Method and apparatus for displaying a keypad arrangement on a selective call receiver
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1. A selective call receiver, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a message;
a display for displaying said received message; and
means, coupled to said display, for activating said display to display a keypad arrangement thereon, the displayed keypad arrangement includes means for modifying which enables a user to interact with said displayed keypad arrangement to modify the displayed message.
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Abstract
A selective call receiver (5) comprises receiver circuitry (14) for receiving a message, a display (22) for displaying a key pad arrangement (70) and for displaying the received message in a message display area (68). A microcomputer (20) and user controls (12) interact with the key pad arrangement (70) to modify the received message. A method of displaying the received message comprises the steps of displaying the key pad arrangement (70) and interacting with the key pad arrangement (70) so as to modify the message or add a new message.
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15 Claims
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1. A selective call receiver, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a message; a display for displaying said received message; and means, coupled to said display, for activating said display to display a keypad arrangement thereon, the displayed keypad arrangement includes means for modifying which enables a user to interact with said displayed keypad arrangement to modify the displayed message.
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2. A method for receiving a message in a selective call receiver, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message; displaying the received message; activating the step of displaying for further displaying a key pad arrangement; and interacting with the displayed key pad arrangement wherein the step of interacting includes a step of user activating the displayed keypad arrangement to modify the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a message; a liquid crystal display (LCD), coupled to the receiver, for displaying the received message on said LCD; and means coupled to said LCD for selectively activating the LCD for displaying a key pad arrangement on said LCD wherein a user is able to interact with the displayed keypad arrangement for modifying and for adding information to the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a message; a liquid crystal display (LCD), coupled to the receiver, for displaying the received message; a switch, coupled to the LCD, activates the LCD for displaying a key pad arrangement, the displayed keypad arrangement comprises a set of keys to enable a user to modify the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displays a received message; and means for activating the LCD for displaying a key pad arrangement on said LCD, said key pad arrangement being displayed for modifying the displayed message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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