Method and apparatus for generating idle loop screen displays on mobile wireless computing devices

US6363419B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Openwave Systems Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bruce K. Martin, Jr. · Palo Alto, US
• David A. Chen · Redwood City, US
• Lawrence Stein · San Jose, US
• Bruce V. Schwartz · Hillsborough, US
• Gregory Heumann · San Mateo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 5, 1999
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2002
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M1/7243
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for displaying idle content information on wireless computing devices during idle times is disclosed. The idle content information displayed on the wireless computing device might display the network operators customer support telephone number or advertisements. In one embodiment, a browser program within the wireless computing device is used to display other idle content information to the user during such time when the wireless computing device is idle. The browser program may be modified to support looping content, interaction with idle displays, automatic scrolling, and automatic updating of idle content information.