MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFORE
A portable apparatus including a controller, and being associated with a first display and a second display, wherein the controller is arranged to control the first display to view a first set of information and the second display to, simultaneously, view a second set of information, wherein the first set of information and the second set of information have different content; and wherein the first display is mounted on a first body, the body having a longitudinal plane; and the second display is constructed in a second body, and wherein the second body is attached to the first body for rotational movement about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the first body.
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The present invention relates to an improved mobile communication apparatus, a method for the apparatus, a mobile communication system, and a method for the system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMany models of mobile communication apparatuses of today are provided with two displays. It is common that a main display is used when actively using the apparatus, e.g. for browsing, and a secondary display is used to show information, during stand-by. As the mobile communication apparatus becomes a more important tool for its user, there is a need for improvements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the above, an objective of the invention is to solve. or at least reduce the problems discussed, above. In particular, an objective is to improve the use of multiple displays associated with a mobile communication apparatus.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a mobile communication apparatus comprising a controller, and being associated with a first display and a second display; wherein said controller is arranged to control said first display to view a first set of information and said second display to view a second set of information.
An advantage, of this is an improved user interface with improved information presentation, which is particularly important on portable devices, where physical dimensions are crucial, and thus display areas are limited.
The first and second displays may be arranged in said mobile communication apparatus. One of said first and second displays may be arranged in an external device, said device being a watch, a headset, a handsfree device, or a video system.
The first information may comprise image information and said second information may comprise text information. The first information may relate to a first view associated with an application and said second information may relate to a second view associated with said application. The first information may be associated with a first application and said second information may be associated with a second application. The first information may relate to a first part of a view associated with an application and the second information may relate to a second part of said view associated with said application. The first and second information may be distributed according to a user defined assignment. The first information may relate to an application executed on said apparatus on request of a user, and said second information may relate to an advertising message provided from a telecommunication network in which said apparatus is arranged to work.
Advantages of these features are provision of versatility, which implies that information is viewed in a proper way in all situations.
The mobile communication apparatus may be arranged to assign incoming message information, to one of said first or second display not currently actively used to avoid interruption of an active session.
Ah advantage of this is that current sessions are still viewed while an incoming information related to a message can be viewed.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for controlling a mobile communication apparatus being associated, with a first display and a second display, comprising viewing on said first display a first set of information, and viewing on said second display a second set of information.
The first information may comprise image information and said second information may comprise text information.
The method may further comprise executing an application, wherein said first information relates to a first view associated with said application and said second information relates to a second view associated with said application.
The method may further comprise executing a first application and executing a second application, wherein said first information is associated with said first application and said second information is associated with said second application.
The method may further comprise executing an application, wherein said first information relates to a first part of a view associated with said application and said second information relates to a second part of said view associated with said application.
The method may further comprise inputting an information distribution; and assigning said first and second information according to said information distribution.
The method may further comprise inputting a request for an application to be executed; executing an application according to said request; receiving an advertising message; assigning viewing of said first information to said application; and assigning viewing of said second information to said advertising message.
The method may further comprise receiving a message comprising message information; determining if one of said first and second displays is currently actively used; and assigning said message information to the one of said first or second display not currently actively used to avoid interruption of an active session.
According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a telecommunication system comprising a mobile telecommunication network and a mobile communication apparatus arranged to communicate with said mobile telecommunication network, wherein said mobile communication apparatus comprises a controller, and is associated with a first display and a second display, wherein said controller is arranged to control said first display to view a first set of information and said second display to view a second set of information.
The first and second displays may be arranged in said mobile communication apparatus. One of said first and second displays may be arranged in an external device, said device being a watch, a headset, a hands free device, or a video system.
The telecommunication network may comprise means for sending messages to said mobile communication apparatus, the mobile communication apparatus may be arranged to receive said message, the first information may relate to an application executed on said mobile communication, apparatus on request of a user, and the second information may relate to said message provided from said telecommunication network.
The mobile communication apparatus may be arranged to assign incoming message information to one of said first or second display not currently actively used to avoid interruption of an active session.
The message may be an advertising message.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention there is provided a method for providing messages in a telecommunication system comprising a mobile telecommunication network and a mobile communication apparatus arranged to communicate with said mobile telecommunication network, and being associated with a first display and a second display. The method comprises sending a message from said mobile telecommunication network to said mobile communication apparatus; receiving said message by said mobile communication apparatus; determining if one of said first and second displays is currently actively used; assigning said message information to the one of said first or second display not currently actively used to avoid interruption of an active session; and viewing said message information on said assigned display.
The message may be an advertising message.
The advantages of the features of the second, third, and fourth aspects of the present invention are similar to those of the first aspect of the present invention.
Generally, all terms used in the claims are to be interpreted according to their ordinary meaning in the technical field, unless explicitly defined otherwise herein. All references to “a/an/the [element, device, component, means, step, etc]” are to be interpreted openly as referring to at least one in-stance of said, element, device, component, means, step, etc., unless explicitly stated otherwise. The steps of any method disclosed herein do not have to be performed in the exact order disclosed, unless explicitly stated.
Other objectives, features and advantages of the present invention will appear from the following detailed disclosure, from the attached dependent claims as well as from the drawings.
The above, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the present invention; will be better, understood through the following illustrative and non-limiting detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the appended drawings, where the same reference numerals will be used for similar elements, wherein:
The display configurations according to the above demonstrated embodiments enable an improved assignment of viewed information on the displays. Viewing can be optimized by using one display for rendering text information, and the other display for rendering images. Further, viewing can be optimized by using one display for a first application and the other display for a second application. The displays can be used for displaying different views related to an application. A single view can also be divided between the displays. The assignment of displays for applications, views, or parts of views can be user defined, application defined, or defined e.g. by an operating system of the mobile communication apparatus.
A system architecture for managing a system 1200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a network operator or other third party company handling an advertising, server 1224 could offer an advertising function. For example a network operator may have an advertising server 1224 supporting a feature where the advertiser may provide advertisements and the users may send an advertisement admission from their mobile communication apparatuses 1208-1212 to the advertising server 1224, and in exchange for the admission be provided low cost services. This advertising server 1224 automatically may place people sending a similar admission to the advertising server 1224 into “advertising groups” or “advertising rooms”.
The above described steps can be performed in other orders than mentioned above, or in parallel. The terms “first”, “second”, etc. above are only used to discriminate different elements and do not indicate any timing or priority.
The invention has mainly, been described above with reference to a few embodiments. However, as is readily appreciated by a person skilled in the art other embodiments than the ones disclosed above are equally possible within the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended patent claims.
Claims
1. A portable apparatus comprising a controller, and being associated with a first display and a second display, wherein said controller is arranged to control said first display to view a first set of information and said second display to, simultaneously, view a second set of information, wherein said first set of information and said second set of information have different content; and
- wherein:
- the first display is mounted on a first body, said body having a longitudinal plane; and
- the second display is constructed in a second body, and wherein said second body is attached to the first body for rotational movement about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of said first body.
2. A portable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second bodies have longitudinal axis and are relatively moveable in parallel planes to a position in which the longitudinal axis of the second body extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first body, and wherein both displays are visible.
3. A portable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second bodies have longitudinal axis and are relatively moveable in parallel planes to a position in which the longitudinal axis of the second body is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the first body, and wherein both displays are visible.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 25, 2010
Publication Date: Oct 7, 2010
Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION (Espoo)
Inventors: Katja Konkka (Tampere), Sanna Koskinen (Tampere), Sanna Lindroos (Valkeakoski), Nina Maki (Pirkkala), Paivi Jokinen (Tampere), Juha Pusa (Kangasala)
Application Number: 12/713,089