EP1091606A2
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Portable terminal for Internet browsing
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 2000-09-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A portable terminal provided with a text browser for perusing text contents which are supposed to be displayed on a display of the portable terminal, and a help browser for perusing help contents showing methods of utilizing the text contents. When a certain message is inputted from outside, it is determined whether the input message is a text message or a help message, according to which either the text browser or the help browser is activated. The help browser outputs the help contents through text, voice, static images, or moving images. The portable terminal sets each of a plurality of switch keys to an effective state or an ineffective state in accordance with the contents of the help contents. In setting certain switch keys to effective states, LEDs, etc. provided corresponding to those switch keys are lighted. When the rest of the switch keys are set to ineffective states and any operation by those switch keys are made ineffective, not only the operation by the user becomes simple, but also false operation can be prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidehiro Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72445; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/44; H04M1/7243; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A portable terminal system comprising: a server storing text contents which are supposed to be displayed
at a display section of a portable terminal, and help contents which show
a method of utilizing said text contents; and a portable terminal including a text browser provided for use in
perusing the text contents stored in said server, and a help browser
provided for use in perusing the help contents also stored in said server.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in claim 1 wherein; said portable terminal includes a text browser provided for use in
perusing text contents which are supposed to be displayed at a display
section of the portable terminal, and a help browser provided for use in
perusing help contents which show a method of utilizing said text
contents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in claim 2 wherein; said portable terminal further includes a judging means for
judging whether a message inputted from outside belongs to a text
message or a help message, and activates either said text browser or said
help browser in accordance with a result of judgement by the judging
means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in claim 3 wherein; said help browser outputs said help contents as text, voice, static
images, moving images, or any combination of such representation
formats.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in one of claims 2 to 4
wherein: said portable terminal further includes a plurality of switch keys
for use in operations for using said text contents, and a switch-key
controlling means for setting each of said plurality of switch keys to
either an effective state or an ineffective state depending on the contents
of said help contents.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in claim 5 wherein; in case when said switch keys are set to the effective state, said
switch-key controlling means lights up light emitting sections
corresponding to the switch keys being set to the effective state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable terminal system as claimed in claim 5 wherein; in case when said switch keys are set to the effective state, said
switch-key controlling means vibrates operation buttons for those switch
keys which are being set to the effective state.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A portable terminal comprising: a text browser provided for use in perusing text contents which
are supposed to be displayed at a display section of the portable terminal;
and a help browser provided for use in perusing help contents which
show a method of utilizing said text contents
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
A portable terminal as claimed in claim 8 further
comprising; a judging means for judging whether a message inputted from
outside belongs to a text message or a help message, enabling the
portable terminal to activate either said text browser or said help browser
in accordance with a result of judgment by said judging means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A portable terminal as claimed in claim 9 wherein; said help browser outputs said help contents as text, voice, static
images, moving images, or any combination of such representation
formats.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
A portable terminal as claimed in claim 8, 9 or 10
further comprising: a plurality of switch keys for use in operations for using said text
contents; and a switch-key controlling means for setting each of said plurality
of switch keys to either an effective state or an ineffective state depending
on the contents of said help contents.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable terminal as claimed in claim 11 wherein; in case when said switch keys are set to the effective state, said
switch-key controlling means lights up light emitting sections
corresponding to the switch keys being set to the effective state.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A portable terminal as claimed in claim 11 wherein;
in case when said switch keys are set to the effective state, said switch-key controlling means vibrates operation buttons for those switch
keys which are being set to the effective state.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of controlling a portable terminal comprising the
steps of: judging whether a message inputted from outside belongs to a
text message or a help message; and activating either a text browser provided for use in perusing text
contents which are supposed to be displayed at a display section of the
portable terminal, or a help browser provided for use in perusing help
contents which show a method of utilizing said text contents, in
accordance with a result of judgment by said step of judging.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method of controlling a portable terminal as claimed in
claim 14 wherein; in said step of activating a text browser or a help browser, said
help contents are outputted as text, voice, static images, moving images,
or any combination of such representation formats.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
92 words
A storage medium storing a program for controlling a
portable terminal, said program comprising the steps of: judging whether a message inputted from outside belongs to a
text message or a help message; and activating either a text browser provided for use in perusing text
contents which are supposed to be displayed at a display section of the
portable terminal, or a help browser provided for use in perusing help
contents which show a method of utilizing said text contents, in
accordance with a result of judgment by said step of judging.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
A storage medium storing a program for controlling a
portable terminal as claimed in claim 16 wherein; in said step of activating a text browser or a help browser, said
help contents are outputted as text, voice, static images, moving images,
or any combination of such representation formats.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
87 words
A computer program comprising executable code for
carrying out the steps of: judging whether a message inputted from outside belongs to a
text message or a help message; and activating either a text browser provided for use in perusing text
contents which are supposed to be displayed at a display section of the
portable terminal, or a help browser provided for use in perusing help
contents which show a method of utilizing said text contents, in
accordance with a result of judgment by said step of judging.
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