Communications terminal apparatus and display method thereof
US5889509A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/978
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications terminal apparatus and display method thereof to make the user aware of the operational state of a portable telephone thus preventing the malfunctions of and damages caused by the user. In the present invention, when a manipulation key is continuously depressed for a predetermined duration or more, the apparatus is set into an operating state corresponding to the manipulation key, after images sequentially changing in accordance with the lapse of depressing time of the manipulation key are displayed on a display with corresponding sound effects. When the manipulation key is not continuously depressed for the predetermined duration or more, the apparatus is returned to the operating state prior to the depression of the manipulation key, after the images and corresponding sound effects having changed in accordance with the depressing time of the manipulation key are displayed on the display on the reverse order. Thereby, a communications terminal apparatus and display method thereof which make the user aware of a manipulated state of the manipulation key thus preventing malfunctions can be realized.
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