Portable telephone and terminal equipment

• US 7,151,952 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2004
• Issued: 12/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Masaaki, Nakatsuchi, Masaharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, CongVan
• Application Number:
  US10/965,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136984A1
• Time in Patent Office: 796 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/414, 455/418, 455/566, 455/560, 455/419, 455/420, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

The portable telephone (and terminal equipment) according to the present invention comprises operating means 25 having a plurality of input modes and provided with at least one operating keys, for inputting data of a type in accordance with a current input mode by operation of the operating keys, a user interface process 23 for offering a user interface allowing input of data by the operating means 25, and input mode setup means 26 for switching the current input mode in the operating means 25 according to instructions of the user interface process 23. The above-mentioned user interface process 23 is generated by interpreting/executing means 22 by interpreting and executing HTML data received from receiving means 21. The type of data inputted by the operating means 25 can be switched in accordance with instructions of the user interface process 23.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal that functions as a wireless mobile telephone, the wireless communication terminal comprising:

an output device comprising a display and an audio output, the output device being configurable to at least one of a telephone mode and an output play mode;

a communication terminal control that selectively implements multiple communication functionalities comprising a browsing functionality, a wireless telephone communication functionality, and at least one play functionality;

a browser that activates the browsing functionality to selectively access a content comprising at least one of audio data and visual data; and

a mode control that according to the data in the accessed content, automatically reconfigures at least one of the display and the audio output from the telephone mode for the play functionality of the output play mode.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the audio or visual data comprises audio and visual data.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the audio or visual data comprises data for music or motion picture.

4. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the mode control modifies at least one of screen size, audio volume, or playback speed.

5. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the browsing functionality comprises network browsing functionality;

and

wherein the browser activates the network browsing functionality to selectively access the content.

6. The wireless communication terminal of claim 5, wherein the network browsing functionality comprises an internet browsing functionality.

7. The wireless communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the internet browsing functionality accesses a website in order to obtain the audio or visual data.

8. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the output play mode of the wireless communication terminal comprises at least one of a video play mode or a music play mode;

and

wherein the mode control automatically reconfigures the mode of the wireless communication terminal to one of the video play mode or music play mode based on the data in the accessed content.

9. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8, wherein the video play mode comprises settings for the output device in order to enhance play of video data.

10. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8, wherein the music play mode comprises settings for the output device in order to enhance play of music data.

11. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the output play mode of the wireless communication terminal comprises a plurality of play modes.

12. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the plurality of play modes comprise a video play mode and a music play mode.

13. A method for automatically reconfiguring at least one of a display and an audio output for a wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal having a communication terminal control and a browser, the wireless communication terminal being configurable to a telephone mode and an output play mode, the method comprising:

configuring the communication terminal control to the telephone mode;

using the communication terminal control to activate the browser;

using functionality of the browser to selectively access a content comprising at least one of audio data and visual data; and

automatically reconfiguring, based on the accessed content, at least one of the display and the audio output from the telephone mode for play functionality of the output play mode.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the audio or visual data comprises audio and visual data.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the audio or visual data comprises data for music or motion picture.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein automatically reconfiguring comprises modifying at least one of screen size, audio volume, or playback speed.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the functionality of the browser comprises network browsing functionality.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the network browsing functionality comprises an internet browsing functionality.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein using functionality of the browser comprises accessing a website in order to obtain the audio or visual data.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the output play mode of the wireless communication terminal comprises at least one of a video play mode or a music play mode;

and

wherein automatically reconfiguring comprises reconfiguring the mode of the wireless communication terminal to one of the video play mode or music play mode based on the accessed content.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the video play mode comprises settings for the output device in order to enhance play of video data.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the music play mode comprises settings for the output device in order to enhance play of music data.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein the output play mode of the wireless communication terminal comprises a plurality of play modes.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the plurality of play modes comprise a video play mode and a music play mode.

25. A wireless communication terminal that functions as a wireless mobile telephone, comprising:

an output device comprising a display and an audio output, the wireless communication terminal being configurable to a telephone mode, a video play mode and a music play mode in order to output on the output device;

a communication terminal control that selectively implements multiple functionalities comprising a wireless telephone communication functionality, a browsing functionality and a play functionality;

a browser that activates the browsing functionality to selectively access a content comprising at least one of audio data and visual data; and

a mode control that according to the accessed content, automatically switches the wireless communication terminal from the telephone mode to at least one of the video play mode or music play mode for the play functionality on the output device.

26. The wireless communication terminal of claim 25, wherein the audio or visual data comprises data for music or motion picture.

27. The wireless communication terminal of claim 25, wherein the browsing functionality comprises network browsing functionality;

and

wherein the browser activates the network browsing functionality to selectively access the content.

28. The wireless communication terminal of claim 27, wherein the network browsing functionality comprises an internet browsing functionality.

29. The wireless communication terminal of claim 28, wherein the internet browsing functionality accesses a website in order to obtain the audio or visual data.

30. A method for automatically switching a mode for a wireless communication terminal, the wireless communication terminal having a communication terminal control and a browser, the wireless communication terminal being configurable to a telephone mode, a video play mode and a music play mode, the method comprising:

configuring the communication terminal control to the telephone mode;

using the communication terminal control to activate the browser;

using functionality of the browser to selectively access a content comprising at least one of audio data and visual data; and

automatically switching, based on the accessed content, the wireless communication terminal from the telephone mode to at least one of the video play mode or music play mode for play functionality on the output device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the audio or visual data comprises data for music or motion picture.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the functionality of the browser comprises network browsing functionality.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the network browsing functionality comprises an internet browsing functionality.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein using functionality of the browser comprises accessing a website in order to obtain the audio or visual data.