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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2004
Osamu Otaka, Tokyo, JP;
Mineko Moroto, Tokyo, JP;
Norioki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Ide, Chiba, JP;
Naomi Nishikata, Shizuoka, JP;
Osamu Otaka, Tokyo, JP;
Mineko Moroto, Tokyo, JP;
Norioki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Ide, Chiba, JP;
Naomi Nishikata, Shizuoka, JP;
Vodafone Group PLC, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;
Abstract
A mobile communication terminal is provided whose operability is improved by enabling a user to promptly use a function that the user requires, upon suspension of execution of an application program. A mobile communication terminal (mobile phone)includes an output unithaving a liquid crystal display (LCD)that displays an image; a main control unitthat controls the output unit; and an application program executing and managing unitthat executes an application program registered by a user. The application program executing and managing unitsends a function transition request instruction (screen transition request instruction) to make a transition to a function specified by the application program, to the main control unit, upon suspension of execution of the application program. Based on the function transition request instruction (screen transition request instruction), the main control unitcontrols the output unitto display an initial screen of the function or a menu screen for selecting the function.