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Arrangement for displaying message screens on a telephone terminal
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1999-03-16
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Granted: 2002-06-18
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Expires: 2019-03-16
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for displaying message screens on a telephone terminal provides easy access to messages received by the telephone terminal from a service provider. The arrangement allows users to seamlessly and intuitively view header and body information of a message without the need for any unnecessary key presses.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry Edward Blanchard
- 👤 Kathleen J. Chylinski
- 👤 David R. Dempski
- 👤 Steven M. Herbst
- 👤 Nicholas H. Katis
- 👤 Susan A. Palermo
- 👤 Susan L. Tuttle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/401; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/7243; H04M1/72436; H04M1/72469
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An arrangement for configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages received by the telephone terminal from a base station and displayable at the terminal, the arrangement comprising: means for receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; means for storing in said telephone terminal the plurality of text messages from the base station; multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; means for selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to one of said plurality of text messages; a plurality of button means for accessing each one of said multiple message display screens, a first and second one of the plurality of button means providing a means for moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen; and means for viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An arrangement for configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages received by the telephone terminal from a base station and displayable at the terminal, the arrangement comprising: means for receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; means for storing in said telephone terminal the plurality of text messages from the base station; multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; means for selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to one of said plurality of text messages; a plurality of button means for accessing each one of said multiple message display screens, a first and second one of the plurality of button means providing a means for moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen; and means for viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the plurality of button means includes a third button means for moving from said displayed first message screen at said first selectable level to said displayed first message screen at a second selectable level.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The arrangement of claim 2 wherein the third button means moves said displayed first message screen at said second selectable level to said displayed first message screen at a third selectable level.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The arrangement of claim 2 wherein the plurality of button means includes a fourth button means for moving from said displayed first message screen at said second selectable level to said second message screen at said first selectable level.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein said plurality of button means comprise left, right, up, down and select buttons.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The arrangement of claim 5 wherein pressing the down button causes the means for viewing to scroll down.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The arrangement of claim 5 wherein the left and right buttons correspond to the first and second one of the plurality of buttons means and pressing said left and right buttons causes movement from a first text message from the base station to a second text message from the base station without additional button presses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The arrangement of claim 1 further comprising a menu level indicator which indicates additional material for a particular message display screen is located offscreen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the plurality of menu screens are hierarchically arranged and a home button is provided which operates to return the display screen to a first level of a hierarchical arrangement for a particular message display screen.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The arrangement of claim 1 wherein each message display screen further comprises an indicator which informs a user of an active menu item.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; storing in said telephone terminal the plurality of text messages from the base station; providing multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to at least one of said plurality of text messages; accessing each one of said multiple message display screens with a first and second one of a plurality of buttons, the accessing step including moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen; and viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; storing in said telephone terminal the plurality of text messages from the base station; providing multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to at least one of said plurality of text messages; accessing each one of said multiple message display screens with a first and second one of a plurality of buttons, the accessing step including moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen; and viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the accessing step further includes the step of moving from said displayed first message screen at said first selectable level to said displayed first message screen at a second selectable level with a third one of the plurality of buttons.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the accessing step further includes the step of moving said displayed first message screen at said second selectable level to said displayed first message screen at a third selectable level with said third one of the plurality of buttons.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the accessing step further includes the step of moving from said displayed first message screen for moving from said displayed first message screen at said second selectable level to said second message screen at said first selectable level with a fourth one of the plurality of buttons.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
162 words
An arrangement for configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the arrangement comprising: means for receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; means for selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to one of said plurality of text messages; a plurality of button means for accessing each one of said multiple message display screens, a first and second one of the plurality of button means providing a means for moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen without operation of any other telephone terminal input; and means for viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
162 words
An arrangement for configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the arrangement comprising: means for receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; means for selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to one of said plurality of text messages; a plurality of button means for accessing each one of said multiple message display screens, a first and second one of the plurality of button means providing a means for moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen without operation of any other telephone terminal input; and means for viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; providing multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to at least one of said plurality of text messages; accessing each one of said multiple message display screens with a first and second one of a plurality of buttons, the accessing step including moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen without operation of any other telephone terminal input; and viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of configuring a wireless telephone terminal for accessing text messages displayable at the terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving in said telephone terminal a plurality of text messages from a base station; providing multiple message display screens in a plurality of menu screens; selecting for viewing a first one of said multiple message display screens corresponding to at least one of said plurality of text messages; accessing each one of said multiple message display screens with a first and second one of a plurality of buttons, the accessing step including moving from a displayed first message screen at a first selectable level to a second and subsequent message screens at said first selectable level and back to said displayed first message screen without operation of any other telephone terminal input; and viewing at least a portion of each text message contained in each message display screen when said display screen is accessed.
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