Mobile telephone help information

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1999-09-09

2003-02-11

Le, Thanh Cong (Department: 2749)

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at same station

Radiotelephone equipment detail

C455S561000, C455S557000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06519482

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of mobile telephones. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel and improved mobile telephone that displays an information icon and provides help information when the icon is activated.
II. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1
illustrates the configuration and operation of a mobile telephone in the prior art.
FIG. 1
is a block diagram that depicts a conventional mobile telephone
100
. The mobile telephone
100
includes display
101
, dialing buttons
102
, menu scroll control
103
, menu select control
104
, and control circuitry
105
. The control circuitry
105
includes user information
111
. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that
FIG. 1
is simplified for clarity, and some conventional components are omitted. Those skilled in the art will also understand that
FIG. 1
is a logical view of the control circuitry
105
. The control circuitry
105
is implemented using processors, memory, software, control lines, and other conventional circuitry.
The control circuitry
105
controls the display
101
to display the user information
111
and icons
113
. The control circuitry
105
operates in response to control signals from dialing buttons
102
, the menu scroll control
103
, and the menu select control
104
. The user information
111
could be any operational information and typically includes menus and menu selections. The user is able to navigate through menus to control the configuration and operation of the mobile telephone
100
. The mobile telephone
100
displays the icons
113
to indicate conditions, such as a new page or a new voice message. The user then operates the mobile telephone in a conventional fashion to access the page or voice mail. Unfortunately, there is not an effective technique for using icons to quickly display help information to the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a novel and improved mobile telephone that effectively provides help information that is a relevant to the user information on the display. Advantageously, the user conveniently obtains relevant help information by pressing an information key in response to an information icon.
The mobile telephone displays user information on a display. The mobile telephone displays an information icon on the display if help information is available that is related to the user information o n the display. The mobile telephone generates a control signal if an information key on the mobile telephone is activated. The mobile telephone displays the help information on the display in response to the generation of the control signal when the information icon is displayed.


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Manufactor Pamphlet 1993 US Bell South-Simon.*
Nokia, Nokia 6160 Owner's Manual, Nokia Mobile Phones, Inc. (Canada).

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