Method for writing a character message in a mobile telecommunication handset and mobile telecommunication handset capable of writing a character message

• US 8,160,621 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2007
• Issued: 04/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Zo, Wo-No
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/625,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20070191037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,915 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/227, 345/581, 345/582, 345/636, 345/629, 345/467, 345/469, 345/470
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for writing a character message in a mobile telecommunication handset, including writing a message, inputting a page divider transferring a current page to a next page at any area of the current page on which the message is being written, displaying page information on the message, transmitting the written message, determining if the page divider is inputted, enabling the current page on which to write the short message to be changed if the page divider is input; and displaying the updated page information on the short message if the current page is changed. Thus, it is possible to change a current page at any area of the current page during the writing of a short message, and continue to write the short message on a new page of a message-writing window during the writing of the short message.

Claims

1. A method for writing a character message in a mobile telecommunication handset, the method comprising:

receiving text input via a keypad of the mobile telecommunication handset, the received text input comprising the character message on a message-writing window of the mobile telecommunication handset;

displaying text corresponding to the text input on an initial on-screen display area of the message-writing window;

detecting a display area change input indicating that text corresponding to subsequent text input is to be displayed on at least one subsequent on-screen display area of the message-writing window;

receiving the subsequent text input via the keypad, the received subsequent text input comprising a continuation of the character message on the message-writing window;

displaying the text corresponding to the subsequent text input on the at least one subsequent on-screen display area of the message-writing window;

displaying a bar icon along an edge of an on-screen display area on the message writing window to indicate an existence of text within both the initial on-screen display area and the at least one subsequent on-screen display area;

displaying a count number on the message-writing window related to an amount of text input for the character message; and

transmitting the character message via a mobile communications network after composition of the message on the message-writing window has been completed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one subsequent on-screen display area provides a page view such that the initial on-screen display area shows an initial page of the character message and each of the at least one subsequent on-screen display area shows a subsequent page of the character message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display area change input is a page divider input.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

displaying, on the message-writing window, a current page number and a total number of pages of the character message.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

displaying, on the message-writing window, a percentage related to an amount of text inputs for the character message.

6. A mobile terminal comprising:

an input device configured to receive text inputs via a keypad in order to allow a user to begin composing a message on a message-writing window;

a display configured to display the text inputs on an initial on-screen display area of the message-writing window; and

a controller configured to cooperate with the input device and the display in order to;

detect a display area change indication indicating that subsequent text inputs are to be displayed beyond the initial on-screen display area,

receive the subsequent text inputs via the keypad in order to allow the user to continue composing the message on the message-writing window,

display the subsequent text inputs on at least one subsequent on-screen display area of the message-writing window,

display a bar icon along an edge of an on-screen display area on the message-writing window to indicate an existence of text within both the initial on-screen display area and the at least one subsequent on-screen display area,

transmit the message via a mobile communications network after composition of the message on the message-writing window has been completed, and

display a count number on the message-writing window related to an amount of text inputs for the message.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein each of the initial on-screen display area and the at least one subsequent on-screen display area provides a page view such that the initial on-screen display area shows an initial page of the message and each of the at least one subsequent on-screen display area shows a subsequent page of the message.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the display area change indication is a page divider indication.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to cooperate with the input device and the display in order to display, on the message-writing window, a current page number and a total number of pages of the message.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to cooperate with the input device and the display in order to display, on the message-writing window, a percentage related to an amount of text inputs for the message.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein at least the input device or the keypad is configured to support touch screen inputs.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a keypad configured to receive user inputs via a touch-screen in order to allow text message creation in a message-writing window;

a display screen configured to support reception of the user inputs via the touch-screen and to display the user inputs on a starting screen region of the message-writing window; and

a processor configured to cooperate with the keypad and the display screen in order to;

detect an input of a screen region change indicator via the keypad,

wherein the screen region change indicator denotes that next user inputs are to be shown on a next screen region of the message-writing window,

receive the next user inputs via the keypad in order to continue text

message creation in the message-writing window, and

display the next user inputs on the next screen region of the message-writing window,

wherein the display screen is further configured to show, upon completion of text message creation in the message-writing window, a graphic icon used in activating procedures that are controlled by the processor in order to transmit text messages using a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) via a wireless mobile service provider,

wherein the next screen region of the message-writing window is visually distinguished from the starting screen region by use of either a text scroll indication or a change in a count number displayed on the message-writing window,

wherein the text scroll indication is a bar icon shown along an edge of the message-writing window in order to indicate an existence of text within both the starting screen region and the next screen region, and

wherein the count number indicates a number of input characters compared with a maximum number of characters permitted for the text message and either a number of total pages of the message or a number of a current page.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each of the starting screen region and the next screen region provides a page view such that the starting screen region shows an initial page of the user inputs and the next screen region shows a subsequent page of the next user inputs.