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Terminal for wireless telecommunication and method for displaying icons on a display of such a terminal
Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1999-02-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-02-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication and to a method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of the terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication. The terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to the present invention comprises display means (2) for displaying icons corresponding to menu items and other information, scroll means (6), for example a jog dial, for scrolling through icons and highlighting a respective selected icon, and an enter means (5) for entering a respective highlighted icon to chose the corresponding menu item. At least some of all available icons of the menu are displayed on the display means (2) at the same time and the scroll means (6) can be actuated to scroll through the icons in at least two directions so that the respective selected icon is highlighted depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6). The respective selected icon is displayed enlarged in relation to the other displayed icons, whereby the icons are displayed enlarged in their successive order in one of the at least two directions depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6). The present invention thereby enables the very clear and unambiguous display of icons even on small displays, for example on portable telephones.
Inventors
- 👤 Kari c/o Sony Int. Kärkkäinen (Europe) GmbH
- 👤 Amin c/o Sony Int. Torabi (Europe) GmbH
- 👤 Philip c/o Sony Int. Vann (Europe) GmbH
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G06F3/04817; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0362; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04842; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72469; H04M1/02; H04M1/23; H04M1/236; H04M1/725
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication, with a display means (2) for displaying icons (A, B, C, D, E) corresponding to menu items
and other information, a scroll means (6) for scrolling through icons (A, B, C, D, E) and highlighting a
respective selected icon (A), and an enter means (5) for entering a respective highlighted icon (A) to choose the
corresponding menu item, whereby at least some of all available icons (A, B, C, D, E) of a menu are displayed on
the display means (2) at the same time and whereby the scroll means (6) can be actuated to scroll through the icons (A, B, C, D,
E) in at least two directions so that the respective selected icon (A) is highlighted
depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6), characterized in, that the respective selected icon (A) is displayed enlarged in relation to the other
displayed icons (B, C, D, E), whereby the icons are displayed enlarged in their
successive order in one of the at least two directions depending on the actuation of the
scroll means (6).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
25 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to claim 1, characterized in, that the icons (A, B, C, D, E) are displayed in a circular arrangement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in, that by actuating the scroll means (6) the displayed icons successively change their
position so that the enlarged display of a selected icon (A) is always located at the same
position on the display means (2).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to claim 3, characterized in, that the position of the enlarged displayed icon (A) is located on a center position of the
area of the display means (2) in which the icons (A, B, C, D, E) are displayed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in, that the preceding and the succeeding icon (B, E) to the actually selected icon (A) are
displayed enlarged in relation to the other displayed icons (C, D) but smaller than the
actually selected icon (A).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in, that the scroll means (6) is a jog dial which can be rotated to scroll through the icons.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to claim 6, characterized in, that the direction of the successive enlarged display of the selected icon (A) corresponds
to the rotation direction of the jog dial.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
Terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to one of the claims 1 to 7, characterized by a text display (F) of the menu item of the respective selected icon (A) on the display
means (2) close to the position of the selected icon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
178 words
Method for displaying icons (A, B, C, D, E) on a display means (2) of a terminal (1)
for wireless telecommunication, comprising the steps of displaying icons (A, B, C, D, E) corresponding to menu items and other information on
the display means (2), highlighting a respective selected icon (A), which can be entered to choose the
corresponding menu item, whereby at least some of all available icons (A, B, C, D, E) of a menu are displayed on
the display means (2) at the same time and whereby the icons (A, B, C, D, E) can be scrolled through in at least two directions by
actuating a scroll means (6) so that the respective selected icon (A) is highlighted
depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6), characterized in, that the respective selectable icon (A) is displayed enlarged in relation to the other
displayed icons (B, C, D, E), whereby the icons are displayed enlarged in their
successive order in one of the at least two directions depending on the actuation of the
scroll means (6).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to claim 9, characterized in, that the icons (A, B, C, D, E) are displayed in a circular arrangement.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in, that by actuating the scroll means (6) the displayed icons successively change their
position so that the enlarged display of a selected icon (A) is always located at the same
position on the display means (2).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to claim 11, characterized in, that the position of the enlarged displayed icon (A) is located on a center position of the
area of the display means (2) in which the icons (A, B, C, D, E) are displayed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to one of the claims 9 to 12, characterized in, that the preceding and the succeeding icon (B, E) to the actually selected icon (A) are
displayed enlarged in relation to the other displayed icons (C, D) but smaller than the
actually selected icon (A).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to one of the claims 9 to 13, characterized in, that the scroll means (6) is a jog dial which can be rotated to scroll through the icons
(A, B, C, D, E).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to claim 14, characterized in, that the direction of the successive enlarged display of the selected icon (A) corresponds
to the rotation direction of the jog dial.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
Method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of a terminal (1) for wireless
telecommunication according to one of the claims 9 to 15, characterized in, that a text display (F) of the menu item of the respective selected icon (A) close to the
position of the selected icon is displayed.
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