Mobile communication device

• US 7,925,294 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2007
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong, Li, Xiao-Guang
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): MITCHELL, NATHAN A
• Application Number:
  US11/749,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20070280446A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways

Abstract

A mobile communication device is provided. The device includes a non-volatile display, a storage unit, a processing unit, and a plurality of keys. The storage unit includes a temporary storage section for storing a communication history list, which records previous communication records and frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records. The processing unit is configured for displaying a subset the previous communication records of the communication history list obtained from the temporary storage section on the non-volatile display, before the mobile communication device enters a stand-by state from a normal state, wherein the displayed previous communication records are listed in order according to associated frequencies of communication of the previous communication records. Each of the keys corresponds to one of the displayed previous communication records, and when actuated, signals the mobile communication device to contact the one of the previous communication records correspondingly.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

a non-volatile display capable of displaying information without power;

a power management unit;

a storage unit comprising a temporary storage section for storing a communication history list, which records previous communication records and frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records;

a processing unit, configured for displaying a subset of the previous communication records of the communication history list obtained from the temporary storage section on the non-volatile display and for signaling the power management unit to power off the non-volatile display after displaying the subset of the previous communication records of the communication history list on the non-volatile display, wherein the displayed previous communication records are listed in order according to associated frequencies of communication of the previous communication records; and

a plurality of keys, each of which corresponds to one of the displayed previous communication records, and when actuated, signals the mobile communication device to contact the one of the previous communication records correspondingly;

wherein the processing unit further sorts the previous communication records of the communication history list during a time period according to associated frequencies of communication to obtain a period communicated list corresponding to the time period, the time period being selected from a group consisting of a morning period, an afternoon period, and an evening period.

2. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit acts to display the period communicated list corresponding to a current period on the non-volatile display, before acting to control the mobile communication device to enter into the stand-by state.

3. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit further displays a plurality of function icons on another side of the non-volatile display opposite to the previous communication records currently displayed, and the storage unit further comprises a directory storage section for storing a contact list.

4. The mobile communication device according to claim 3, wherein the function icons comprise a contact list icon, a short message icon, a forward icon, a scroll-up icon, and a scroll-down icon, the contact list icon indicating a function of displaying the contact list obtained from the directory storage section, the short message icon indicating a function of displaying a short message menu, the forward icon indicating a function of displaying a next subset of the previous communication records currently displayed, the scroll-up icon indicating a function of scrolling up the precious communication records currently displayed, and the scroll-down icon indicating a function of scrolling down the previous communication records currently displayed.

5. The mobile communication device according to claim 4, further comprising a plurality of function keys, each of which corresponds to one of the function icons, and when actuated, signals the mobile communication device to perform the function indicative of the corresponding function icon.

6. The mobile communication device according to claim 5, wherein the function keys are arranged on the other side outside of the non-volatile display opposite to the keys correspond to the displayed previous communication records.

7. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a clock function key allowable to contact to enable/disable a clock display.

8. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the non-volatile display is an Electronic Ink (E-Ink) display.

14. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the displayed previous communication records are listed in a descending order according to the associated frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records.

15. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the keys are arranged on a side outside of the non-volatile display.

9. A mobile communication device comprising:

a non-volatile display capable of displaying information without power;

a storage unit comprising a temporary storage section for storing a communication history list, which records previous communication records and frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records;

a processing unit, configured for displaying a subset of the previous communication records of the communication history list obtained from the temporary storage section on the display in response to a particular state of the mobile communication device, wherein the particular state is selected from a group consisting of a state when the mobile communication device enters a stand-by state and a state when the mobile communication device goes out of the stand-by state, and the displayed previous communication records are listed in order according to associated frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records; and

a plurality of keys, each of which corresponds to one of the displayed previous communication records, and when actuated, signals the mobile communication device to contact the one of the previous communication records correspondingly;

wherein the processing unit further sorts the previous communication records of the communication history list during a time period according to associated frequencies of communication to obtain a period communicated list corresponding to the time period, the time period being selected from the group consisting of a morning period, an afternoon period, and an evening period.

10. The mobile communication device according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit further displays a plurality of function icons on another side of the display opposite to the previous communication records currently displayed, and the storage unit further comprises a directory storage section for storing a contact list.

11. The mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the function icons comprise a contact list icon, a short message icon, a forward icon, a scroll-up icon, and a scroll-down icon, the contact list icon indicating a function of displaying the contact list from the directory storage section, the short message icon indicating a function of displaying a short message menu, the forward icon indicating a function of displaying a next subset of the previous communication records currently displayed, the scroll-up icon indicating a function of scrolling up the previous communication records currently displayed, and the scroll-down icon indicating a function of scrolling down the previous communication records currently displayed.

12. The mobile communication device according to claim 11, further comprising a plurality of function keys, each of which corresponds to one of the function icons, and when actuated, signals the mobile communication device to perform the function indicative of the corresponding function icon.

13. The mobile communication device according to claim 12, wherein the function keys are arranged on the other side outside of the display opposite to the keys correspond to the displayed previous communication record.

16. The mobile communication device according to claim 9, wherein the displayed previous communication records are listed in a descending order according to the associated frequencies of communication of each of the previous communication records.

17. The mobile communication device according to claim 9, wherein the keys are arranged on one side outside of the display.