Portable telephone

• US 9,459,763 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Ryosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolotin, Dmitriy
• Application Number:
  US11/606,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070055A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,596 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 345/204, 345/2.1, 345/2.3, 455/556.1, 455/566, 455/556, 455/412.1, 715/713, 435/6.14, 435/6.16
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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. A portable communication apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive an incoming call;

a display unit and

a controller unit configured to;

reproduce music data via the portable communication apparatus,

display, via the display unit, a music data screen for the music data being reproduced, wherein the music data screen comprises an option for controlling the reproduction of the music data,

receive an indication that the incoming call is received at the portable communication apparatus,

display, via the display unit, an incoming call screen based on the indication that the incoming call is received, wherein the incoming call screen comprises at least one of an indication of a caller or a phone number associated with the incoming call, and wherein the incoming call screen comprises an indication to start the incoming call and an indication of a menu display of operations to reject the incoming call,

while the incoming call is being received at the portable communication apparatus, determine that the indication to start the incoming call has been selected or that the indication of the menu display of operations to reject the incoming call has been selected,

upon the determination that the indication to start the incoming call has been selected, start the incoming call and suspend the reproduction of the music data,

end the incoming call after the incoming call is started,

upon the determination that the indication of the menu display of operations to reject the incoming call has been selected, display, via the display unit, the menu display of operations that includes a menu operation for rejecting the incoming call at the portable communication apparatus,

while the incoming call is being received at the portable communication apparatus, receive an indication that the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call has been selected, and

determine to continue the reproduction of the music data based on the indication that the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call has been selected.

2. The portable communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call is for forwarding the incoming call, holding the incoming call, or rejecting the incoming call.

3. The portable communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the music data screen comprises at least one of a title or an artist associated with the music data.

4. The portable communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller unit is configured to detect the incoming call while the music data is being reproduced.

5. The portable communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the option for controlling the reproduction of the music data comprises at least one of a play operation or a pause operation.

6. A method of operating a portable communication device, the method comprising:

reproducing music data via the portable communication device;

displaying, via a display unit of the portable communication device, a music data screen for the music data being reproduced, wherein the music data screen comprises an option for controlling the reproduction of the music data;

receiving, at the portable communication device, an incoming call;

displaying, via the display unit, an incoming call screen based on the receipt of the incoming call, wherein the incoming call screen comprises at least one of an indication of a caller or a phone number associated with the incoming call, and wherein the incoming call screen comprises an indication to start the incoming call and an indication of a menu display of operations to reject the incoming call;

while the incoming call is being received at the portable communication device, determining that the indication to start the incoming call has been selected or that the indication of the menu display of operations to reject the incoming call has been selected,

upon determining that the indication of the menu display of operations to reject the incoming call has been selected, displaying, via the display unit, the menu display of operations that includes a menu operation for rejecting the incoming call at the portable communication device;

while the incoming call is being received at the portable communication device, receiving an indication that the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call has been selected; and

determining to continue the reproduction of the music data based on the indication that the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call has been selected.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the menu operation for rejecting the incoming call is for forwarding the incoming call, holding the incoming call, or rejecting the incoming call.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the music data screen comprises at least one of a title or an artist associated with the music data.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the incoming call is detected while the music data is being reproduced.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the option for controlling the reproduction of the music data comprises at least one of a play operation or a pause operation.

11. The method according to claim 6, the method further comprising:

upon determining that the indication to start the incoming call has been selected, starting the incoming call and suspending the reproduction of the music data; and

upon receipt of an indication to end the incoming call after the incoming call is started, ending the incoming call.