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Method for displaying background image in mobile telephone

US6628971B1 · kind B1 · utility

36Cited by
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6Claims
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Filing dateDec 1, 1999
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M19/048
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for displaying a background image in a mobile telephone that downloads background images from a computer, stores the downloaded background images in a memory, and displays a selected one of the stored background images. The method comprises displaying the selected background image for a predetermined time, in a background image display request condition; determining whether an urgent character message display condition has occurred while the background image is displayed; upon detection of the urgent character message display condition, stopping display of the background image and displaying the urgent character message; and upon detection of a normal character message display condition, continuing to display the background image, and after expiration of a predetermined time, displaying the normal character message.

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