Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Turner

Matthew P. Turner 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: 7092495
    Abstract: A communication terminal having a user interface, and comprising a controller unit controlling said user interface, a first and a second operation key whose operation is controlled by the controller unit, and a display. The communication terminal being capable of assuming a plurality of states in which the groups of predetermined operations that may be performed by pressing said operation key are defined by the controller unit in said plurality of states. The first operation key is dedicated by the controller unit to perform one operation from said group of operations as a default function in dependence of the state assumed by the communication terminal, and the display has a first area solely dedicated for displaying the present operation performed when pressing said first operation key. The second operation key being dedicated by the controller unit to give access to said group of operations being available in the state assumed by the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Eeva Huusko, Johanna Jarnstom, Harri Wikberg, Harri Kiliander, Matthew P. Turner
  • Publication number: 20030157970
    Abstract: A communication terminal having a user interface, and comprising a controller unit controlling said user interface, a first and a second operation key whose operation is controlled by the controller unit, and a display. The communication terminal being capable of assuming a plurality of states in which the groups of predetermined operations that may be performed by pressing said operation key are defined by the controller unit in said plurality of states. The first operation key is dedicated by the controller unit to perform one operation from said group of operations as a default function in dependence of the state assumed by the communication terminal, and the display has a first area solely dedicated for displaying the present operation performed when pressing said first operation key. The second operation key being dedicated by the controller unit to give access to said group of operations being available in the state assumed by the communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Eeva Huusko, Johanna Jarnstom, Harri Wikberg, Harri Kiliander, Matthew P. Turner