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US 6,389,280 B1Granted
Mobile telephone configuration in response to a menu time-out
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsDavid J. Mittelstadt, Shawn C. Morrison, Gayathri Chittiappa, Jon D. Slater, Steve C. DeTar
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Abstract
A mobile telephone has an existing configuration and displays a menu. The mobile telephone generates a time-out from the menu if an elapsed time after entering the menu exceeds a time period. In response to the time-out, the mobile telephone implements a new configuration based on the menu in which the time-out occurred.
Claims12
A method for operating a mobile telephone having an existing configuration, the method comprising:
- displaying a menu having a plurality of configuration options;
- generating a time-out from the menu if an elapsed time after entering the menu exceeds a time period;
- and
- in response to the time-out, automatically implementing a new configuration option from said plurality of configuration options based on the menu in which the time-out occurred and automatically altering the mode of operation of the mobile telephone to correspond to said new configuration option.
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A mobile telephone having an existing configuration, the mobile telephone comprising:
- menu logic configured to control a display to display a menu having a plurality of configuration options;
- time-out logic configured to generate a time-out if an elapsed time after entering the menu exceeds a time period;
- and
- configuration logic configured to automatically implement a new configuration option from said plurality of configuration options in response to the time-out and based on the menu in which the time-out occurred and to automatically alter the mode of operation of the mobile telephone to correspond to said new configuration option.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.