Mobile telephone with improved man machine interface
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1. A mobile telephone comprising:
- a display operable to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing an operation or set of operations;
a memory in communication with a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface controls the display, and wherein the memory stores data representing each of the plurality of icons; and
a navigational tool for selecting an icon out of the plurality of icons shown on the display, wherein the graphical user interface controls the display to alternately display an idle screen for a first timed period and an alert screen for a second timed period such that the idle screen repeatedly alternates with the alert screen while the mobile telephone receives an alert.
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Abstract
The present invention envisages a GSM mobile telephone in which a line of icons is displayed on a display. As a user navigates through the displayed line of icons, the positions of the icons alter so that the selectable icon moves to the head of the line. This approach makes it very clear (i) which icon is selectable at any time and (ii) where that icon sits in relation to other icons at the same functional level (e.g. only first level icons will be present in one line). First level icons typically relate to the following functions: phonebook; messages; call register; counters; call diversion; telephone settings; network details; voice mail and IrDA activation.
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1. A mobile telephone comprising:
- a display operable to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing an operation or set of operations;
a memory in communication with a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface controls the display, and wherein the memory stores data representing each of the plurality of icons; and
a navigational tool for selecting an icon out of the plurality of icons shown on the display, wherein the graphical user interface controls the display to alternately display an idle screen for a first timed period and an alert screen for a second timed period such that the idle screen repeatedly alternates with the alert screen while the mobile telephone receives an alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a display operable to display a plurality of icons, each icon representing an operation or set of operations;
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8. A method for alerting a user of a mobile telephone comprising:
- displaying on a display of the mobile telephone a plurality of icons on an idle screen, each icon representing an operation or set of operations; and
displaying on the display of the mobile telephone an alert screen displaying an alert, wherein the idle screen and the alert screen are alternately displayed for predetermined timed periods such that the idle screen repeatedly alternates with the alert screen at a predetermined rate while the mobile telephone receives an alert. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- displaying on a display of the mobile telephone a plurality of icons on an idle screen, each icon representing an operation or set of operations; and
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14. A mobile telephone comprising:
- a display operable to display a first screen showing plurality of icons, each icon representing an operation or set of operations; and
a navigational tool for selecting an icon out of the plurality of icons shown on the display, wherein the display is also operable to display a second screen alerting the user that the mobile telephone has received an alert, and to repeatedly alternate the first screen displayed for a first timed period with the second screen displayed for a second timed period while the mobile telephone receives the alert. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a display operable to display a first screen showing plurality of icons, each icon representing an operation or set of operations; and
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