Method of facilitating the operation of terminals intelecommunications systems

US5831598A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Alcatel N.V. · NL

Inventors

• Uwe Kauffert · Pforzheim, DE
• Wilfried Lucke · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 1996
• Grant date: Nov 3, 1998
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2250/56
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Operation of a terminal equipped with an input keyboard whose function keys can be given fixed and/or variable function assignments and having a display unit on which a text explaining the function of the function keys can be displayed, is facilitated. Execution of a respective function, as well as display of text explaining the respective function, is effected solely by actuation of a respective function key by determining the manner and/or extent of the actuation of the respective function key.