Mobile phones producing an image using image templates

• US 6,532,373 B1
• Filed: 11/04/1999
• Issued: 03/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Jouin, Christophe Max Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thanh Cong
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, PABLO N
• Application Number:
  US09/433,924
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/550, 455/38.1, 455/32.4, 455/140, 455/526, 455/817, 455/525, 340/825.44, 340/825.47, 340/825.69, 340/815.4, 340/815.53, 340/7.51, 340/7.55, 345/122, 345/133, 345/115, 345/116, 345/193, 345/194, 345/621, 345/634, 379/93.05, 379/96
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/226 with alphanumeric or graphic display means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

A mobile phone is disclosed which produces an image using image templates. An image display provided in a mobile phone compiles a repertory of image templates, which is stored in memory based on indicated order and coefficients, generates an image profile of selected image, and provides the selected image on the image display.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone programmed to operate under the control of a CPU, comprising:

an image display;

a repertory of image templates stored in memory; and

a processor for compiling said each image templates based on indicated order and coefficients to generate an image profile of selected image and for providing said selected image on said image display.

2. A mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein said processor compiles image templates in accordance with a signal or sequence of signals received by the telephone across an air interface.

3. A mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein said processor compiles image templates in accordance with a signal or sequence of signals generated within said mobile telephone.

4. A mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein said selected image on the image display is a fixed image.

5. A mobile telephone according to claim 4, wherein said selected image on the image display is a facial image.

6. A mobile telephone according to claim 5, wherein said facial image is that of the current caller to said mobile telephone.

7. A mobile telephone according to claim 2, wherein said selected image on the image display is a fixed image.

8. A mobile telephone according to claim 7, wherein said selected image on the image display is a facial image.

9. A mobile telephone according to claim 8, wherein said facial image is that of the current caller to said mobile telephone.

10. A mobile telephone according to claim 3, wherein said selected image on the image display is a fixed image.

11. A mobile telephone according to claim 10, wherein said selected image on the image display is a facial image.

12. A mobile telephone according to claim 11, wherein said facial image is that of the current caller to said mobile telephone.

13. A mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein at least part of the repertory of image templates stored in memory is compiled from signals received by the telephone over its air interface.

14. A mobile telephone according to claim 2, wherein at least part of the repertory of image templates stored in memory is compiled from signals received by the telephone over its air interface.

15. A mobile telephone according to claim 3, wherein at least part of the repertory of image templates stored in memory is compiled from signals received by the telephone over its air interface.