Nokia Corporation

Nokia Mobile Phones Limited

Jarmo Mäkelä

Arto Lehtonen

Lasse Siitonen

Risto Johannes Ronkka

Jens J Jakobsen

Risto Rönkkä

Veli-Matti Soini

Antti Jauhiainen

Jauhiainen Antti

The invention relates to a mobile station which comprises two separate user interfaces and an outer covering () which can be unfolded. The device has the appearance and the size of a common mobile phone when the outer covering () is closed, whereby available is a first user interface being substantially a telephone user interface. When the outer covering () of the device is unfolded it exposes a second user interface having a relatively large-sized display () and an alphanumeric keypad (). Alphanumeric messages and graphical information can be transmitted and received using the second user interface.

Communication device with two modes of operation

In a communication device () comprising a message function (SMS, Short Message Service) a certain short message () or other reply message is sent in response to an incoming call in a situation where the user can't answer the call him/herself. The reply message can be sent immediately () or after a short delay (), whereby during the delay, the user can choose, whether he/she answers him/herself. The calling party () is identified from the CLI information (Caller Line Identity), whereby the reply message can be chosen according to the calling party. Time information can be included in the reply message in order to express at which time by the clock or after a how long time the receiving party is reachable. After that time the automatic reply function based on the reply message is automatically disconnected.

Activation of a telephones's own call answering equipment according to the number of the calling party

The invention relates to a mobile station which comprises two separate user interfaces and an outer covering (10, 11) which can be unfolded. The device has the appearance and the size of a common mobile phone when the outer covering (10, 11) is closed, whereby available is a first user interface being substantially a telephone user interface. When the outer covering (10, 11) of the device is unfolded it exposes a second user interface having a relatively large-sized display (12) and an alphanumeric keypad (15). Alphanumeric messages and graphical information can be transmitted and received using the second user interface.

The invention relates to use of a double-acting communication device comprising a separate first user interface (1) which is substantially a telephone user interface including sound reproducing means, and a separate second user interface (2) which is substantially a keypad and display user interface. The first and the second user interface can be used at different times and simultaneously, whereby in the simultaneous use the communication device is substantially located on a table or in the lap and not at the ear like when using the telephone user interface only. Thus, when a simultaneous use is started, the sound reproducing volume is increased so that the user can hear the voice from the speaker (3, 5) even though the device is far from the user's ear. The second user interface (2) is located inside the device, so that it is preferable to locate the switch (15) affecting the sound reproduction volume so that it is attached to the opening mechanism of the device.

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Tampere, Finland

Jarmo Mäkelä