Download of user interface elements into a mobile phone
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1. A mobile phone, comprising:
- an interface unit configured to download, independent of activation of communication services of said mobile phone, user interface data from an external data source in a production environment after a manufacturing phase of said mobile phone, said user interface data configured to provide an interface for a user of said mobile phone;
a digital memory configured to store said user interface data and run-time software installed during said manufacturing phase, said run-time software configured to employ said user interface data to tailor said mobile phone for a specific market, wherein said user interface data is associated with numeric values in a downloadable table and said run-time software is configured to issue messages having symbols wherein each of said symbols is associated with a specific one of said numeric values to thereby identify said user interface data for said download.
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Abstract
A mobile communication system for general data transmission and a mobile phone employable in the mobile communication system. In one embodiment, the mobile phone includes a receiver and a transmitter for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals, a digital memory for storing digital data and a digital processor for processing the digital data. The digital memory stores downloaded data with executable software that is downloaded from an external data source. The downloaded data may include menu descriptions, sounds and animations for the mobile phone.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile phone, comprising:
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an interface unit configured to download, independent of activation of communication services of said mobile phone, user interface data from an external data source in a production environment after a manufacturing phase of said mobile phone, said user interface data configured to provide an interface for a user of said mobile phone; a digital memory configured to store said user interface data and run-time software installed during said manufacturing phase, said run-time software configured to employ said user interface data to tailor said mobile phone for a specific market, wherein said user interface data is associated with numeric values in a downloadable table and said run-time software is configured to issue messages having symbols wherein each of said symbols is associated with a specific one of said numeric values to thereby identify said user interface data for said download. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for configuring a mobile phone for a specific market, comprising:
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an external data source located in a mobile phone production environment; and an end user tool that facilitates a transfer of user interface data from said external data source to said mobile phone after a manufacturing phase and independent of activation of communication services of said mobile phone, said user interface data for tailoring said mobile phone for a specific market, wherein said end user tool includes a resource compiler configured to generate a downloadable table to transfer said user interface data, said downloadable table including said user interface data associated with numeric values, wherein said run-time software is configured to issue messages having symbols where each of said symbols is associated with a specific one of said numeric values to thereby identify said user interface data for said download, and said mobile phone includes an interface unit configured to download said user interface data; and
a digital memory configured to store said user interface data and run-time software during said manufacturing phase, said run-time software configured to employ said user interface data for said tailoring. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of configuring a mobile phone for a specific market, comprising:
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connecting said mobile phone to an external data source in a mobile phone production environment after a manufacturing phase thereof; and downloading user interface data from said external data source to said mobile phone independent of activation of communication services of said mobile phone, wherein said user interface data is identified by run-time software of said mobile phone and employed by said run-time software to provide an interface for a user of said mobile phone in said specific market, wherein said user interface data is associated with numeric values in a downloadable table and said run-time software is configured to issue messages having symbols wherein each of said symbols is associated with a specific one of said numeric values to thereby identify said user interface data for said download. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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