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Method and apparatus for modifying skin and theme screens on a communication product

US7500198B2 · kind B2 · utility

33Cited by
4References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 2003
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72427
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication device (10) having a customizable skin and theme on a display (30) of the communication device can include a transceiver (38 and 44), a display coupled to the transceiver, a memory (32 or 14) having stored therein at least two skin and theme types (24) and at least one encapsulated data entry associated with each of the skin and theme types, and a processor (12) coupled to the transceiver and the display. The processor can be programmed to dynamically update the display in the communication device based upon a selection of at least one among the skin and theme types and based upon at least one encapsulated data entry associated with a selected skin and theme type.

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