Method of displaying a picture file on a cellular telephone

• US 20020055373A1
• Filed: 11/20/2001
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LavaFlow LLP, Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: LavaFlow LLP
• Inventors: King, John Joseph, King, Christina Judeen
• Application Number:
  US10/004,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20020055373A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A method of displaying a picture file on a cellular telephone, the method comprising the steps of receiving a picture file at the cellular telephone; storing the picture file in a memory of the cellular telephone; and displaying the picture file as a screen saver on a display of the cellular telephone when a screen saver condition is detected.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone;

storing said at least one picture file in a memory of said cellular telephone; and

displaying said at least one picture file as a screen saver on a display of said cellular telephone when a screen saver condition is detected.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone comprises coupling said at least one picture file to said cellular telephone from a device remote from said cellular telephone.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone comprises coupling said at least one picture file to said cellular telephone from a computer.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone comprises coupling said at least one picture file to said cellular telephone by a wired protocol by way of a telecommunications network.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone comprises downloading said at least one picture file to said cellular telephone by a wireless protocol from a telecommunications network.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving at least one picture file at said cellular telephone comprises downloading said at least one picture file to said cellular telephone as an attachment to an email.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of displaying said at least one picture file comprises displaying a photograph on said display of said cellular telephone.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of displaying content relevant information with said picture file on said display of said cellular telephone.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of providing a user interface to enable a user to display a predetermined picture file downloaded to said cellular telephone as a screen saver.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of allowing a user to access a program that enables the display of said at least one picture file as a screen saver from a device remote from said cellular telephone.

11. A method of displaying a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a display on said cellular telephone;

receiving said picture file at said cellular telephone by way of a data connection; and

displaying said picture file as a screen saver on a display of said cellular telephone when a screen saver condition is detected.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said step of receiving said picture file at said cellular telephone by way of a data connection comprises receiving said picture file used by software for displaying said picture file as a screen saver by way of a telecommunication network.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein said step of receiving said picture file at said cellular telephone by way of a data connection comprises receiving said picture file as an attachment to an email.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of displaying content relevant information with said picture file on said display of said cellular telephone.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of allowing a user to access a program that enables the display of said picture file as a screen saver from a device remote from said cellular telephone.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said step of downloading at least one picture file to said cellular telephone comprises coupling a photograph to said cellular telephone from a device remote from said cellular telephone.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein said step of downloading at least one picture file to said cellular telephone comprises coupling a picture file to said cellular telephone by a wireless protocol.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of downloading content relevant information associated with said picture file to said cellular telephone.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of allowing a user to access a program that enables the display a picture file as a screen saver from a device remote from said cellular telephone.

16. A method of displaying a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a data communication link to said cellular telephone;

downloading at least one picture file to said cellular telephone;

storing said at least one picture file in a memory location of said cellular telephone accessible in a screen saver mode; and

displaying said at least one picture file as a screen saver on a display of said cellular telephone when in said screen saver mode.