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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Brian Gonsalves, Concord, CA (US);
Kent Perkins, Antioch, CA (US);
Zesen Chen, Pleasanton, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for convenient changing of a character display on a handheld device is disclosed. An example handheld device includes a screen to display an alphanumeric character, the alphanumeric character being displayable in at least two different font sizes. A user input device enables selection between the at least two different font sizes. The device includes a processor responsive to the user input device to change the font size of the alphanumeric character. A second user input device is provided to change the brightness of the screen when a user touches the second control device.