System and method for managing applications and media content of a wireless communication device

• US 7,962,181 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2009
• Issued: 06/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Brenner, David S, Gay, Stephen R, Schatzberger, Richard J., Gielow, Christopher C, Ina, Peter J
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tu X
• Application Number:
  US12/489,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20090258683A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.06, 455/575.3, 455/575.4, 455/575.1, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A wireless communication device for providing channel information is described. The wireless communication device comprises a housing having a first display and a second display, a memory configured to store a plurality of media objects that may be shown by the second display, and a processor coupled to the second display. The housing has a first position exposing the first and second displays and a second position covering the first display and exposing the second display. The processor is configured to change operation of the second display from one media object to another.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device for providing channel information comprising:

a housing having a first display and a second display, the housing having a first position exposing the first and second displays and a second position covering the first display and exposing the second display;

a memory configured to store a plurality of media objects that may be shown by the second display; and

a processor, coupled to the second display, configured to change operation of the second display from one media object to another;

a first sensor, supported by the housing and coupled to the processor, configured to cause the processor to cycle through the plurality of applications one-by-one in a particular order; and

a second sensor, supported by the housing and coupled to the processor, configured to cause the processor to cycle through the plurality of applications one-by-one in an order opposite the particular order.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising a select key, coupled to the processor, configured to interact with a media object currently shown by the second display.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor executes automatically a particular application when operation of the second display is changed to the particular application.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor terminates automatically a particular application when operation of the second display is changed from the particular application.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising a user interface supported by the housing and coupled to the processor, wherein the processor changes operation of the second display to a default application when a predetermined time period of inactivity at the user interface is detected.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first display is configured to operate at least one configuration setting that controls operation of the second display.