Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Ab

Karin Johanne Spalink

William O Camp, Jr

Ivan Nelson Wakefield

Ramanathan Asokan

James B Cunningham

Peter Joseph Ina

Patrik NG Heuman

A device receives and displays an electronic book or electronic magazine, and receives user selection of a portion of content of the electronic book or electronic magazine. The device executes an application that obtains items of data related to the selected portion of content, receives selection of one or more items of the data, and attaches the one or more items of data to the selected portion of the content in a bookmark fashion to annotate the e-book or e-magazine.

Annotating E-books / E-magazines with application results and function calls

The wireless terminal selectively stores incoming voice calls and text messages in a common Answer List. The incoming transmissions may be added to the Answer List manually. If the 'Answer List' menu option is selected, the incoming transmission data is logged into the Answer List and that entry is deleted from the Missed Call List, Text Message List or Call Log. In this manner, the incoming transmission data may be saved in only one location on the wireless terminal. An entry may also be saved to the Answer List from the wireless terminal's calendar application or web browser application. An entry may be deleted from the Answer List after the entry is responded to. This allows the user to enter wireless terminal related activities in the Answer List such that the list may also include entries that do not arise from an incoming transmission.

Method and apparatus for managing mobile terminal events

Disclosed is a system for interpreting motion of a mobile communications device as input to the mobile communications device. The system includes a processor for executing the various software components, a display, a microphone, a speaker, storage means for storing one or more motions and associated actions, a motion detecting device, and a sensing and interpretation application. The sensing and interpretation application detects motion of the mobile communications device via the motion detecting device. It then determines the current mode of the mobile communications device and compares the detected motion against a database of motions. Each stored motion is associated with a mode and an action to be performed by the mobile communications device. Upon finding a match between the detected motion and a motion in the storage means, the action associated with the detected motion and the current mode of the mobile communications device is performed.

Motion activated user interface for mobile communications device

Display of menu items on a display of an electronic device, such as a cellphone or other portable device, is managed by defining first and second menus including respective first and second groups of menu items (e.g., graphic icons and/or text), wherein the first group of menu items is a subset of the second group of menu items. The device transitions from display of the first menu to display of the second menu responsive to user activation of a menu expansion function. Menu items may be organized responsive to user input.

Apparatus, methods and computer program products providing menu expansion and organization functions

A method for searching-by-number includes receiving at least one digit or a sequence of digits and wildcards; and searching any numbers stored in a device to form a match list including any stored numbers matching the at least one digit or the sequence of digits and wildcards.

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Karin Johanne Spalink