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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7885690 | Methods for driving devices capable of displaying images and processing audio messages Methods for driving devices capable of displaying images and processing audio messages are provided. A representative method comprises: operating a device capable of displaying images and processing audio messages at a first operating frequency when the device is no... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881754 | Portable communication terminal 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... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877114 | Electronic device system, electronic device, display device, and communication control method of electronic device system According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a detection unit which detects whether the display device is attached to the electronic device; a wireless communication unit capable of simultaneously advancing information communication via wireless commu... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869833 | Event display apparatus for mobile communication terminal and method thereof A mobile communication terminal including a memory unit configured to store at least one call related event, a display configured to display a time line, and a controller configured to display the at least one call related event on the time line based on a time info... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869834 | Mobile terminal A mobile terminal including a first body having a first surface and a second surface and a second body having a first surface and a second surface. In addition, the first body includes a first display located at the first surface and configured to display at least o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869832 | Device, system, and method for informing users of functions and characters associated with telephone keys System and method for informing a user of functions or characters associated with keys on a mobile communications device includes a keyboard operable to input Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) codes and a display screen operable to display information. The display sc... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865215 | Magnification of currently selected menu item Method and apparatus with a user interface for controlling the apparatus are provided in which a currently selected menu item is magnified in height relative to other items in the menu so as to distinguish the item. While in addition to providing an appealing way to... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865216 | Communication device The wireless communication device and the method thereof which implements the 1st function, the 2nd function, and the 3rd function; when the 1st function is implemented, the video image generator processes a plurality of two-dimensional images and the plurality of t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865528 | Software, devices and methods facilitating execution of server-side applications at mobile devices Software, devices and methods allowing varied mobile devices to interact with server side software applications are disclosed. Data from an application executing at a computing device may be presented at a remote wireless device by providing the device an applicatio... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860536 | Telephone interface for a portable communication device A method of using a portable communications device includes displaying a first image of a rotary dial in a display of the portable communications device in response to a first contact by a user with a click wheel. The first image of the rotary dial includes a plural... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856251 | Device and method for using a rotating key and controlling a display in a mobile terminal A device and method for using a rotating key on a mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a plurality of dome switches which can detect a contact signal when pressed and a plurality of contact surfaces which can detect the position of the rotating ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7852618 | Function extending assembly and portable terminal having the same A function-extending assembly and a portable terminal having the same. The function-extending assembly includes a body to which a terminal body is detachably mounted, and having a module mounting unit; function-extending modules detachably mounted to the module moun... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853295 | Communication device The communication device which converts the voice data to the text data and displays the text data on the display of the communication device, wherein the text data includes alphanumeric data retrieved from the voice data. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853297 | Communication device A wireless communication device comprising an input device to operate the wireless communication device, a microphone to input audio data to the wireless communication device, a speaker to output audio data from the wireless communication device, a video image gener... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853296 | Mobile virtual and augmented reality system A method and apparatus for messaging within a mobile virtual and augmented reality system is provided herein. During operation a user can create “virtual graffiti” (203) that will be left for a particular device (105, 107, 109) to view as part of a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848783 | Mobile communication device and screen switching method for mobile communication device Web page content, which is the same as web page content displayed on a first display unit with a mobile communication device in an opened state, is displayed on a smaller-sized second display unit with the mobile communication device in a closed state, without reacq... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844301 | Method for displaying multimedia contents and mobile communications terminal capable of implementing the same The invention is directed to a method of displaying multimedia data and providing multitasking features and a mobile communications terminal capable of implementing the same; and cradle for the mobile communications terminal. A mobile communications terminal include... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844302 | Communication terminal, reception notifying method, and computer-readable recording medium A mobile communication terminal obtains analysis result from analysis of various information included in a received e-mail. The mobile communication terminal determines whether the received e-mail satisfies a notification condition based on the analysis result, and ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840237 | Enabling user interface elements based on short range wireless devices A system and method for enabling user interface elements to be displayed on a display device is disclosed. The technology includes a method for enabling user interface elements to be displayed on a display device. The method includes accessing location information c... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835770 | Portable device with improved user interface A portable device such as a mobile phone, comprising a display screen, an input interface having a plurality of activable elements and processing means in connection with the display screen and the input interface, wherein the value of at least one parameter of the ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822443 | Mobile communication terminal and information display method thereof An information display method in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying information on a display unit of the mobile terminal, generating a scrolling start signal, and scrolling the information with a positive acceleration based on the genera... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818032 | Portable information communication terminal A portable information communication terminal includes an operation unit composed of an integrated combination of a first operation detection device for detecting an operation in a first direction substantially parallel to a predetermined axis direction of a termina... | 10/19/2010 |
| RE41846 | Wireless device and method of operating the same The cellular phone of the present invention includes a display device provided on the front surface of a main body, and a cover movable relative to and preferably, rotatably mounted on, the main body and having keypads provided on the front and rear surfaces thereof... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813768 | Dialing screen method and layer structure for a mobile terminal A method for providing a dialing screen which visually changes depending on status information providable through a mobile terminal. Particularly, the dialing screen (such as an alphanumeric character inputting screen) displays status information including network s... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813767 | Mobile terminal apparatus To provide a mobile terminal apparatus for displaying an image by selecting the optimum display screen without adding a special process to a program operating on the mobile terminal apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus 100 includes a program execution unit ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7813115 | Coupling unit and electronic apparatus A second enclosure defines the backside superposed on a first enclosure for relative rotation around a rotation axis set perpendicular to the front surface of the first enclosure in an electronic apparatus. First, second and third flat surfaces are defined on the ba... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809406 | Continued transfer or streaming of a data file after loss of a local connection A central portable communication device can display further information related to first information received in an associated local portable communication. The associated local portable communication device may receive and present the first information, and may sen... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809407 | OFDM signal transmission system, portable terminal, and e-commerce system A portable terminal includes a receiver, a barcode former configured to form barcodes and a display. The barcode former forms a barcode from the data received by the receiver and the display displays the formed barcode. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805168 | Portable digital device for providing digital broadcasting information through outer display unit and method thereof A portable digital device includes: a digital broadcast receiving unit receiving digital broadcasting information; a first display unit outputting the received digital broadcasting information; a first input unit controlling the first display unit; a second display ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801568 | Mobile terminal, method of providing image thereof, and method of providing multimedia data thereof A method of providing data in a mobile terminal, which includes detecting whether or not at least one luminous element among a plurality of luminous elements included in a display of the terminal has been contacted, and controlling a luminescence of said at least on... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801566 | Mobile information terminal having operation keys and a display on opposite sides A mobile information terminal has a front surface on which a display surface of a display device is arranged and a rear surface on which a plurality of operation keys are arranged. The mobile information terminal further has a half-depressing sensor for detecting th... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801567 | Method for providing alerts in a mobile device and mobile device therefor The invention relates to a method for providing alerts in a mobile device, and more particularly a method for providing a shortcut for displaying and hiding alerts by providing an event list that is shown automatically or accessible by a shortcut button. The inventi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792550 | Method of magnifying the fonts on mobile phone screen by unfolding and carrying and device thereof A mobile telephone screen is covered with a lens, fixed on one end and set free on the other or fixed on both ends. When the fonts don't need to be magnified, the Fresnel lens tightly sticks to the mobile telephone screen; and when need, the free end of the Fresnel ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787909 | System and method for receiving a signal on a mobile terminal A system and method is disclosed for a receiver mounted to a mobile terminal. The system provided comprises a first receiver mounted with a vibrating motor on a side of a display unit for receiving a first frequency signal. In one embodiment, the side is an upper si... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787910 | Mobile terminal having display unit separable from main unit and method thereof A mobile terminal that has a display unit separable from a main unit and a method thereof are provided. The main unit includes a first separation sensor for sensing separation of the display unit; a radio frequency (RF) transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787908 | Multi-call display management for wireless communication devices Techniques to manage the display of information for multiple voice and/or data calls in wireless devices. The techniques can manage a summary of all calls that are in progress and detailed information for individual calls. In one method, summary information is initi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778671 | Mobile communications terminal having an improved user interface and method therefor A mobile communication terminal having a display with an application area thereon. The application area is partitioned into at least two unequally sized sections. The size of the application area allocated to the respective application area sections is dynamically c... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778672 | Portable electronic device and carrier telephone equipment A device holder is placed on the lower region of a display unit, and part of an operating unit is placed on the holder. The operating unit is overlapping the display unit. Moreover, operating buttons other than those mounted on the holder are shaped so that the port... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7778673 | Mobile phone with bidirectional swiveling display Taught is a mobile phone with a bidirectional swiveling display, comprising a display, a main portion and a rotating portion having a body and a second axis. The body comprises a hole horizontally disposed therein and a first axis perpendicular to the hole. The firs... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774028 | System and method for stateful representation of wireless network devices in a user interface to a wireless communication environment planning and management system A system for providing multiple graphical representations for wireless network devices indicating status of the devices. The generated graphical representations of the devices are indicative of radio frequency channels the devices are operating on, as well as whethe... | 08/10/2010 |
