Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A mobile phone keypad design includes a keypad and a joystick. The keypad includes multiple keys. The joystick is disposed between several neighboring keys in the keypad. When the joystick is tilted, a corresponding signal is output.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A mobile terminal has a decoration cover that may be used as an input key. The mobile phone includes an opening formed on a lateral side of a main body of the mobile phone. A switch contact member is provided on the rear surface of the decoration cover. The switch contact member is inserted into the opening and moves with the pressing of the decoration cover to actuate a tact switch mounted in the main body. A rotation support member is provided on the rear surface of the decoration cover and inserted into the opening to support the decoration cover and the switch contact member, which rotatably move upon pressing.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
Systems and methods of providing a secure access layer in a mobile phone and a computer system coupled to the mobile phone to provide authentication for transmitting data between the phone and the computer system.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A multichannel scanning apparatus and method for a DMB-enabled mobile phone that are capable of simultaneously displaying multiple images received through different service channels of satellite and terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting systems is provided. A multichannel scanning method of the present invention includes determining functionalities of first and second broadcast systems; setting multi picture presentation function for displaying at least two broadcast channels of the first and second broadcast systems on a screen; and simultaneously displaying one of the broadcast channel as a main channel picture and at least one of the broadcast channels excluding the main channel as a sub channel picture.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
Disclosed is an automatic position registering method in a mobile phone for minimizing a load of a server related to a position information by enabling the position information to be transmitted to LBS (Location Based Service) server if a predetermined given condition is satisfied after the position information of mobile phone is obtained by an operation of a predetermined program for obtaining the position information of mobile phone. The method comprises the steps of: requesting a driving of a position information managing application built in a mobile phone by LBS server and connecting the position information managing application and LBS server; transmitting a condition for managing the position information to the mobile phone from LBS server; and checking whether the position information managing application is capable of obtaining and uploading the position information based on the condition and then transmitting the position information to LBS server.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) based short messaging system and method are provided for a digital broadcast-enabled mobile phone. A short messaging method for a mobile phone supporting digital broadcast service and a short message service includes receiving a broadcast stream; capturing a broadcast image from the broadcast stream; extracting text from the broadcast image; and composing a short message using the text.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
A sliding module for a mobile phone including a first housing and a second housing, the second housing being slidably connected with the first housing, is disclosed. The sliding module allows the second housing to be slid in multiple directions. The sliding module includes a first member fixed to the first housing, a second member fixed to the second housing, and a sliding member provided between the first and second members, so that the second housing is slidable up and down in a first direction and left and right in a second direction in relation to the first housing.
Mobile Phone Patent Abstract
An alarm device for a mobile phone includes a receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from a transmitter of a mobile phone only if the receiver is located within a predetermined distance from the mobile phone, an alarm unit for generating an alarm signal, a timing circuit for measuring a predetermined time duration and triggering the alarm unit upon elapse of the predetermined time duration, and a microprocessor for prestoring a subscriber identification module number therein, checking if the mobile phone identification number contained in the signal received by the receiver is identical with the prestored subscriber identification module number, and resetting the predetermined time duration of the timing circuit if the mobile phone identification number contained in the signal received by the receiver is identical with the prestored subscriber identification module number.