Patent · US Expired

Uniform man-machine interface for cellular mobile telephones

US5758295A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
11References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1997
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/56
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile radio terminal includes a display for outputting at least one menu. The menu includes at least one branch for processing telephone calls. Each of the branches includes at least one option for choosing a corresponding action to be performed by the radio terminal, the corresponding actions including causing a successive branch to be displayed and performing a terminal function. The mobile terminal includes a selection mechanism for designating one of the options. A first key is included for confirming selection of the option designated by the selection means, so as to move forward through the menu to a succeeding branch and perform the corresponding action chosen by the confirmed option, and for originating and answering telephone calls. A second key is included for rejecting selection of the option designated by the selection mechanism, so as to move backward through the menu to a preceding branch, and for terminating telephone calls.

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