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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroki Kobayashi, Daito, JP;
Ryosuke Kawabata, Daito, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A mobile phone includes: a display comprising a touch panel; and at least one processor coupled to the display and touch panel, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: in response to an incoming call from another telephone, display in a first area of the display a first image that is associated with the incoming call; display a first input instruction in a second area of the display simultaneously with the display of the first image in the first area; determine whether a user of the mobile phone has provided a first touch input on the display in accordance with the first input instruction, if it is determined that the user has provided the first touch input, display on the display a first graphical input image and a second graphical input image, wherein the first and second graphical input images replace the first input instruction on the display, determine if the first graphical input image or the second graphical input image has been selected by the user using the touch panel, if it is determined that the first graphical input image has been selected by the user, control the mobile phone to answer the incoming call, and if it is determined that the second graphical input image has been selected by the user, control the mobile phone so that the incoming call is not answered.