Mobile station including a display element

• US 20020198029A1
• Filed: 05/29/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Suominen, Pasi, Tenhunen, Antti
• Application Number:
  US10/159,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20020198029A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/20 for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A mobile station (10) including a display element (11), which also includes a keypad (12), a loudspeaker (13), and a microphone (14). In addition, the orientation of the window (15) of the display element (11) is arranged to be alterable in relation to the mobile station (10). The mobile station (10) also includes a detector element (16) that senses its position, in order to automatically change the orientation of the window (15).

Claims

1. A mobile station including a display element, which also includes a keypad (12), a loudspeaker (13), and a microphone (14), as well as connection and control means for them and an operating system, the orientation of the window (15) of the display element (11) being arranged to be alterable in relation to the mobile station (10), characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes a detector element (16) that senses its position, in order to automatically change the orientation of the window (15).

2. A mobile station according to claim 1, characterized in that the detector element (16) is a state sensor, which is arranged to sense the normal operating position of the mobile station (10) and the corresponding essentially upside-down operating position.

3. A mobile station according to claim 1, characterized in that the operation of the keypad (12) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

4. A mobile station according to claim 2, characterized in that the operation of the keypad (12) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

5. A mobile station according to claim 3, characterized in that one or several of the keys (19) of the keypad (12) include at least two identifying markings (20), of which, at any one time, one identifying marking (20) can be distinguished, the orientation of which corresponds to the position of the window (15) of the display element (11).

6. A mobile station according to claim 4, characterized in that one or several of the keys (19) of the keypad (12) include at least two identifying markings (20), of which, at any one time, one identifying marking (20) can be distinguished, the orientation of which corresponds to the position of the window (15) of the display element (11).

7. A mobile station according to claim 5, characterized in that the identifying marking (20) comprises a composite marking (21) arranged in the key (19) or on its surface, and a light source arranged in connection with it.

8. A mobile station according to claim 6, characterized in that the identifying marking (20) comprises a composite marking (21) arranged in the key (19) or on its surface, and a light source arranged in connection with it.

9. A mobile station according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

10. A mobile station according to claim 2, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

11. A mobile station according to claim 3, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

12. A mobile station according to claim 4, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

13. A mobile station according to claim 5, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

14. A mobile station according to claim 6, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

15. A mobile station according to claim 7, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

16. A mobile station according to claim 8, characterized in that the operating state of the loudspeaker (13) and the microphone (14) is arranged to change automatically according to the display element (11).

17. A mobile station according to claim 9, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged it to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

18. A mobile station according to claim 10, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

19. A mobile station according to claim 11, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

20. A mobile station according to claim 12, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

21. A mobile station according to claim 13, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

22. A mobile station according to claim 14, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

23. A mobile station according to claim 15, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

24. A mobile station according to claim 16, characterized in that the mobile station (10) includes two loudspeaker-microphone pairs (22), or two sound elements, which are arranged to operate as either a loudspeaker (13) or a microphone (14) according to the signal of the detector element (16).

25. A mobile station according to claim 1, characterized in that the keypad (12) includes a joystick (19′

).