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Communication device

  • US 8,121,587 B1
  • Filed: 10/09/2010
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for a communication device comprising a microphone, a speaker, an input device, a display, a camera, a touch panel, and an antenna, said method comprising:

  • a function implementing step at which one or more functions are implemented;

    wherein said communication device is operable to implement a voice communicating function, an attached file emailing function, a geographic location function, a dictionary function, a schedule notifying function, a multiple type TV program function, a multiple TV screen displaying function, a touch panel function, a communication device finding function, and a voice message displaying function, independently or simultaneously;

    voice communication is implemented by utilizing said microphone and said speaker, when said voice communicating function is implemented in said step;

    an email is sent with a file attached thereto, when said attached file emailing function is implemented in said step;

    a communication device geographic location which indicates the geographic location of said communication device is indicated on a map displayed on said display, a corresponding street address which corresponds to said communication device geographic location is displayed on said display, and a corresponding phone number which corresponds to said communication device geographic location or said corresponding street address is displayed on said display, when said geographic location function is implemented in said step;

    an image is retrieved via said camera of said communication device, an alphanumeric data is retrieved from said image, and an explanation data corresponding to said alphanumeric data is displayed on said display, when said dictionary function is implemented in said step;

    a notice is displayed on said display when a schedule is about to start, when said schedule notifying function is implemented in said step;

    a satellite TV program data is received via said antenna and output from said speaker and said display under a 1st mode, and a ground wave TV program data is received via said antenna and output from said speaker and said display under a 2nd mode, when said multiple type TV program function is implemented in said step;

    a plurality of TV screens are displayed on said display, wherein said plurality of TV screens include a 1st cell and a 2nd cell, a 1st TV program data and a 2nd TV program data are received via said antenna and said 1st TV program data of a shrunk version is displayed in said 1st cell and said 2nd TV program data of a shrunk version is displayed in said 2nd cell simultaneously, when said 1st cell is selected by said input device, said 1st TV program data of a non-shrunk version is displayed on said display, and when said 2nd cell is selected by said input device, said 2nd TV program data of a non-shrunk version is displayed on said display, when said multiple TV screen displaying function is implemented in said step, wherein each of the TV program data of the non-shrunk version is an image larger in size than the corresponding TV program data of the shrunk version;

    said communication device is operated via said touch panel, when said touch panel function is implemented in said step;

    when said communication device detects a predetermined audio data via said microphone, said communication device responds by outputting a responding sound data, which is a certain sound data, from said speaker in order to assist the user to find the location of said communication device, when said communication device finding function is implemented in said step; and

    a caller'"'"'s voice message, which is an audio data, is retrieved and converted to a text data, and said text data is displayed on said display, when said voice message displaying function is implemented in said step.

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