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Mobile communication apparatus notifying user of reproduction waiting information effectively

Patent 6456841 Issued on September 24, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 1, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 323241 filed on 06/01/1999

US Classes:

455/412.2, Having message notification379/88.12, Indication or notification of message455/413, Voice mail455/567Call alerting

Examiners

Primary: Legree, Tracy M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 9284366 JP. 10/13/1997

International Class

H04N 011/10

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-09-07 JP

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus capable of notifying a user of the presence of reproduction waiting information like a short message with proving the user with an impact. A controller of the mobile communication apparatus decides, when a flip is opened, whether the reproduction waiting information is stored in a RAM. If it is stored, the controller displays on a screen a window image including an icon associated with the reproduction waiting information. If there are more than one pieces of the reproduction waiting information, multiple icons are displayed in the window image. One of the icons is selected by placing the cursor on it, so that the reproduction waiting information associated with the icon is replayed in response to the operation of a memory key by the user.

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