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US 7,565,176 · App. 11/652,175 · Granted Jul 21, 2009

Data transfer rate display selection

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,565,176
App. No.
11/652,175
Filed
Jan 10, 2007
Granted
Jul 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2618
USPC
455/566
Abstract

A device for displaying data transfer rates on a display. The device includes a system for displaying the transfer rates in an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode; and a system for switching between displaying the transfer rates in the alphanumeric mode and the graphics mode.

Claims (21)

1. A portable electronic device adapted to communicate by a wireless connection, the device comprising:

a display; and

a user interface adapted to allow a user to select a data transfer rate display mode, between an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode, for displaying a data transfer rate on the display.

2. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a soft key.

3. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a scroll key.

4. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a menu screen displayed on the display to allow a user to select between the alphanumeric mode and the alternative graphics mode.

5. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a menu screen displayed on the display to allow a user to select an OFF setting for not displaying the data transfer rate on the display.

6. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the device comprises a hand-held mobile telephone.

7. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the device comprises a receiver and the data transfer rate is the rate of information received by the receiver.

8. A portable electronic device as in claim 1 wherein the device comprises a transmitter and the data transfer rate is the rate of information transmitted by the transmitter.

9. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations to display a data transfer rate on a display, the operations comprising:

determining a data transfer rate display mode comprising determining a data transfer rate display mode selected by a user from a plurality of data transfer rate display modes; and

displaying the data transfer rate on the display based upon the determined data transfer rate display mode.

10. A portable electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communications section comprising a receiver and/or a transmitter; and

a controller coupled to the display and the communications section, wherein the controller comprises a system for displaying a data transfer rate of the communications section on the display comprising:

a system for displaying the transfer rate in an alphanumeric mode or an alternative graphics mode; and

a system for switching between displaying the transfer rate in the alphanumeric mode and the graphics mode.

11. A portable electronic device as in claim 10 wherein the device comprises a mobile telephone.

12. A portable electronic device as in claim 10 wherein the device comprises a hand-held, mobile electronic device.