Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a first display area; a second display area; and an interface separating the first display area from the second display area; and a display controller configured to control display of a user interface element in a first configuration when the user interface element is movable across the interface from the first display area to the second display area and a first criteria dependent upon a distance of the user interface element from the interface is satisfied and is configured to control display of the user interface element in a second configuration, different to the first configuration, when the user interface element is movable across the interface from the first display area to the second display area and the first criteria concerning a distance of the user interface element from the interface is not satisfied.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a first display area; a second display area; and an interface separating the first display area from the second display area; and a display controller configured to control display of a user interface element in a first configuration when the user interface element is movable across the interface from the first display area to the second display area and a first criteria dependent upon a distance of the user interface element from the interface is satisfied and is configured to control display of the user interface element in a second configuration, different to the first configuration, when the user interface element is movable across the interface from the first display area to the second display area and the first criteria concerning a distance of the user interface element from the interface is not satisfied.

Abstract: The activation of lights of a mobile communication terminal is controlled with information in music data files, such as SP-MIDI files. The music data files contain note events informating the terminal to play a note of a particular instrument. Light configuration messages are added to the SP-MIDI file. The light configuration messages contain information mapping the activation position, -color and -intensity to the note events. The mobile terminal is provided with an editor application for creating and changing light configuration messages. The light configuration messages can also be created and changed with a light configuration program on a PC. The light configuration messages can be tested on a PC with a MIDI editor program provided with a plug in application for emulating the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal with a conventional keypad can be provided with a user exchangeable keypad. The wireless communication terminal and user exchangeable cover interface electrically, mechanically or via RF. The user exchangeable keypad can be part of a user exchangeable cover or part of a casing for receiving the wireless terminal. The user exchangeable keypad may have a reduced or adapted set of keys for e.g. facilitating the use of the terminal under special conditions or for visually impaired users. The user exchangeable keypad may be provided with identification means that allow the wireless terminal to identify the user exchangeable keypad and change its setting accordingly by e.g. increasing the font of the text on the display of the wireless terminal.

Abstract: The activation of lights of a mobile communication terminal is controlled with information in music data files, such as SP-MIDI files. The music data files contain note events informating the terminal to play a note of a particular instrument. Light configuration messages are added to the SP-MIDI file. The light configuration messages contain information mapping the activation position, -color and -intensity to the note events. The mobile terminal is provided with an editor application for creating and changing light configuration messages. The light configuration messages can also be created and changed with a light configuration program on a PC. The light configuration messages can be tested on a PC with a MIDI editor program provided with a plug in application for emulating the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A method of and mobile station for route guidance for a user including a processor and a directional indicator which provides a reference direction, with the mobile station connecting to an on-line service with an electronic database containing geographic information and mobile position. Local position and destination is transmitted to the on-line service to request route guidance data. The on-line service processes the data as a function of branching of a total route to the user's destination as route sections and transmits a specification of direction and destination name for each route section destination to the mobile station. The processor processes the specification of direction and reference direction to define a target direction of a current route section destination and displays the target direction and route guidance data of the current route section destination and guidance data of at least one upcoming stage of the route.

Abstract: An input device for inputting at least two control commands into an electronic system, having a housing (10) accommodating a combined switching and encoding circuit device (13) with a switching control means (15) and an encoding control means (16); and first and second manually accessible operating elements (19, 20) for operating the switching control means (15) and the encoding control means (16), respectively. To provide another input device that allows eyes-free operation of multiple functions and has an improved robustness, a separation means (22) is arranged between the first and the second operating element (19, 20) so as to clearly separate the operations of the elements from each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an input device for inputting at least two control commands into an electronic system, having a housing (10) accommodating a combined switching and encoding circuit device (13) with a switching control means (15) and an encoding means (16); and first and second manually accessible operating elements (19, 20) for operating the switching control means (15) and the encoding control means (16), respectively. To provide another input device that allows eyes-free operation of multiple functions and has an improved robustness, a separation means (22) is arranged between the first and the second operating element (19, 20) so as to clearly separate the operations of the elements from each other.

Abstract: A mobile station (1) serves in association with a corresponding method to guide a user, especially a pedestrian, to a destination. For this purpose an on-line service computes a travel route on the basis of user data concerning the start point and destination and transmits route data to the mobile station in the form of route destinations for stages of the route. Each route destination contains at least one specification of direction and a destination name. The mobile station (1) signals the target direction and the name of the destination of the route to the user via internal optical and/or acoustic output means (7). The route data are output in stepwise manner in the form of a series of stages of the route and the user confirms reaching a current route destination by means of an input into the mobile station (1). In this way the output of the route data is updated.

Abstract: A method of evaluating traffic information transmitted by a traffic information service, in which data on the traffic situation on a route to be traveled in the present direction of travel is received and, from the data on the traffic situation, an anticipated delay in journey time on the route to be travelled is calculated. In order to avoid unnecessary waiting in traffic hold-ups it is provided that the size of the calculated anticipated delay in journey time together with a recommendation to interrupt the journey is displayed if the anticipated delay in journey time in the present direction is greater than a given value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of evaluating traffic information transmitted by a traffic information service, in which data on the traffic situation on a route to be travelled in the present direction of travel is received and from the data on the traffic situation an anticipated delay in journey time on the route to be travelled is calculated. In order to avoid unnecessary waiting in traffic hold-ups it is provided that the size of the calculated anticipated delay in journey time together with a recommendation to interrupt the journey is displayed if the anticipated delay in journey time in the present direction is greater than a given value.