IP Library Granted Patent US 8,200,290
Granted Patent B2
US 8,200,290 · App. 12/626,728 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Mobile phone and method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool thereof

Assignee: Inventec Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,200,290
App. No.
12/626,728
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile phone and a method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool thereof are provided. The method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool of the mobile phone includes the following steps. Firstly, a global positioning system (GPS) signal is captured. Next, a classification of measurement unit is obtained by analyzing the GPS signal. Then, at least a particular measurement unit is obtained according to the classification of measurement unit. Lastly, the particular measurement unit is displayed on the unit conversion tool.

Claims (22)

1. A method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool of mobile phone, comprising:

capturing a global positioning system (GPS) signal;

obtaining a classification of measurement unit by analyzing the GPS signal;

obtaining at least a particular measurement unit according to the classification of measurement unit;

displaying the particular measurement unit on the unit conversion tool;

providing a first reference table, wherein the first reference table records the correspondence relationship between the GPS signal and the classification of measurement unit of; and

providing a second reference table, wherein the second reference table records the correspondence relationship between the classification of measurement unit and the particular measurement unit.

2. The method for displaying measuring unit conversion tool of mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein in the step of displaying the particular measurement unit, the particular measurement unit corresponding to the classification of measurement unit is ranked as the first sequence.

3. The method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool of mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein the classification of measurement unit comprises a metric measurement and a British measurement.

4. The method for displaying measurement unit conversion tool of mobile phone according to claim 1 , further comprising:

recording the particular measurement unit as a commonly-used unit; and

displaying the commonly-used unit.

5. A mobile phone, comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiving unit for capturing a GPS signal;

an analysis unit for obtaining a classification of measurement unit by analyzing the GPS signal and for obtaining at least a particular measurement unit according to the classification of measurement unit;

a display unit;

a control unit for controlling the display unit to display the particular measurement unit on the unit conversion tool; and

a storage unit for storing a first reference table and a second reference table, wherein the first reference table records the correspondence relationship between a local region of the mobile phone and the classification of measurement unit, and the second reference table records the correspondence relationship between the classification of measurement unit and the particular measurement unit.

6. The mobile phone according to claim 5 , wherein the display unit ranks the particular measurement unit corresponding to the classification of measurement unit as the first sequence.

7. The mobile phone according to claim 5 , wherein the classification of measurement unit comprises metric measurement and British measurement.

8. The mobile phone according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a storage unit for recording the particular measurement unit being a commonly-used unit, wherein the display unit further displays the commonly-used unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: INVENTEC CORPORATION
To: ZHIGU HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035959/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2009
From: CHEN, CHIEN-HSIUNG
To: INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023575/0255 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 97146331 A · Nov 28, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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