Patents by Inventor Andre Koll

Andre Koll has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7519386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlling arrangement for a music player application in a mobile communication device. To improve the control of the music player, a multifunctional soft button (100) with four switching positions (up, down left and right) and a mode switching arrangement (110) are provided on the keyboard layout (10). The application can be switched in two different modes with the switching arrangement and can be controlled with the multifunctional soft button, the latter having different functionality depending on the mode of the application. Combined functionality of the multifunctional soft button from the first and second mode is also possible. Additional symbols related to the music player functionality are printed in different colors on the multifunctional soft switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Kespohl, Karsten Lehn, Andre Koll, Stefanie Vollinger, Konrad Brisse, Peter Buth
  • Publication number: 20060136773
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile communication device including a music player and a method of its operation. In order to improve the usability and to speed the controlling of the implemented music player, a advantageous keyboard layout including a multiple switch is provided. The multiple switch is dedicated to control device applications as well as the music player. Therefore, a mode selector is additionally included to switch the into different input mode allowing to input commands by the multiple switch dedicated to the device applications or the music player, respectively, corresponding to the selected input mode. Additionally, the coloring of the symbol printing on the multiple switch and the mode selector is adapted to the key assignments corresponding to the different input mode to height the visible differentiation from the balance of the keyboard and to lead a user operating the multiple switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Klaus Kespohl, Karsten Lehn, Andre Koll, Stefanie Vollinger, Kondrad Brisse, Peter Buth
  • Patent number: 6898522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a navigation system, a terminal and a processing device for a navigation system, as well as a method for displaying navigation icons on display means of a terminal. In order to make efficient use of the storage space in the terminal and to allow flexible display of navigation icons, the storage of partial graphics in the terminal is proposed, with navigation icons being able to be composed from said partial graphics. To display a currently suitable navigation icon, the required partial graphics are then selected and composed to form the navigation icon. A processing device according to the invention is able to provide information which makes it possible for the terminal to determine the required partial graphics. The invention also relates to a module for a terminal or for a processing device comprising respective processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Buth, Andre Köll, Simona Grothues, Klaus Kespohl