Method and mobile device for non-visually signaling the state of a mobile device

1. Method for indicating status of a mobile device, said mobile device comprising a user input interface, a storage including status information of said device and a signal output interface, comprising:

receiving a status request from said user input interface,

retrieving at least one status information item from said storage according to said received status request, and

generating a signal for output by said output interface, wherein said output signal comprises at least one non-visual signal component, said non-visual signal component being indicative of said retrieved at least one status information item.

2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said receiving a status request from said user input interface further comprises receiving an input from said user input interface and identifying said input as a status request.

3. Method according to claim 1 , further comprising selecting from said storage at least one status information item, according to said received status request.

4. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said non-visual signal component is generated according to said at least one status information item of said mobile device.

5. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said non-visual signal component comprises a vibration signal.

6. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said non-visual signal component comprises a tactile signal.

7. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said non-visual signal component comprises an electric signal.

8. Method according to claim 1 , wherein said non-visual signal component comprises an acoustic signal.

9. Computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium of a mobile device, comprising instructions for carrying out the method of claim 1 .

10. Computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium of a sever, comprising instructions for carrying out the method of claim 1 , wherein said program product is downloaded from the server and run on a mobile device.

11. Mobile device comprising:

a user input interface for receiving a status request from a user,

a storage for storing status information of said mobile device,

a central processing unit (CPU) connected to said storage and to said user input interface, for processing said status request and retrieving at least one status information item from said storage according to said received status request, said CPU being configured to generate output signals indicative of retrieved status information item, and

a signal transmitter connected to said CPU, for non-visually outputting said generated output signals.

12. Mobile device according to claim 11 , wherein said signal transmitter comprises a vibration device.

13. Mobile device according to claim 11 , wherein said signal transmitter comprises a tactile signal generator.

14. Mobile device according to claim 11 , wherein said signal transmitter comprises an electric signal generator.

15. Mobile device according to claim 11 , wherein said signal transmitter comprises an electro-acoustical transducer.

16. Mobile device according to claim 11 , wherein said mobile device is a subscriber terminal in a telecommunication system.

17. Mobile device for outputting on demand a non-visual signal indicating a status of said mobile device, said device comprising:

means for receiving a status request from a user,

means for storing status information of said mobile device,

means for processing said status request, retrieving at least one status information item from said storage according to said received status request, and generating output signals indicative of retrieved status information item, and

means for non-visually outputting said generated output signals.