Display device managing method
First Claim
1. A method of managing a display device of a portable communication unit, comprising:
- executing a first application on the portable communication unit;
assigning a first display area of the display device to the first application for outputting first graphic output content;
executing a second application on the portable communication unit;
assigning a second display area of the display device to the second application for outputting second graphic output content with the relevant display areas being assigned so that they do not overlap;
assigning a priority to the first application and the second application with a size of the relevant display areas being determined depending on the assigned priority;
assigning a higher priority to system applications than non-system applications, the system applications to provide system related messages; and
assigning a larger display area to the application having the higher priority, the larger display area to display the system related messages when the application is a system application.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for managing a display device (DSP) of a portable communications device (MFG) having the following characteristics: said display device is used for displaying graphical subject matter, it also comprises a processing device (LAE) for carrying out first and second applications, each of which has an output subject matter. A control device (IM) for managing the graphical display surface of the display device is also provided, wherein the control device of the first application allocates a first display area and the control device of the second application allocates a second display area in such a way that no overlap of said display areas is produced, thereby avoiding the harmful influence of the first performed application on the second later invoked application.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of managing a display device of a portable communication unit, comprising:
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executing a first application on the portable communication unit; assigning a first display area of the display device to the first application for outputting first graphic output content; executing a second application on the portable communication unit; assigning a second display area of the display device to the second application for outputting second graphic output content with the relevant display areas being assigned so that they do not overlap; assigning a priority to the first application and the second application with a size of the relevant display areas being determined depending on the assigned priority; assigning a higher priority to system applications than non-system applications, the system applications to provide system related messages; and assigning a larger display area to the application having the higher priority, the larger display area to display the system related messages when the application is a system application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable communication unit comprising:
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a display device with a display surface for displaying graphic content; a processor for executing a first application and a second application which each provide graphic output content; and a controller for; managing the graphic display surface of the display device, assigning a first display area to the first application, assigning a second display area to the second application on the display surface of the display device so that there is no overlapping of display areas, assigning a priority to the first application and the second application with a size of the relevant display areas being determined depending on the assigned priority, assigning a higher priority to system applications than non-system applications, the system applications to provide system related messages, and assigning a larger display area to the application having the higher priority, the larger display area to display the system related messages when the application is a system application. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable communication unit comprising:
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a display device comprising a display surface to display graphic content; and a circuit to; manage the graphic display surface of the display device, assign a first display area to a first application, assign a second display area to a second application on the display surface of the display device so that the first display area does not overlap the second display area, assign a priority to the first application and the second application with a size of the relevant display areas being determined depending on the assigned priority, assign a higher priority to a system application than a non-system application, the system application to provide system related messages, and assign a larger display area to the application having the higher priority, the larger display area to display the system related messages when the application is a system application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable communication unit comprising:
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a display having a display surface to display graphic content; a means for assigning a first display area of the display to a first application and assigning a second display area of the display to a second application so that the first display area does not overlap the second display area; a means for assigning a priority to the first application and the second application with a size of the relevant display area being determined depending on the assigned priority; a means for assigning a higher priority to a system application than a non-system application, the system application to provide system related messages; and a means for assigning a larger display area to the application having the higher priority, the larger display area to display the system related messages when the application is a system application.
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