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Mobile station having method and apparatus for displaying user-selectable animation sequence
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
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Filing: 1996-09-18
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2016-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A wireless mobile station (10), such as a cellular telephone, executes a method to selectively display one of a plurality of graphical information sequences on a display (20) of the mobile station. The graphical information sequence is displayed during an Idle state of the mobile station, that is, when the mobile station is not involved in receiving a call or during a call. By example, the graphical information sequence can be displayed when the mobile station is in a Keyguard state, and/or in a Charging state, or when the mobile station is first powered on. In a further aspect of this invention the user interface (20, 22) of the mobile station is adapted to enable the user to selectively: enable or disable the display of a graphical information sequence; and/or select a graphical information sequence to be displayed from a plurality of pre-stored graphical information sequences; and/or input a definition of a graphical information sequence from an external source for storage in the mobile station.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan T. Wells
- 👤 Juha Sippola
- 👤 Pertti Kangas
- 👤 Jaakko Vanttila
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M19/00; H04M19/02; H04M19/04; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72427; H04M19/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 55
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the radiotelephone with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the radiotelephone is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences on a display screen of the radiotelephone as individual ones of a plurality of logically-related images, wherein a timing of the display of individual ones of the plurality of logically-related images is variable and is a function, at any given time, of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the radiotelephone with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the radiotelephone is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences on a display screen of the radiotelephone as individual ones of a plurality of logically-related images, wherein a timing of the display of individual ones of the plurality of logically-related images is variable and is a function, at any given time, of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of displaying the selected animation sequence at a predetermined location.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the predetermined location is specified as a part of a data structure that defines the selected one of the animation sequences.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of generating predetermined audio information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, and comprising an initial step of storing said plurality of animation sequences into a memory of the radiotelephone, and wherein the step of storing includes a step of inputting a data structure for defining each of said animation sequences through one of a data connection or an RF connection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is an automatic demonstration (auto-demo) mode of operation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of scrolling alphanumeric characters across the display.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of displaying at least one graphical image on the display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of displaying a timed sequence of logically-related graphical images on the display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone is a function of a charge state of a radiotelephone battery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone is comprised of a presence of a battery charger coupled to a radiotelephone battery.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone is comprised of a value of a received RF signal strength.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function, and wherein the step of executing the animation start function occurs after the mobile station enters an Idle mode of operation, and wherein the step of executing the animation stop function occurs automatically when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function, and wherein the step of executing the animation start function occurs after the mobile station enters an Idle mode of operation, and wherein the step of executing the animation stop function occurs automatically when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 14, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a predetermined refresh rate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as set forth in claim 15, wherein the predetermined refresh rate is specified as a part of a data structure that defines the selected one of the animation sequences.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as set forth in claim 14, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as set forth in claim 14, wherein at least one animation sequence is algorithmically generated by a data processor within the mobile station using at least one of pre-stored variables or variables entered through the user interface.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function, and wherein the step of executing the animation start function occurs after the mobile station enters a Keyguard active mode of operation, and wherein the step of executing the animation stop function occurs automatically when the mobile station exits the Keyguard active mode of operation.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
163 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function, and wherein the step of executing the animation start function occurs after the mobile station enters a Keyguard active mode of operation, and wherein the step of executing the animation stop function occurs automatically when the mobile station exits the Keyguard active mode of operation.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is a Keyguard active mode of operation.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is a Keyguard active mode of operation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
116 words
A method as set forth in claim 20, wherein the Keyguard active mode of operation that is active when the mobile station is coupled to an external power source, wherein the step of displaying includes a preliminary step of executing an animation start function, a step of periodically executing an animation refresh function, and a step of executing an animation stop function, wherein the step of executing the animation start function occurs after the mobile station enters the Keyguard active mode of operation, and wherein the step of executing the animation stop function occurs automatically when the mobile station one of exits the Keyguard active mode of operation or is disconnected from the external power source.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of a sleep mode period of a mobile station controller.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of a sleep mode period of a mobile station controller.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
131 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, and wherein the internal state is a state of charge of a battery of the mobile station.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
131 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, and wherein the internal state is a state of charge of a battery of the mobile station.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, and wherein the internal state is a received signal strength level.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences; and when the mobile station is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the step of displaying includes a step of refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, and wherein the internal state is a received signal strength level.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
184 words
A wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said radiotelephone being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, the selected one of the animation sequences being displayed as a succession of individual ones of a plurality of logically-related images, wherein a timing of the display of individual ones of the plurality of logically-related images is variable and is a function, at any given time, of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
184 words
A wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said radiotelephone being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, the selected one of the animation sequences being displayed as a succession of individual ones of a plurality of logically-related images, wherein a timing of the display of individual ones of the plurality of logically-related images is variable and is a function, at any given time, of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 25, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 25, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is an automatic demonstration (auto-demo) mode of operation.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
189 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein said controller executes the animation start function while the mobile station is in an Idle mode of operation, and executes the animation stop function when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
189 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein said controller executes the animation start function while the mobile station is in an Idle mode of operation, and executes the animation stop function when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
43 words
A mobile station as set forth in claim 28, wherein said controller is responsive to stored animation data for refreshing the displayed animation sequence at a predetermined refresh rate and for displaying the selected animation sequence at a predetermined location on said display.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
189 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein said controller executes the animation start function while the mobile station is in an Alerting mode of operation, and executes the animation stop function when the mobile station exits the Alerting mode of operation.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
189 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein said controller executes the animation start function while the mobile station is in an Alerting mode of operation, and executes the animation stop function when the mobile station exits the Alerting mode of operation.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
199 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is a Keyguard active mode of operation when the mobile station is coupled to an external power source, wherein the controller executes an animation start function after the mobile station enters the Keyguard active mode of operation, and executes an animation stop function automatically when the mobile station one of exits the Keyguard active mode of operation or is disconnected from the external power source.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
199 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein the predetermined mode of operation is a Keyguard active mode of operation when the mobile station is coupled to an external power source, wherein the controller executes an animation start function after the mobile station enters the Keyguard active mode of operation, and executes an animation stop function automatically when the mobile station one of exits the Keyguard active mode of operation or is disconnected from the external power source.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
177 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein the controller refreshes the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of a sleep mode period of the controller.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
177 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein the controller refreshes the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of a sleep mode period of the controller.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
209 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein the controller refreshes the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, wherein the internal state is a function of at least one of a state of charge of a mobile station battery or a state of a mobile station received signal strength indicator.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
209 words
A wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising: a user interface comprising a keypad and a display; a memory for storing data, including animation data for specifying a plurality of animation sequences; and a controller coupled to said user interface and to said memory, said controller being responsive to said user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence and to select one of said plurality of animation sequences, said controller being further responsive to said mobile station being in a predetermined mode of operation, when the display of an animation sequence is enabled, for controlling the display of the selected one of the animation sequences in accordance with the stored animation data corresponding to the selected one of the animation sequences, wherein said controller is operable for executing an animation start function, for periodically executing an animation refresh function, and for executing an animation stop function, and wherein the controller refreshes the displayed animation sequence at a rate that is a function of an internal state of the mobile station, wherein the internal state is a function of at least one of a state of charge of a mobile station battery or a state of a mobile station received signal strength indicator.
Claim 47
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to select a Keyguard feature; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence while the Keyguard feature is active; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences to be displayed while the Keyguard feature is active, and when the display of an animation sequence is enabled; and in response to the user activating the Keyguard feature, when the display of the animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface; using the user interface to select a Keyguard feature; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation sequence while the Keyguard feature is active; using the user interface to select one of a plurality of animation sequences to be displayed while the Keyguard feature is active, and when the display of an animation sequence is enabled; and in response to the user activating the Keyguard feature, when the display of the animation sequence is enabled, displaying the selected one of the animation sequences.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method as set forth in claim 34, wherein the mobile station is coupled to an external power source, and further comprising a step of automatically terminating the display of the selected one of the animation sequences upon the occurrence of one of the Keyguard sequence being manually or automatically terminated or the mobile station being uncoupled form the external power source.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: coupling the mobile station to a charger for charging a battery of the mobile station; sensing with the mobile station that the mobile station is drawing power from the charger; and while the mobile station is coupled to the charger and is sensing that the mobile station is drawing power from the charger, displaying one of a predetermined or user-determined animation sequence on a display of the mobile station.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: coupling the mobile station to a charger for charging a battery of the mobile station; sensing with the mobile station that the mobile station is drawing power from the charger; and while the mobile station is coupled to the charger and is sensing that the mobile station is drawing power from the charger, displaying one of a predetermined or user-determined animation sequence on a display of the mobile station.
Claim 52
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the radiotelephone with a user interface having a keypad and a display screen; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation; and when the radiotelephone is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, displaying the animation at a specified location on the display screen, the step of displaying including a step of periodically refreshing the displayed animation at a specified refresh rate so as to give a visual appearance of movement, wherein the specified location and the specified refresh rate form a part of an animation data structure stored within the radiotelephone, and wherein the refresh rate is specified to be function of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 53
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless radiotelephone capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the radiotelephone with a user interface having a keypad and a display screen; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation; and when the radiotelephone is in a predetermined mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, displaying the animation at a specified location on the display screen, the step of displaying including a step of periodically refreshing the displayed animation at a specified refresh rate so as to give a visual appearance of movement, wherein the specified location and the specified refresh rate form a part of an animation data structure stored within the radiotelephone, and wherein the refresh rate is specified to be function of a magnitude of a parameter that is measured by the radiotelephone.
Claim 54
Independent Claim
210 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface having a keypad and a display screen; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation; and when the mobile station is in an Idle mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, displaying the animation at a specified location on the display screen, when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, terminating the displaying of the animation at the specified location on the display screen, the step of displaying including a step of periodically refreshing the displayed animation at a specified refresh rate so as to give a visual appearance of movement, wherein the specified location and the specified refresh rate form a part of an animation data structure stored within the mobile station; wherein the step of periodically refreshing includes a step of operating a mobile station timer to periodically time-out at a programmed time-out rate, and wherein the programmed time-out rate is equal to N times the periodic refresh rate, where N is an integer equal to or greater than one.
Claim 55
Independent Claim
210 words
A method for operating a display of a wireless mobile station capable of bidirectional RF communications, comprising the steps of: providing the mobile station with a user interface having a keypad and a display screen; using the user interface to selectively enable or disable the display of an animation; and when the mobile station is in an Idle mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, displaying the animation at a specified location on the display screen, when the mobile station exits the Idle mode of operation and the display of an animation is enabled, terminating the displaying of the animation at the specified location on the display screen, the step of displaying including a step of periodically refreshing the displayed animation at a specified refresh rate so as to give a visual appearance of movement, wherein the specified location and the specified refresh rate form a part of an animation data structure stored within the mobile station; wherein the step of periodically refreshing includes a step of operating a mobile station timer to periodically time-out at a programmed time-out rate, and wherein the programmed time-out rate is equal to N times the periodic refresh rate, where N is an integer equal to or greater than one.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-02-08 | 2002-08-10 | 2003-02-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-02-08 | 2006-08-10 | 2007-02-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-02-08 | 2010-08-10 | 2011-02-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |