Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided comprising a user input device capable of adopting at least three pre-determined positions, each of which enables an associated function to be actuated, and of adopting two pre-determined positions simultaneously. The portable electronic device further comprises a device for presenting information to a user and a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly. The portable electronic device is operable to scroll through information items presented to a user and the user input device is arranged to present at least two scrolling speeds. A first scrolling speed is selected when the user input device is placed in a first pre-determined position and a second scrolling speed is selected when the user input device is placed in the first pre-determined position and a second predetermined position at the same time.

Abstract: A phone comprising a body and an attached cover having an aperture, wherein the phone has a closed configuration in which portions of the body are covered and an open configuration in which at least some of the portions covered in the closed configuration are uncovered. The body comprises a display positioned such that in the closed configuration the aperture is substantially aligned with the display so that at least a portion of the display is visible to a user through the aperture; and a processor for controlling the display. The processor controls the display. (when the device is in a first state and in a closed configuration) to have a first format in which information to be conveyed to the user is restricted to said visible portion of the display and controls the display (when the device is in said first state and in the open configuration) to have a second format in which the same information to be conveyed to the user is not restricted to said visible portion of the display.

Abstract: A portable device which includes a body, a cover and a key. The cover has a closed position for at least partially covering the body, and the key is accessible when the cover is in this position. The functionality of the key changes depending upon the state of the device. One such function is the muting of an audible indicator provided by a speaker or the like of the device. This may occur, for example, if the key is actuated when the device is a phone and has received an incoming call or if it has an alarm.

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising a user input device, a device for presenting information to a user, and a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly, the processor being operable to present a menu of items to a user, from which an item may be selected by a user by means of the user input device, wherein the menu of items includes both operands and text entry characters.

Abstract: A portable device is described which comprises a user input and a processor. The user input has a key with a plurality of functions. It has a first function when the device is in a first state and a second function when the device is not in the first state. The processor is arranged to determine the state of the device and to perform the first and second function depending upon the state of the device. When it performs the second function, the processor returns the device to the first state.

Abstract: A communications device comprising a body and an attached cover having an aperture, wherein the device has a closed configuration in which portions of the body are covered and an open configuration in which at least some of the portions covered in the closed configuration are uncovered, the body comprising receiver means for receiving data via radio transmissions; a display operative independent of whether the cover is in the closed or open configuration and positioned such that in the open configuration the display is uncovered and positioned such that in the closed configuration the aperture is substantially aligned with the display so that at least a portion of the display is visible to a user through the aperture; and a processor arranged to control the display and operable to show received data as text, wherein when the device is in the closed configuration the processor is operable to provide the received text to the user as text which streams through said visible portion of the display.

Abstract: A portable device which includes a body, a cover and a key. The cover has a closed position for at least partially covering the body, and the key is accessible when the cover is in this position. When the cover is in this an open position, the key has no function, whereas when the cover is in the closed position, the functionality of the key changes depending upon the state of the device. One such function is the muting of an audible indicator provided by a speaker or the like of the device. This may occur, for example, if the key is actuated when the device is a phone and has received an incoming call or if it has an alarm.

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising a user input device capable of adopting at least three pre-determined positions, each of which enables an associated function to be actuated, a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly, wherein the user input device is operable in at least a menu-navigational mode and a text-editing mode, at least one of the pre-determined positions of the user input device being associated with both a menu-navigational function and a text-editing function.

Abstract: A user interface for a text entry device, comprising: a display having a first display section and a second display section, and a keypad including a set of text entry keys each having a set of characters associated therewith. The set of characters associated with each of the text entry keys being displayed in the second display section. A predictive character editor engine with associated directories is adapted to receive a string of input strokes and to output a list of matching word candidates in response thereto. A controller receives inputs from a set of text entry keys, and generates said string of input strokes for the predictive character editor. The controller presents in said first display section at least one of said matching word candidates from the predictive character editor for selection by the user.

Abstract: A user interface for a text entry device, comprising: a display having a first display section and a second display section, and a keypad including a set of text entry keys each having a set of characters associated therewith. The set of characters associated with each of the text entry keys being displayed in the second display section. A predictive character editor engine with associated directories is adapted to receive a string of input strokes and to output a list of matching word candidates in response thereto. A controller receives inputs from a set of text entry keys, and generates said string of input strokes for the predictive character editor. The controller presents in said first display section at least one of said matching word candidates from the predictive character editor for selection by the user.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic image puzzle generating and solving system comprising: means for providing an electronic image, input means for inputting one or more predetermined scrambling/unscrambling criteria, scrambling means for scrambling/unscrambling said electronic image in accordance with said one or more predetermined scrambling criteria to provide a scrambled/unscrambled electronic image.

Abstract: A way of downloading content from a server to a mobile phone in which the server can be accessed directly from within a phone menu application. The content is thus downloaded from the server to the mobile phone, and accompanying the content is an HTTP header that indicates the source URL of the server. The content once received at the phone from the server is then subjected to examination whereby the mobile phones determines whether or not the downloaded content is from a trusted server.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for downloading new in-game data onto a handheld electronic device (31) having a transceiver, the system comprising: a server (41) for storing said new in-game data and for making said new in-game data available for downloading therefrom, said new in-game data being made available to a content enabler by a content provider, monitoring means for monitoring the downloading of said new in-game data from said server to provide at least one parameter indicative of the number of downloads of said new in-game data, accounting means for computing, responsive to said at least one parameter, a payment to be made whereby said first party remunerates said second party.

Abstract: Presented is a method and apparatus for precision control of work fluids in a squeezable tube that has no surge of work material during the shut off closing of the tube which is accomplished by a compensator moving simultaneously and oppositely to the shut off member movement, each of the compensator and the shut off member having different stroke lengths and tube engagable surface areas which effectively keep the internal volume of the tube the same. The method and apparatus are useful standing alone, in coordination with precision positive displacement pumping under computer control which is also presented, and as a part of sequential or simultaneous movement of a valve/pump dispensing head coordinated with a stationary or movable work piece to provide exceedingly fine control dispensing. Suckback between dispensing shots is coordinated with shut off and movements of inlet, outlet and dispensing members to afford operator programmable dispensing with precision and without drip.