Mobile communication device with a transition effect function

• US 7,561,874 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2005
• Issued: 07/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Chih-Liang, Wang, Chun-Yi, Fu, Ching-Wai
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu; Michael T
• Application Number:
  US10/906,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20060160528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,607 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/566, 455/346, 455/550, 345/520, 345/204, 395/161, 364/521, 725/39, 358/1.2, 358/451, 375/240.16
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes a memory for storing a first frame image corresponding to a first menu and a second frame image corresponding to a second menu, a display unit coupled to the memory for displaying frame images, and a control unit coupled to the display unit for controlling the display unit to display, in sequence, the first frame image, at least one corresponding transitive image generated according to the first frame image or the second frame image, and finally, the second frame image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

a casing;

a memory installed within the casing for storing a first frame image of a first function menu and a second frame image of a second function menu;

a display unit installed within the casing coupled to the memory for displaying a frame image;

a control unit installed within the casing coupled to the display unit for controlling the display unit to display, in sequence, the first frame image, then a frame image of at least one transitive image, and finally the second frame image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first function menu to the second function menu;

an interpolator within the casing coupled to the control unit for interpolating a visually altered version of the first frame image, a visually altered version of a second frame image, or a mixture of both as the frame image of the at least one transitive image; and

a timer installed within the casing for determining the control unit to control the display unit to display time interval between the first frame image and the at least one transitive image or to display the time interval between the at least one transitive image and the second frame image, the control unit controlling the display unit to display the first frame image, the at least one transitive image and the second image according to the time intervals provided by the timer when the control unit receives the command for transferring the first function menu to the second function menu.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the memory further stores a transition effect program code, and the control unit executes the transition effect program code to generate the at least one corresponding transitive image when the control unit receives the command for transferring the first menu to the second menu.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 1 further comprising:

an input module for inputting a command for transferring the first function menu to the second function menu.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 3 wherein the input module is capable of inputting an activating command to the control unit, and the control unit is capable of controlling the display unit to display the at least one transitive image after receiving the activating command from the input module.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 3 wherein the input module comprises a plurality of keypads.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the mobile communication device is a mobile phone.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a new transition image after each keypad press.

8. A mobile communication device comprising:

a casing;

a memory installed within the casing for storing a first frame image of a first function menu and a second frame image of a second function menu;

a display unit installed within the casing coupled to the memory for displaying a frame image;

a control unit installed within the casing coupled to the display unit for controlling the display unit to display, in sequence, the first frame image, then a frame image of at least one transitive image, and finally the second frame image when the control unit receives a command for transferring the first function menu to the second function menu;

an interpolator within the casing coupled to the control unit for interpolating a mixture of the first frame image and the second frame image to generate the frame image of the at least one transitive image; and

a timer installed within the casing for determining the control unit to control the display unit to display time interval between the first frame image and the at least one transitive image or to display the time interval between the at least one transitive image and the second frame image, the control unit controlling the display unit to display the first frame image, the at least one transitive image and the second image according to the time intervals provided by the timer when the control unit receives the command for transferring the first function menu to the second function menu.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8 wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a plurality of new transition images according to a user adjustable cadence.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 8 wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display a new transition image after each keypad press.