Mobile communication terminal

• US 8,219,149 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Lafata, Paul, Anttila, Akseli, Wikberg, Harri, Karimaki, Kirsi, Kiss, Imre
• Primary Examiner(s): Yun, Eugene
• Application Number:
  US11/170,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20070004462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,568 Days
• Field of Search: 455/563, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/67.7, 455/79, 455/116, 455/414.4, 455/511
• US Class Current: 455/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus capable of presenting themes, a telecommunication system comprising a such apparatus, and a corresponding method are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor arranged to generate an audio signal in response to a set theme. The audio signal comprises a speech signal, wherein speech of the speech signal have voice characteristics which depend on the theme. Alternatively, processor is arranged to set a theme in response to contact information stored in a contact information database of the appatatus and associated with actions performed by the apparatus.

Claims

1. A mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a user interface; and

a processor coupled to the user interface, the processor being configured to receive characteristics of at least one theme wirelessly from a network of a telecommunication system;

said processor configured to present themes on the user interface, wherein a presented theme provides an appearance of a layout of the user interface in accordance with said characteristics;

said processor comprising at least one of a text to speech converter and a voice manipulator, said at least one of a text to speech converter and voice manipulator;

being configured to generate an audio signal in response to said presented theme in accordance with said characteristics, wherein said audio signal comprises a speech signal, wherein speech of said speech signal has voice characteristics which depend on said presented theme.

2. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said voice manipulator is arranged to generate said speech signal from an input speech signal.

3. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a user interface controlled by said processor, wherein said user interface is arranged to output said audio signal.

4. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transceiver controlled by said processor, wherein said transceiver is arranged to send said audio signal over a communication channel.

5. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transceiver controlled by said processor, wherein said transceiver is arranged to receive a message comprising a text over a communication channel, wherein said processor comprises a text to speech convertor arranged to generate said speech signal from said text.

6. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said theme is settable by a user, an application, a received message, a contact, or a timing signal, or any combination thereof.

7. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the set theme is one or more of a characteristic of the layout of the user interface, a background color of the user interface or a border characteristic of the user interface.

8. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the theme is settable by a received message.

9. A telecommunication system comprising a network, a plurality of network nodes of said network, and at least one mobile communication apparatus being in wireless communication with one or more of said network nodes when in use, wherein said mobile communication apparatus comprises a processor and is capable of presenting themes on a user interface of the at least one mobile communications apparatus, said processor being configured to receive characteristics of at least one theme wirelessly from said network, a presented theme providing an appearance of a layout of the user interface in accordance with said characteristics, wherein said processor comprises at least one of a text to speech converter and a voice manipulator, wherein said at least one of a text to speech converter and voice manipulator is arranged to generate an audio signal in response to the presented theme.

10. The telecommunication system according to claim 9, wherein said network is arranged to provide characteristics of said theme, and said mobile communication apparatus is arranged to receive said characteristics of said theme from said network.

11. A method comprising:

receiving characteristics of at least one theme wirelessly;

setting a theme for a user interface of a mobile communication apparatus in accordance with said characteristics, the set theme providing an appearance of a layout of the user interface;

setting voice characteristics associated with said set theme; and

generating, at the mobile communication apparatus, an audio signal comprising a speech signal, the audio signal being generated by one of a text-to-speech converter or a voice manipulator, wherein speech of said speech signal has said voice characteristics, wherein generating said audio speech signal comprises adapting said speech signal to have said voice characteristics by at least one of converting a text to said speech signal and manipulating a voice to generate said speech signal.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising sending said audio signal over a communication channel.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of receiving a message comprising a text over a communication channel;

and

converting said text to speech to generate said speech signal from said text.