Full screen display of key entries

• US 7,266,394 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2004
• Issued: 09/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Carlson, Michael Pierre, Rodriguez, Herman, Lisle, Linda Arnold
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US10/960,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20060079292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/575.1, 455/66.1, 455/556.2, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 379/433.04, 379/88.11, 345/660, 345/471, 345/472, 345/472.1
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for displaying keystrokes on a display screen in the mobile communications device. In response to detecting a user input selecting a character on a keypad, the character is displayed on the display screen using a full screen display of the character. The full screen display is adjusted to the selected size after a selected period of time.

Claims

1. A method in a mobile communications device for displaying keystrokes on a display screen in the mobile communications device, wherein keystrokes are normally displayed using a selected size, the method comprising:

responsive to detecting a user input selecting a character on a keypad, displaying the character on the display screen using a full screen display of the character; and

adjusting the full screen display to the selected size after a selected period of time.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying all characters input into the mobile communications device after the full screen display of the character has been adjusted to the selected size.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting step includes

reducing the size of the character to the selected size from the full screen display in a series of steps.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected period of time is five seconds.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device is a mobile phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communications device is a personal digital assistant.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the character is one of an alphabetical character or a numeric character.

8. A data processing system in a mobile communications device for displaying keystrokes on a display screen in the mobile communications device, wherein keystrokes are normally displayed using a selected size, the data processing system comprising:

displaying means, responsive to detecting a user input selecting a character on a keypad, for displaying the character on the display screen using a full screen display of the character; and

adjusting means for adjusting the full screen display to the selected size after a selected period of time.

9. The data processing system of claim 8 further comprising:

displaying all characters input into the mobile communications device after the full screen display of the character has been adjusted to the selected size.

10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the adjusting means includes

reducing means for reducing the size of the character to the selected size from the full screen display in a series of steps.

11. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the selected period of time is five seconds.

12. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the mobile communications device is a mobile phone.

13. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the mobile communications device is a personal digital assistant.

14. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the character is one of an alphabetical character or a numeric character.

15. A computer program product in a computer readable medium in a mobile communications device for displaying keystrokes on a display screen in the mobile communications device, wherein keystrokes are normally displayed using a selected size, the computer program product comprising:

first instructions, responsive to detecting a user input selecting a character on a keypad, for displaying the character on the display screen using a full screen display of the character; and

second instructions for adjusting the full screen display to the selected size after a selected period of time.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

third instructions for displaying all characters input into the mobile communications device after the full screen display of the character has been adjusted to the selected size.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the second instructions includes

sub-instructions for reducing the size of the character to the selected size from the full screen display in a series of steps.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the selected period of time is five seconds.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the mobile communications device is a mobile phone.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the mobile communications device is a personal digital assistant.