PORTABLE TELEPHONE

• US 20120256826A1
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: TAKEUCHI, Ryosuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,842,106 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so as to shift the pointer to a desirable position within a predetermined information on a screen of the display in accordance with an operation of the operator and also display a mark indicative of a direction to which the pointer can be shifted and in which the predetermined information exists, adjacently to the block along a shift direction through the operator.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A remote control apparatus for controlling a controlled apparatus comprising:

a controlling unit for communicating with said controlled apparatus, said controlling unit configured to request electric field strength information from said controlled apparatus, and receive said electric field strength information from said controlled apparatus; and

a display unit for displaying said electric field strength information.

8. The remote control apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

an operational unit for receiving user input requesting said electric field strength information from said controlled apparatus, and displaying said electric field strength information in response to said user input.

9. The remote control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said remote control apparatus communicates with said controlled apparatus wirelessly.

10. The remote control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said remote control apparatus communicates with said controlled apparatus via a connection cable.

11. The remote control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said electric field strength information is displayed on said display unit in a plurality of stage levels.

12. The remote control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said controlled apparatus is a mobile phone apparatus.

13. A communication apparatus adapted to be controlled by a remote control apparatus, said communication apparatus comprising:

a system controlling unit for communicating with a controlling unit in said remote control apparatus, said system controlling unit configured to send electric field strength information of said communication apparatus to said controlling unit in response to a request for electric field strength information from said controlling unit.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said remote control apparatus communicates with said communication apparatus wirelessly.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said remote control apparatus communicates with said communication apparatus via a connection cable.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said communication apparatus is a mobile phone apparatus.

17. A method for remotely controlling a controlled apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

requesting electric field strength information of said controlled apparatus;

receiving said electric field strength information from said controlled apparatus; and

displaying said electric field strength information.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer-executable program to remotely control a controlled apparatus, comprising the steps of:

requesting electric field strength information of said controlled apparatus;

receiving said electric field strength information from said controlled apparatus; and

displaying said electric field strength information.