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WO2003017623A2 - Telephonie mobile completee par un systeme de visualisation - Google Patents

Telephonie mobile completee par un systeme de visualisation Download PDF

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WO2003017623A2
WO2003017623A2 PCT/US2002/024447 US0224447W WO03017623A2 WO 2003017623 A2 WO2003017623 A2 WO 2003017623A2 US 0224447 W US0224447 W US 0224447W WO 03017623 A2 WO03017623 A2 WO 03017623A2
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G. Eric Engstrom
Paul R. Nash
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    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/22—Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
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    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72427—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for supporting games or graphical animations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72448—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
    • H04M1/7246—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions by connection of exchangeable housing parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72442—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for playing music files

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  • provisional application 60/313,247 filed on 8/17/2001 , having the same title, and claims priority to said provisional application.
  • the present invention relates to the field of wireless mobile telephony. More specifically, the present invention relates to visualization of various non-visual * aspects of wireless mobile telephony to further improve the usability of wireless mobile phones.
  • Wireless mobile phones are popular, partly because they offer the advantage of enabling their users to be communicatively reachable by their business associates, friends and family members, wherever the users may be, as long as they are within the reach of the service networks.
  • the wireless mobile phone in a vibrational mode of operation.
  • a wireless mobile phone appropriately equipped with the proper vibrational features would notify a user of an incoming call through activation of a vibration unit included with the wireless mobile phone.
  • a vibration unit included with the wireless mobile phone.
  • the user once notified, generally there is no convenient way for the user to take and engage in the call. If the user desires to take the call, generally the user has to leave the environment that "imposed" the requirement.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a functional view of the visualization feature of present invention for wireless mobile phones, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figures 2a & 2b illustrate the relevant operational flows of the visualizer, including the relevant operational flows of the visualization controller and an exemplary visualization agent, in accordance with one embodiment each, respectively;
  • Figures 3a & 3b illustrate an external view of a wireless mobile phone, incorporated with the visualization teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figures 4a & 4b illustrate an exposed view of a wireless mobile phone, incorporated with the visualization teachings of the present invention, in accordance with another embodiment
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an internal component view of a wireless mobile phone, incorporated with the visualization teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figure 6 illustrates an internal component view of an interchangeable portion of a wireless mobile phone, incorporated with the visualization teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment
  • Figures 7a & 7b illustrate exemplary visualizations of graphics and sounds, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS 8a & 8b illustrate exemplary visualizations of text and key stroking events, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention provides for visualization of various non-visual aspects of wireless mobile telephony to further enhance the usability of wireless mobile phones.
  • various visualizations contemplated are visualization of telephony events, alphanumeric contents of messages and web pages, and sound.
  • Visualization of telephony events includes visualization of incoming call notifications and key stroking patterns (e.g. for menu selection).
  • key stroking patterns e.g. for menu selection
  • wireless mobile phone refers to the class of telephone devices equipped to enable a user to make and receive calls wirelessly, notwithstanding the user's movement, as long as the user is within the communication reach of a "service or base station". Unless specifically excluded, the term “wireless mobile phone” is to include the analog subclass as well as the digital subclass (of all signaling protocols).
  • Various operations will be described as multiple discrete steps in turn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the present invention. However, the order of description should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. In particular, these operations need not be performed in the order of presentation.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100 is provided with a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) 1114 and visualizer 1102.
  • visualizer 1102 includes in particular visualizer controller 1112.
  • visualizer 1102 also includes a number of visualization agents 1104-1108. More specifically, visualization agents 1104-1108 include event visualization agent 1104, text visualization 1106, and sound visualization agent 1108.
  • LEDs 1114 are employed by visualizer 1102 to effectuate visualization of various non-visual aspects of wireless mobile telephony to enhance a user's experience in using wireless mobile phone 1100. More specifically, the desired visualizations are effectuated by visualization controller 1112 selectively activating and de-activating selected ones of LEDs 1114 in selected manners, as requested by the requestors it serves. For the illustrated embodiments, these requestors include visualization agents 1104-1108. Beside LEDs 1114 and visualizer 1102, for the illustrated embodiment, wireless mobile phone 1100 also includes other hardware and software components 1122-1124.
  • Other hardware components 1122 include in particular a microprocessor for processing instructions, an input keypad for entering data and commands, a visual display for displaying information for the user, and a transceiver for sending and receiving signals wirelessly.
  • Other software components 1124 include in particular corresponding device drivers (e.g. for controlling the input keypad and the visual display), system services (e.g. graphics and audio services), a browser (e.g. for accessing the WWW), and various applications (e.g. dial list, call log, and so forth). Typically, at least selected ones of these system services, the browser and/or the applications include menus of commands for user selection.
  • other hardware and software components 1122-1124 of wireless mobile phone 1100 include in particular the facilities necessary to practice the conduct of a non-audible call, using Morse codes.
  • the number of LEDs 1114 to be employed as well as the manner in which they may be arranged are embodiment or configuration dependent.
  • a single column of LEDs 1114 disposed on a side surface of wireless mobile phone 1100 (as illustrated by Fig. 3a) is employed.
  • a collection of LEDs 1114 "integrally" arranged around or under the input keys of wireless mobile phone 1100 (as illustrated by Fig. 4a) is employed.
  • more variations, patterns and manners of visualization may be effectuated if more LEDs 1114 are employed.
  • the number of LEDs 1114 employable is constrained by cost, as well as by the spatial limitations imposed by the physical dimension and the number of other features included with the particular embodiment/configuration of wireless mobile phone 1100.
  • LEDs 1114 are presently preferred for their relatively low power consumption and compactness in size. Together, these attributes allow a higher number of individually illuminable light sources to be employed. In turn, the higher number of illuminable sources allows more variations in the manner the illuminable light sources may be arranged and disposed. However, in alternate embodiments, other light sourcing elements having attributes consistent with the design objectives and constraints may also be employed for the practice of the present invention. Accordingly, the term "LEDs" as used herein and in the claims are to be broadly construed, and given its conventional meaning as well as an expansive meaning including light sourcing elements with like attributes, i.e. with the acronym broadly stand for light emitting devices (unless specifically defined with its conventional meaning of light emitting diodes).
  • visualization controller 1112 is employed to perform the earlier described selective activation and deactivation of selected ones of LEDs 1114 in selected manners. The performances are made responsive to the requests of various visualization agents 1104-1108.
  • each of the various visualization agents 1104-1108 is responsible for invoking visualization controller 1112 to direct the activations and deactivations of LEDs 1114 to achieve the desired visualization for a corresponding non-visual aspect of wireless mobile telephony.
  • event visualization agent 1102 is responsible for invoking visualization controller 1112 to direct LEDs 1114 to effectuate visualization of various telephony events associated with wireless mobile telephony.
  • these telephony events include in particular the arrival of an incoming call, as well as the key stroking pattern for selecting a menu item (see Fig. 8b, ref. 1804).
  • text visualization agent 1106 is responsible for invoking visualization controller 1112 to direct LEDs 1114 to effectuate visualization of various textual contents associated with wireless mobile telephony.
  • the textual contents include in particular textual contents of messages associated with a non-audible call, conducted using Morse code (see e.g. Fig. 8a, ref. 1802), as well as textual contents of web pages (see e.g. Fig. 7a, ref. 1702).
  • the present invention may be employed to enhance the user experience associated with operating in a "silent" mode, learning to use Morse code to conduct a non- audible call, or viewing multi-media content reduced web pages.
  • Sound visualization agent 1108 is responsible for invoking visualization controller 1112 to direct LEDs 1114 to effectuate visualization of sounds associated with wireless mobile telephony and auxiliary functions (see e.g. Fig. 7b, ref. 1704).
  • the various sounds may include audio output of an included radio or an included MPx player or streaming audio (where MPx is one of the Moving Picture Expert Group audio standards, such as MP3, MP4 and so forth).
  • MPx is one of the Moving Picture Expert Group audio standards, such as MP3, MP4 and so forth.
  • the present invention may be employed to enhance the user experience associated with enjoying locally rendered or streamed audio.
  • visualizer controller 1112 advantageously offers at least two manners, a visualization agent may request a visualization operation or visualization operations to be performed. These two manners include a first manner where a singular round of activation and deactivation of LEDs 1114 may be requested, and a second manner where a number of rounds of activation and deactivation of LEDs 1114 may be simultaneously requested via a single request.
  • the first manner is requested via a function call to visualization controller 1112, providing controller 1112 with the identifiers of LEDs 1114 to be activated, and the corresponding durations of activation.
  • all other unspecified LEDs 1114 are assumed to remain deactivated.
  • group specifications in particular, an "ALL" LED group may be advantageously supported.
  • the intensity or brightest of each LED may be specified (e.g. by way of an intensity/brightness index in the range of 0 through 16). Further, for multi-colored LEDs, the color may be specified.
  • the second manner is requested via a function call to visualization controller 1112, providing controller 1112 with a pointer to a starting location in the included memory of wireless mobile phone 1100, where a data structure containing a series of rounds or cycles of activation and deactivation specifications is stored.
  • the function call in addition to the pointer, also includes a size of the data structure.
  • a predetermined end of structure demarcation may be employed, in lieu of a size specification. For each round/cycle of activation and deactivation, the LEDs to be turned on and off are identified.
  • the LEDs to be turned on and off for a round or cycle may be specified by the "vector" [01010111] with "0" denoting an "off' state and "1" denoting an "on” state.
  • the intensity/brightness as well as color may be specified.
  • a visualization agent may request visualization controller 1112 to selectively activate and deactivate LEDs 1114 on its behalf.
  • agents 1104-1108 are provided in the illustrated embodiment to facilitate the effectuation of the desired visualizations, such that the desired visualizations may be achieved without requiring or merely requiring relatively small amount of modifications to the main line logic or operational components of wireless mobile phone 1100.
  • the visualization services offered by visualization controller 1112 may also be directly invoked by the other components of wireless mobile phone 1100 instead, should direct incorporation of the required logic into these other components of wireless mobile phone 1100 to practice the present invention be desirable.
  • a visualization requestor whether it is an "intervening” agent like visualization agents 1104-1108 or a functional "principal" (such as the component responsible for incoming call notification), may be referred to as a visualization "client".
  • visualization controller 1112 determines if the request is of the first type (i.e. a single round request type), or of the second type (i.e. the multiple rounds/cycles request type), block 1204.
  • first type i.e. a single round request type
  • second type i.e. the multiple rounds/cycles request type
  • visualization controller 1112 activates and/or deactivates selected ones of LEDs 1114 as requested, block 1208. If the request is determined to be of the second type (i.e. a multiple round/cycle request type), visualization controller 1112 activates and/or deactivates selected ones of LEDs 1114 as requested, block 1208, after retrieving the "specification" for the activations/deactivations to be performed, block 1206. For a multiple round request, the activation/deactivation operation of LEDs 1114 of block 1208 is iteratively performed for a sufficient number of times to achieve the selective activation/deactivation requested.
  • Figure 2b illustrates the relevant operational flow of an exemplary visualization agent, which may be event, text or sound visualization agent 1104, 1106, or 1108, in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the agent performs one of a number of possible actions to ensure it is availed with the relevant information and/or data associated with the non-visual aspect of wireless mobile telephony it is responsible for.
  • These possible actions include but are not limited to registering itself with an appropriate source or system service, such that it will be notified of or provided with the relevant information and/or data, or performing the necessary set up or re-direct such that it will be availed the relevant information and/or data.
  • event visualization agent 1104 may register itself with a component of wireless mobile phone 1100 responsible for detecting an incoming call to notify it of such detection.
  • event visualization 1104 may set itself up such that it can detect any attempt by the component to generate one or more rings for the incoming call.
  • visualized notice of an incoming call is a particular useful alternative to the vibrational approach for a non-audible mode of operation, in lieu of the audible rings.
  • the re-direct approach may nevertheless be effective if the component responsible for generating the audible rings will nevertheless make the attempts to generate the audible rings, and the attempts are merely "suppressed” (i.e. failed) or re-channeled to the component responsible for the vibrational notification, in view of the non-audible mode of operation.
  • text visualization agent 1106 to register itself with or monitor the activities of the component responsible for rendering textual messages received in a non-audible call or the component responsible for rendering substantially textual (i.e. multi-media reduced) web pages.
  • sounds visualization agent 1108 to register itself with or monitor the activities of the component (e.g. a browser, a radio, a MPx or other media player of phone 1100) responsible for rendering audio contents or streaming audio.
  • the exemplary visualization agent awaits for provision or detection of the relevant information and/or data, block 1224.
  • the exemplary visualization agent determines if the visualization condition or conditions for the non-visual aspect of wireless mobile telephony it is responsible for are present, block 1224. For example, in the case of event visualization agent 1104, it may consider the visualization condition is met upon having been notified by the component responsible for generating audible rings for incoming calls of the fact that an incoming call has been detected. In the case of text visualization agent 1106, it may consider the visualization condition being met upon detecting a textual message of a non-audio call being rendered, or upon detecting the browser rendering non-graphics or substantially textual contents. In the case of sounds visualization agent 1108, it may consider the visualization condition as being met, upon detecting a radio, a MPx or other media player rendering sounds.
  • the exemplary visualization agent determines the appropriate visualization for the detected condition or conditions, block 1226.
  • the visualization to be effectuated under various visualization conditions are predetermined, and their exact nature are application dependent.
  • the predetermined visualization may involve requesting visualization controller 1112 to selectively activate and deactivate a row or column of LEDs 1114 to alert the user of an incoming call, or activate selected ones of LEDs 1114 to visualize the key stroking pattern corresponding to a menu selection made.
  • This latter visualization is especially useful in teaching or familiarizing a user in selecting menu options through key stroking pattern (see co-pending '197 application for further detail on menu selection through key stroking pattern).
  • the predetermined visualization may involve requesting visualization controller 1112 to selectively activate and deactivate selected ones of LEDs 1114 to echo the corresponding Morse code representations of the alphanumeric characters of a textual message being rendered for a non-audible call, orselectively activate and deactivate selected ones of LEDs 1114 to render certain predetermined graphics of interest to supplement the non-graphics contents of a web page being rendered.
  • the former visualization is also particularly useful in teaching or familiarizing a user to conduct a non-audible call using Morse code (see co-pending '587 application for further detail on conducting a non-audible call using Morse code).
  • the predetermined graphics for the latter visualization may be completely arbitrary or dependent on the presence of certain key words in the non-graphics contents.
  • the predetermined visualization may involve requesting visualization controller 1112 to selectively activate and deactivate selected ones of LEDs 1114 to render certain illumination patterns corresponding to certain predetermined attributes of the sound being rendered (e.g. its beat, tempo and so forth).
  • the illumination to be rendered corresponding to the various attributes may be specified or stored in e.g. one or more audio visualization files.
  • These specification files may be pre-provided, dynamically downloaded from a server, or retrieved from a storage medium integrated with an interchangeable covering of the mobile phone (also referred as "active" skin for certain embodiments, see co-pending application 'xxx for further detail).
  • the various attributes may be determined e.g. from samples derived from the audio stream of the integrated radio or MPx player.
  • the sampling may be performed continuously.
  • attributes are determined periodically based on the obtained samples, and the illumination pattern is selected based on the determined attributes. This process of attribute determination and illumination pattern selection is repeatedly performed, e.g. for as long as sounds are being rendered (or until instructed by a user to terminate).
  • the exemplary visualization agent Upon determining the visualization, the exemplary visualization agent requests visualization controller 1112 to effectuate the desired visualization accordingly, block 1228. Thereafter, the exemplary visualization agent returns to block 1224, and continues from there as described earlier, until eventually operation of the exemplary visualization agent is terminated (for whatever reason, e.g. when phone 1100 shuts down).
  • the exemplary visualization agent returns to block 1224, and continues from there as described earlier, until eventually operation of the exemplary visualization agent is terminated (for whatever reason, e.g. when phone 1100 shuts down).
  • the present invention may be practiced with more or less visualization agents.
  • user selection facility is provided to enable a user to selectively and individually enable or disable each of the provided visualization agents.
  • FIGS. 3a - 3b illustrate an external view of a wireless mobile phone 1100a, incorporated with the visualization teachings of the present invention, in accordance with one embodiment. More specifically, Fig. 3a illustrates a side view of wireless mobile phone 1100a, whereas Fig. 3b illustrates a front view of wireless mobile phone 1100a.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100a includes antenna 1320, speaker 1322, visual display 1324, input key pad 1326 having input keys 1328, microphone 1330, and so forth. More importantly, wireless mobile phone 1100a includes LEDs 1114a disposed on a side exterior surface of the body of wireless mobile phone 1100a. In one implementation, wireless mobile phone 1100a further includes a radio (not shown). In another, wireless mobile phone 1100a further includes a MPx player (not shown).
  • LEDs 1114a may be disposed in other exterior surfaces of the body of the wireless mobile phone 1100a instead. These other exterior surfaces may include the top or bottom exterior surface, and the front or back exterior surface. Note that by virtue of the manner content is displayed in visual display 1324, the exterior surfaces corresponding to the top, bottom, side, front and bottom surface are definitively defined.
  • LEDs 1114a are disposed on the side exterior surface in a substantially columnar manner, along imaginary longitudinal axis 1311.
  • LEDs 1114a may be arranged in other configurations, e.g. in multiples of even or uneven rows and/or columns. In one embodiment, LEDs 1114a are single ed LEDs of the same color.
  • LEDs 1114a are single colored LEDs of different colors.
  • every three single colored LEDs of different colors e.g. one Red, one Green, and one Blue
  • are grouped and proximately disposed together e.g. each input key having one corresponding group of LEDs around it), functionally forming multiple 3-LED groups to facilitate manifestation of other non-basic colors, such as orange, yellow and so forth.
  • at least some of LEDs 1114a are multi-colored LEDs.
  • a multi-colored LED is a LED that is capable of emitting light in a selected one of a plurality of colors.
  • Figures 4a-4b illustrate an exposed view of wireless mobile phone 1100b, in accordance with an alternate embodiment. More specifically, Fig.
  • FIG. 4a illustrates an exposed front view of wireless mobile phone 1100b with its front cover 1421 removed
  • Fig. 4b illustrates an exposed interior (or backside) view of front cover 1421.
  • Front cover 1421 is also referred to as an interchangeable face plate.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100b includes speaker 1422, visual display 1424, input keys 1428, microphone 1430, and so forth.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100b further includes a radio (not shown).
  • front cover (face plate) 1421 has "opening" 1423 for speaker 1422, "opening" 1425 for visual display 1424, "opening" 1427 for input keys 1428, “opening” 1429 for microphone 1430, and so forth.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100b includes LEDs 1114b disposed on the interior front surface of wireless mobile phone 1100b, near or around input keys 1428.
  • LEDs 1114b With front cover (face plate) 1421 in place, LEDs 1114b appear to be integrally disposed with input keys 1428.
  • LEDs 1114b are disposed and configured as an array of light sources.
  • front cover (face plate) 1421 further includes an electronic component (not shown) having stored therein, programming instructions implementing a MPx player.
  • LEDs 1114b may be single colored LEDs of the same color, or single colored LEDs of different colors. Further, in some embodiments, every three different color single colored LED, such as one Red, one Green and one Blue, may be grouped and proximately disposed together (e.g. each input key having one corresponding group of LEDs around it) to form groups of LEDs as earlier described. In yet other embodiments, at least some of LEDs 1114b may be multi-colored LEDs (where a selected one of a plurality of colors may be lit).
  • front cover (face plate) 1421 may be an "active" front cover/face plate having an electronic component wherein all or portions of the visualization teachings of the present invention are implemented.
  • "active" front cover (face plate) 1421 is an “active” covering "skin” covering all or a portion of the body of wireless mobile phone 1100b.
  • LEDs 1114b may be disposed on the exterior surface of the "active" interchangeable front cover (face plate) or covering "skin” instead.
  • Active front cover (face plate) or covering "skin” is the subject matter of incorporated by reference application 'zzz. The constituting elements of these active front cover (face plate) or covering "skin” are described in details therein. Readers are referred to application 'zzz for details.
  • FIGURE 5 illustrates an internal component view of wireless mobile phone 1100, in accordance with one embodiment.
  • wireless mobile phone 1100 includes the earlier mentioned microprocessor 1503, transmitter/receiver (TX/RX) 1513 (also known as transceiver), and so forth, coupled to each other as shown. Additionally, for the illustrated embodiment, wireless mobile phone 1100 further includes digital signal processor (DSP) 1502, communication interface 1511, and general-purpose input/output (GPIO) 1515, coupled to each other and to the earlier described elements as shown.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • GPIO general-purpose input/output
  • wireless mobile phone 1100 includes LEDs 1114 and non-volatile memory 1510 having visualizer 1102a stored therein.
  • TX RX 1513 may support one or more signaling protocols, including, but not limited to, code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), cellular digital packet data (CDPD), and so forth.
  • communication interface 1511 may support one or more serial, parallel and/or wireless communication protocols.
  • other elements may be added, as well as having one or more of the illustrated elements omitted, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
  • FIG 6 illustrates an 'internal component view of an "active" version of interchangeable “cover” 1421 , in accordance with one embodiment.
  • “active" interchangeable “cover” 1421 includes in particular, electronic component 1620.
  • interchangeable “cover” 1421 also includes LEDs 1114 (disposed and configured on an exterior surface).
  • electronic component 1620 is a memory device, e.g. a subscriber identity module (SIM). In alternate embodiments, it may be a microprocessor having embedded memory. More importantly, for these embodiments, at least one or more of the visualization agents 1104-1108 are stored in the embedded memory. In various embodiments, the entire visualizer 1102, including visualization controller 1112, as well as agents 1104-1108 are stored in the embedded memory. In other words, for these embodiments, the visualization ability is additionally provided or partially provided to wireless mobile phone 1100 through the employment of an "active" interchangeable "cover” 1421 (i.e. face plate or covering skin), having embedded electronic component 1620 including all or a portion of visualizer 1102b.
  • an "active" interchangeable "cover” 1421 i.e. face plate or covering skin
  • visualization of events may include visualization of an "idle" state. That is, upon detection of an "idle” state, a predetermined pattern of activation and deactivation of the LEDs may be effectuated.
  • the predetermined pattern may correspond to a theme, e.g.
  • the predetermined pattern may be pre-provided, downloaded or retrieved from the integrated electronic component of an interchangeable cover plate ("active" skin).
  • active skin an interchangeable cover plate

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Un téléphone mobile sans fil offre la possibilité de transférer visuellement diverses informations à des utilisateurs, à l'aide d'un certain nombre de dispositifs d'émission de lumière (diodes électroluminescentes). Ces informations peuvent comprendre la notification d'un appel entrant, de messages textes d'un appel (dans des représentations en code morse), des graphiques complémentaires pour des contenus non graphiques, et des représentations visuelles d'attributs sonores. Dans divers modes de réalisation, les mises en oeuvre peuvent comprendre un contrôleur de visualisation pour activer et désactiver, de manière sélective, les diodes et celles correspondant à des événements, des textes et des attributs sonores. Dans divers modes de réalisation, toutes les combinaisons ou les combinaisons sélectionnées des éléments peuvent comporter l'unité de base du téléphone mobile sans fil, tandis que les éléments restants, s'il y a lieu, peuvent faire partie d'une face amovible ou d'une housse de couverture.
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