WO1998049816A1 - Communication terminal apparatus and method for selecting options using a dial shuttle - Google Patents
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- H04M1/72469—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
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- This invention relates to a cellular telephone and, more particularly, to communication terminal apparatus and method for selecting options using a dial shuttle .
- cellular telephones personal communication (e.g., PCS) devices and other similar products are being utilized in greater numbers each day.
- PCS personal communication
- cellular telephones Several techniques for , reducing the size of cellular telephones include utilizing smaller batteries, reducing the size of internal circuitry, reducing the size of the display, and utilizing pull-out antennas in place of fixed antennas.
- Other techniques include reducing the size of the input keys and reducing the distance (i.e., spaces) between those input keys.
- the utilization of those keys and thus cellular telephones becomes increasingly more difficult.
- each of the option groups that is associated with a respective operating mode includes only those functions that are utilized during the respective operating mode.
- the identified function in the displayed option group is performed when the input switch is switched a second time.
- the most frequently selected function of the displayed option group is initially selected when the list is initially displayed.
- the two functions adjacent to the most frequently selected function of the displayed option group represent second and third-most frequently selected functions such that scrolling up or scrolling down the option group once would select either the second-most or third-most frequently selected function.
- the option list data that corresponds to some or all of the option groups are generated.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the face of a cellular telephone having a dial shuttle in accordance with the present invention
- Fig. 1 is a block diagram of cellular telephone 10 of the present invention.
- cellular telephone 10 is comprised of a controller 12, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 14, an LCD driver circuit 16, input keys 18, a jog dial 20 (also identified herein as a dial shuttle) , a read-only memory (ROM) 22, a random access memory (RAM) 24, an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) 25, a transmitting/receiving circuit 26, and an antenna 28.
- a controller 12 a liquid crystal display (LCD) 14
- LCD driver circuit LCD driver circuit
- input keys 18 input keys
- a jog dial 20 also identified herein as a dial shuttle
- ROM read-only memory
- RAM random access memory
- EEPROM electrically erasable and programmable read only memory
- transmitting/receiving circuit 26 and an antenna 28.
- Controller 12 provides the means for carrying out most of the functions of cellular telephone 10 utilizing the permanently stored operation program stored in ROM 22, using RAM 24 for storing temporary data, and using EEPROM 25 for storing programmable setting data, e.g., a phonebook.
- Input keys 18 and jog dial 20 in accordance with the present invention provide the means by which a user of the cellular telephone enters data and makes selections (to be further discussed) .
- LCD driver 16 drives display 14 in response to control signals supplied from controller 12. Transmitting/receiving circuit 16 transmits and receives via antenna 28 RF signals to and from a cellular telephone base station (not shown) .
- the present invention is described as pertaining to the operation of a cellular telephone, the present invention is not limited thereto and may easily be applied to other types of mobile devices including, but not limited to, a PCS device, a beeper, a remote control (e.g., for use with a television, a VCR, etc.), a mobile personal electronic portfolio, etc.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic illustration of the "face" 32 of cellular telephone 10 of the present invention and which is shown as being comprised of input keys 18, dial shuttle 20, display 14, and a speaker 30. Also shown, while generally not on the face, is antenna 28 which may be of the "pull-out" type. Face 32 of cellular telephone 10 also may include a microphone (not shown) into which a user speaks, although the microphone may be provided in a separate pull-out extension of the cellular telephone or in the "flip" cover thereof. It is noted that the operation and functions of antenna 28, speaker 30 and the microphone are well known in the art and form no part of the present invention.
- input keys 18 include numeric input keys 0-9, a "#” key, an "*” key, a "SEND” key, an "END” key, a “CLEAR” key, and a "POWER” key. These keys exist on practically all cellular telephones and, thus, their respective functions and design are well known in the art .
- dial shuttle 20 operates to scroll through various menus displayed on display 14 when the user moves dial shuttle 20 into its up or down positions, and is operable to select the particular entry in the displayed menu that is highlighted for subsequent execution by the cellular telephone when dial shuttle 20 is depressed.
- dial shuttle 20 does not simply provide for the scrolling and selection of an entry in a displayed menu, but, in accordance with the present invention, when dial shuttle 20 is moved (i.e., depressed or, alternatively, moved in any direction) , a particular menu is displayed on display 14 corresponding to the current state of cellular telephone 10 (to be discussed) , and the first entry that is highlighted in the displayed menu corresponds to that entry therein that has the highest frequency of use (also to be discussed) .
- Figs. 3A and 3B illustrate the different menus that are displayed when dial shuttle 20 is moved or depressed in the various operating modes of the cellular telephone.
- the option list (also identified herein as an "option group") of case 1 represents the particular menu options that are displayed (or partially displayed due to the size restriction of display 14) and that may be selected when the user has already entered three or more digits in the standby mode of the cellular telephone (identified as the "context" in Figs. 3A and 3B) .
- each option group may be provided in the form of graphical representations of each option of the displayed option group, including the use of icons or other graphical representations of the functions thereof.
- the option list of case 1 includes those selectable functions that may be selected for execution for cases (i.e., the "context" of) when three or more digits have been entered into the telephone in the standby mode.
- the specific functions that would be utilized for the case when three or more digits already have been entered in standby mode include "Find Number” which represents the function of searching for a stored telephone number that includes the entered digits, "Send” which represents the function of dialing the entered number (identical to the function of the "SEND" key) , "Store” which is the function of storing the entered number into a "telephone book” (stored in, for example, EEPROM 25) , "Enter Pause” which performs the function of entering a pause mark into the telephone number, "Enter Link” which represents the function of entering a link mark (the user enters the location number of the phone book to which the user wants to connect) , and "Enter Hyphen” which functions to enter a hyphen "
- the option list of case 1 is exemplary and may include other functions that are used after the user enters at least three digits in the standby mode. However, and in accordance with the present invention, the option list of case 1 would not include an entry that would never be selected after the user has entered three or more digits in the standby mode. For example, a call
- a second mode of operation is entered when the user has entered only one or two digits into the cellular telephone in the standby mode.
- the option list corresponding to case 2 shown in Fig. 3A is displayed on display 14 when dial shuttle 20 is depressed, such option list including the selectable options of "Recall Loc#", "Send”, “Store”, “Enter Pause”, “Enter Link”, and "Enter Hyphen”.
- the option "Recall Loc#” represents the function of recalling the telephone number from the telephone book that is stored at the entered address (i.e., from the one or two digit address entered by the user) , and the other options of case 2 have been previously discussed.
- case 2 may represent the context of when the user has entered one, two or three digits in the standby mode, wherein cellular telephone 10 allows for the storage of more than 100 user supplied telephone numbers in more than 100 respective memory locations, and thus case 2 would allow the retrieval of a telephone number from a three-digit memory location (when "Recall Loc#" is selected) .
- dial shuttle 20 If the user depresses dial shuttle 20 after the option list is displayed, the most frequently chosen function "SEND" is executed.
- the "Send" function is performed, wherein the option list of case 1 is displayed after dial shuttle 20 is depressed the first time and the highlighted function (in this case, "Send") is performed when dial shuttle 20 is depressed the second time.
- the user wants to select another function other than "Send” after the first-time depression of dial shuttle 20) , the user moves dial shuttle 20 in either its up position or its down position in order to "scroll" through the option list.
- Fig. 4 is a schematic illustration of the various displays of display 14 and operations of cellular telephone 10 when dial shuttle 20 is utilized after the user has entered at least three digits in the standby mode (i.e., case 1) .
- display 40 represents what is displayed in display 14 (Fig.
- the seventh mode of operation represents when the user has recalled a number using a call history function in the standby mode, and when dial shuttle 20 is depressed.
- the option list that is displayed includes "Store”, “Send”, “Duration”, “Time/Date”, “View Number”, “Erase”, and “Number Tone”.
- the function “Duration” displays the length (e.g., minutes, seconds) of the previous telephone call that was displayed from a "Call History” function
- the function "Time/Date” displays the time and date at which the displayed call was made.
- the next mode of operation represented by case 9 in Fig. 3B, represents when the user enters a number into the scratch pad (in a scratch pad mode) in standby mode, and the option list for case 9 includes "Enter Pause”, “Store”, “Enter Link”, and "Enter Hyphen”.
- Fig. 5 is a schematic illustration of the face 61 of cellular telephone 60 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
- cellular telephone 60 is substantially similar to the above- described cellular telephone 10, except face 61 does not include the "SEND” and "END” keys.
- the option lists may include the function "Send”, as previously discussed, and the particular option lists displayed for cases in call mode may include the option "End”, the "SEND” and "END” keys may be removed from the face of the cellular telephone without making the operation thereof more difficult.
- a call is made simply by entering the telephone number and depressing dial shuttle 20 two times in a row.
- dial shuttle which is depressed to call up a particular option menu, and then moved to scroll through the option menu, such may be performed without the dial shuttle by the use of a touch- screen display or by voice activation capability.
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JP54719598A JP4494533B2 (en) | 1997-04-28 | 1998-04-24 | Communication terminal apparatus and option selection method using dial shuttle |
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AU71602/98A AU7160298A (en) | 1997-04-28 | 1998-04-24 | Communication terminal apparatus and method for selecting options using a dial shuttle |
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EP98918730A EP0979569B1 (en) | 1997-04-28 | 1998-04-24 | Communication terminal apparatus and method for selecting options using a dial shuttle |
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