Received information display method

• US 6,489,977 B2
• Filed: 04/06/1999
• Issued: 12/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Sone, Tomoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cabeca, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu D.
• Application Number:
  US09/286,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20020060700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,337 Days
• Field of Search: 345/431, 345/339, 345/348, 345/349, 345/352, 345/146, 345/347, 345/902, 345/764, 345/835, 345/839, 345/841, 345/846, 345/810, 345/808, 345/589
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/226 with alphanumeric or graphic display means

Abstract

A method for displaying a combination of an icon and a message in a selective call receiver is disclosed. A notification mode is designated through a key input section. When receiving information including icon specifying information and a message, an icon corresponding to the icon specifying information is selected from a plurality of predetermined icons stored in a memory. The selected icon and the message are displayed on screen and the selected icon is displayed with designated color, designated position and/or blinking.

Claims

1. A method for displaying received information in a selective call receiver, which includes a display section, an input section, and a memory having a plurality of predetermined icons stored therein, the method comprising the steps of:

a) designating a user-specified notification mode for display of the plurality of predetermined icons through the input section;

b) receiving information including icon specifying information and display information;

c) selecting an icon corresponding to the icon specifying information from the plurality of predetermined icons stored in the memory; and

d) displaying a selected icon and the display information on the display section, wherein the selected icon is displayed in a designated notification mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the designated notification mode determines a position of the selected icon.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the designated notification mode further determines a color of the selected icon which is different from that of the display information.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the designated notification mode further determines whether the selected icon blinks.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the designating step includes the display information overlapping the selected icon such that the display information is displayed in a foreground of the selected icon.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step a), the notification mode is menu-selectable.

7. A selective call receiver for receiving information including icon specifying information and display information, comprising:

an input device;

a display device;

a memory having a plurality of predetermined icons stored therein; and

a processor for designating a user-specified notification mode for display of the plurality of predetermined icons through the input device, selecting an icon corresponding to the icon specifying information from the plurality of predetermined icons stored in the memory, and displaying a selected icon and the display information on the display device, wherein the selected icon is displayed in the designated notification mode.

8. The selective call receiver according to claim 7, wherein the designated notification mode determines a position of the selected icon.

9. The selective call receiver according to claim 8, wherein the designated notification mode further determines a color of the selected icon which is different from that of the display information.

10. The selective call receiver according to claim 9, wherein the designated notification mode further determines whether the selected icon blinks.

11. The selective call receiver according to claim 8, wherein the processor further designates the display information to overlap the selected icon such that the display information is displayed in a foreground of the selected icon.

12. A method for displaying received information in a selective call receiver, said selective call receiver including a display section, an input section and a memory section having data representing a plurality of predetermined icons stored therein, said method comprising steps of:

storing notification mode setting data which is input by a user from said input section into said memory section to designate a user-specified notification mode for display of respective ones of said plurality of icons;

receiving message data information including at least one of icon specifying information and display information;

reading data for a selected one of said predetermined icons and corresponding notification setting data from said memory in response to said icon specifying data; and

displaying said data for a selected one of said plurality of predetermined icons in accordance with said notification setting data.

13. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said storing step includes input of information selected from a menu.

14. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said notification setting data includes icon position data for controlling a location where an icon is displayed on a display of said display section.

15. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said notification setting data includes color information for controlling a color in which an icon is displayed on a display of said display section.

16. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said notification setting data includes blinking information for controlling blinking of a display of said icon on a display of said display section.

17. A method as recited in claim 12, including further step of

displaying said display information received in said receiving step.

18. A method as recited in claim 17, wherein said display information is displayed in a foreground overlapping said display of said icon.

19. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said storing step includes storing of default notification setting data.

20. A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said receiving step includes a step of

determining whether or not icon specifying data is in said message data.