User interface for a radio telephone
First Claim
1. A radiotelephone comprising a user interface and a controller unit connected to the user interface, said user interface comprising:
- a display and a keypad having an operation key whose function is controlled by the controller unit and is displayed in the display;
said radiotelephone being capable of assuming a plurality of states in which a group of predetermined actions associated with the state concerned may be performed by means of said operation key;
said controller unit dedicates an action from said group of actions as a default function for the operation key by recording a frequency of use of each function of the phone in each state of the phone and selecting a most frequently used function for each state of the phone to be a predetermined default function for that state;
a scroll key to scroll between actions included in said group of actions available for said operation key; and
said controller unit displays the action presently dedicated to the operation key.
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Abstract
A radiophone comprises a user interface and a controller unit connected to the user interface. The user interface i.e. comprises a display and a keypad having at least one operation key whose function is controlled by the controller nut and is displayed in a predetermined area of the display. The function of said at last one operation key is displayed in a predetermined area of the display. The radiophone is capable of assuming a plurality of states in which a group of predetermined actions associated with the state concerned may be performed by said at least one operation key. The controller unit displays one of said group of actions as a default function in the predetermined area of the display.
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23 Claims
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1. A radiotelephone comprising a user interface and a controller unit connected to the user interface, said user interface comprising:
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a display and a keypad having an operation key whose function is controlled by the controller unit and is displayed in the display;
said radiotelephone being capable of assuming a plurality of states in which a group of predetermined actions associated with the state concerned may be performed by means of said operation key;
said controller unit dedicates an action from said group of actions as a default function for the operation key by recording a frequency of use of each function of the phone in each state of the phone and selecting a most frequently used function for each state of the phone to be a predetermined default function for that state;
a scroll key to scroll between actions included in said group of actions available for said operation key; and
said controller unit displays the action presently dedicated to the operation key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A user interface for a radiotelephone comprising:
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a display having a first display section and a second display section;
a keypad including an alphanumeric set of keys and an operation key operatively connected to the display, the operation key being associated with an action of the phone being displayed in the second display section;
a controller unit adapted to receive inputs from the keypad and to control the display, the controller adapted to;
detect an occurrence of a state change event in the phone and to change a state of the phone in response to the state change even;
record a frequency of use of each function of the phone in each state of the phone and select a most frequently used function for each state of the phone to be the predetermined default function for that state; and
assign the pre-determined default action of the phone associated with the state of the phone to the operation key and display the pre-determined default action of the phone associated with the state of the phone to the operation key will cause the phone to perform the default action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of activating a function of a phone comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a present state of the phone;
detecting an occurrence of a state change event in the phone;
changing a state of the phone from the present state to a new state associated with the state change event;
changing a display component associated with an operation key of the phone to display a pre-determined default function associated with the new state of the phone, wherein the predetermined default function of the phone is determined by;
recording a frequency of use of each function of the phone in each state of the phone; and
selecting a most frequently used function for each state of the phone to be the predetermined default function for that state; and
wherein a single activation of the operation key will cause the phone to perform the pre-determined default function displayed in the display component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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18. The method of claim 25 wherein the phone detect an incoming phone call as the occurrence of the state change event in the phone, and changes the display component of the phone to display a text message entitled “
- ANSWER”
, wherein a single activation of the operation key will cause the phone to answer the incoming phone call.
- ANSWER”
Specification