Method for displaying information regarding the condition of a portable terminal

• US 8,175,593 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2007
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sin-Jae, An, Eun-Ki
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhang, Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/657,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20070190999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,931 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/412.2, 455/567, 715/747, 715/345
• US Class Current: 455/425
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for displaying condition information of a portable terminal, the method including determining if a signal requesting output of the condition information is detected while an application is run by the portable terminal; checking a predetermined output type of condition information when the signal requesting output of the condition information is detected; and outputting the condition information in accordance with the output type of condition information.

Claims

1. A method for displaying condition information of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

receiving selection of condition information to be output when running an application from a user;

determining if a signal requesting output of the condition information is detected while the application is run;

checking a priority of condition information to be displayed, the priority having been determined by a user, when a signal requesting display of a plurality of pieces of condition information is generated;

checking a predetermined output type of condition information when the signal requesting output of the condition information is detected;

outputting the condition information in accordance with the output type of condition information, and

displaying the condition information successively in accordance with the priority.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition information includes at least one of current date, time information, reception sensitivity information or battery level information.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition information is displayed in a predetermined key operation method.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein different condition information is displayed in accordance with the signal requesting output of the condition information, each condition information corresponding to a predetermined number of key operation.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising receiving setup of a shortcut corresponding to condition information to be displayed so that, when operation of the shortcut is detected, corresponding condition information is displayed.

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the condition information is displayed when key operation is detected for a predetermined period of time.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, according to the output type of condition information, the condition information is displayed on a screen of a display unit after pausing the application, the application having been displayed on the screen.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when a predetermined time has elapsed while the condition information is displayed, display of the condition information is terminated together with switching to an application running mode.

9. A method for displaying condition information of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

receiving selection of condition information to be displayed while running an application from a user;

receiving setup of a priority of the condition information;

receiving input of a signal resulting from a key for requesting display of the condition information while the application is running;

checking the priority of the condition information to be displayed, the priority having been setup by a user, when a signal requesting display of a plurality of pieces of condition information is generated;

, and

displaying the condition information successively in accordance with the priority after pausing the application.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the condition information includes at least one of current date and time information, reception sensitivity information, or battery level information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising displaying the condition information when the key for requesting display of the condition information has been operated for a predetermined period of time.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

determining the number of key operation for requesting display of the condition information; and

displaying predetermined condition information corresponding to the number of key operation.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising receiving setup of a shortcut corresponding to the condition information to be displayed so that, when operation of the shortcut is detected, corresponding condition information is displayed.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein, when a predetermined time has elapsed while the condition information is displayed, display of the condition information is terminated together with switching to an application running mode.