Consistent user interface for multi-mode mobile terminals
First Claim
1. A method of providing a consistent user interface at a multi-mode mobile terminal, said method comprising:
- providing a user interface that corresponds to operation of said multi-mode mobile terminal in a second mode;
receiving, while handling a call while operating in a first mode, an indication of an interaction with said user interface;
determining, responsive to said receiving, that said multi-mode terminal is in a first call state;
selecting a candidate message based on said interaction and said first call state, where said candidate message is selected from among a plurality of messages available when said multi-mode mobile terminal is operating in said second mode;
converting said candidate message to one or more first-mode messages; and
transmitting said one or more first-mode messages to a switching center.
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Abstract
To provide a consistent (i.e., single-mode) user interface in each mode of operation available on a multi-mode mobile terminal, aspects of the user interface used for a second mode (e.g., the CDMA mode) are emulated by the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is operating in a first mode (e.g., the GSM mode). Responsive to receiving, while operating in a first mode, an indication of a given user interface interaction, the multi-mode mobile terminal determines the call state. Based on the given user interface interaction and the call state, the multi-mode mobile terminal selects a candidate message corresponding to operation of the multi-mode mobile terminal in a second mode. The multi-mode mobile terminal then converts the candidate message to one or more first-mode messages and transmits the one or more first-mode messages to the MSC at the second wireless network subsystem.
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1. A method of providing a consistent user interface at a multi-mode mobile terminal, said method comprising:
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providing a user interface that corresponds to operation of said multi-mode mobile terminal in a second mode; receiving, while handling a call while operating in a first mode, an indication of an interaction with said user interface; determining, responsive to said receiving, that said multi-mode terminal is in a first call state; selecting a candidate message based on said interaction and said first call state, where said candidate message is selected from among a plurality of messages available when said multi-mode mobile terminal is operating in said second mode; converting said candidate message to one or more first-mode messages; and transmitting said one or more first-mode messages to a switching center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-mode mobile terminal comprising:
a processor arranged to; provide a user interface that corresponds to operation of said multi-mode mobile terminal in a second mode; receive, while handling a call while operating in a first mode, an indication of an interaction with said user interface; determine, responsive to said receiving, that said multi-mode terminal is in a first call state; select a candidate message based on said interaction and said first call state, where said candidate message is selected from among a plurality of messages available when said multi-mode mobile terminal is operating in said second mode; convert said candidate message to one or more first-mode messages; and a transmitter for transmitting said one or more first-mode messages to a switching center. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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11. A tangible computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when performed by processor, cause said processor to:
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provide a user interface that corresponds to operation of said multi-mode mobile terminal in a second mode; receive, while handling a call while operating in a first mode, an indication of an interaction with said user interface; determine, responsive to said receiving, that an associated multi-mode terminal is in a first call state; select a candidate message based on said interaction and said first call state, where said candidate message is selected from among a plurality of messages available when said multi-mode mobile terminal is operating in said second mode; convert said candidate message to one or more first-mode messages; and arrange transmission of said one or more first-mode messages to a switching center. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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