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Portable communication terminal

US7881754B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateJan 14, 2008
Grant dateFeb 1, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/16
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a portable communication terminal capable of switching between icon display and non-display. Processes executed by a control unit of a portable phone which is an aspect of the portable communication terminal comprises the steps of detecting, during the execution of an icon-bar displaying process, a press of an operation key, terminating outputting icon data if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar non-display function and if there is already no icon bar being displayed, detecting a press of the operation key, and executing the icon-bar displaying process if the operation key is associated with the icon-bar display function and if there is no icon bar being displayed.

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