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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1999
Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd., Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an interface device ( ) for transmitting information between input/output means ( ) and application units ( ) in an information and/or communication system. In order, to be able to operate application units with different output/input means of a user interface without changing their input/output interface, the interface device comprises an interface circuit ( ) and a storage device ( ), connected to the interface circuit ( ) for system data and input/output formats and structures, the interface circuit ( ) processing input and/or output information to be transmitted in accordance with the stored system data as a function of the input/output means ( ) available with the aid of the stored input/output formats and structures, and outputting said information to the respective application unit ( ) and/or to the input/output means ( ) available.