 23, wherein after communication between the speaker, microphone, and antenna is terminated, the disabled portion of the display is enabled automatically after a predetermined time.

25. The mobile communication device of claim 24, wherein the predetermined time is adjustable by a user.