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Single point notification for a mobile device

US7161496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2004
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A handheld communication device includes a single notification element, which may be, for instance, a plurality of light emitting diodes packaged together, and a microprocessor for controlling the single notification element such that the single notification element presents a temporal color pattern to indicate a state of the handheld communication device.

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