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`(12) United States Patent
`(10) Patent No.:
`US 8,847,734 B2
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`Ronkainen
`(45) Date of Patent:
`Sep. 30, 2014
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`(54) METHOD OF GIVING THE USER
`INFORMATION, PORTABLE DEVICE, AND
`COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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`(75)
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`Inventor:
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`Sami Ronkainen, Oulu (F1)
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`USPC ................ 340/758, 767761, 407.1, 825.19,
`340/825.44, 7.56; 341/21; 379/52; 455/426,
`455/384, 140, 517, 575
`See application file for complete search history.
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`(73) Assignee: Mobilemedia Ideas LLC, Chevy Chase,
`MD (US)
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`Subject. to any dlsclalmer, the term ofthis
`Patent 1s extended or adJuSted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 459 days.
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`(21) App1,No,: 11/024,280
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`Prior Publication Data
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`US 2005/0110611 A1
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`May 26, 2005
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`Related US. Application Data
`(63) Continuation of application No. 09/717,862, filed on
`Nov. 21, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,850,150.
`Forei n A lication Priorit Data
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`Primary hammer T Nam. V Nguyen
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm 7 Proskauer
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`ABSTRACT
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`There is provided a portable device, comprising; control
`means for monitoring and controlling the operation of the
`device; and a user interface which comprises alarm means for
`performing a silent alarm producing a silent, invisible, tactile
`sensation in the user; the control means are arranged to give
`the user abstract information on multiple internal operational
`events of the device by using various silent alarm patterns of
`silent, invisible sensations produced by the alarm means and
`sensed by the user, the alarm patterns differing from one
`another such that at least one alarm pattern characteristic
`sensed by the user varies, said abstract information compris-
`ing a notificationofa specific internal operational event ofthe
`device.
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`12 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`302 EVENT THAT CONCERNS DEVICE OPERATION AND
`INTERESTS USER IS DETECTED BY CONTROL MEANS OF
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`PORTABLE DEVICE
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`304 EVENT TYPE IS CHECKED
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`INCOMING CALL
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`CALL ALARM IS
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`SAID OPERATION IS PERFORMED
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`ABSTRACT INFORMATION ON PORTABLE
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`METHOD OF GIVING THE USER
`INFORMATION, PORTABLE DEVICE, AND
`COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of and claims priority
`from US. patent application Ser. No. 09/717,862, filed on
`Nov. 21, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,850,150.
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`FIELD
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`The invention relates to a method of giving the user infor-
`mation on the operation of a device, to a portable device and
`to a computer program product encoding a computer program
`of instructions for executing a computer process for method
`of giving the user information on the operation ofthe process.
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`BACKGROUND
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`EP publication 0 467 071 A2 discloses a subscriber termi-
`nal in a telecommunication system. A conventional alarm
`tone indicating an incoming call can be replaced with vibra-
`tion the user can sense. A device implementing the vibration
`can be located in the casing ofthe subscriber terminal or it can
`be a separate device that is connected to the subscriber termi-
`nal through a wired or a wireless data transmission connec-
`tion.
`Publications WO 93/15590 and US. Pat. No. 5,696,497
`disclose a radio transceiver that employs both silent and
`audible alarm. Silent alarm can be implemented by vibration,
`for instance. The radio transceiver informs the user of an
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`incoming call using the silent alarm and if the user does not
`answer the call within a predetermined time, the radio trans-
`ceiver gives an audible alarm using tones. The device imple-
`menting the vibration is located in the subscriber terminal.
`The radio transceiver can also automatically change the alarm
`mode employed from silent alarm alone to audible alarm
`when the radio transceiver is connected to an external power
`supply or a holder. The user can control the duration of the
`alarm and the periodic alternation of silent and audible
`alarms.
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`EP publication 0 688 125 A1 discloses a mobile station
`employing a vibrating alarm. A device implementing the
`vibration is located in a module separate from the mobile
`station, for instance in a battery of the mobile station. Apart
`from vibration, the silent alarm can be implemented with a
`light, an electric signal or air, for example.
`Computer games employ controllers by which attempts are
`made to model
`the game’s onscreen virtual reality. For
`instance, at the Internet address http://www.force-feedback-
`.com there is a description of a force feedback mouse provid-
`ing a tactile sensation that can be used for controlling a
`portable computer, for instance. By means of the mouse, it is
`possible to model the onscreen reality. The mouse provides
`tactile feedback. For instance, when the cursor clicks an
`onscreen button, the user feels in the mouse a snap that rep-
`resents clicking. It is also possible to sense e.g. various sur-
`face materials with the mouse. If the computer display shows
`ice, the mouse simulates a sliding movement especially the
`speed ofmovement when the cursor is passing over the ice, as
`compared with the cursor moving over sand shown on screen.
`When moving over the sand, the mouse can also shake.
`The above describes tactile alarm modes informing of an
`incoming call and user interfaces attempting to model virtual
`reality by means of touch. Mobile telephones are also known
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`which inform the user with even vibration that he has selected
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`a closing function, i.e. power switch-off, or an opening func-
`tion, i.e. power switch-on.
`In portable devices, such as mobile telephones, rather lim-
`ited interest has been shown in the needs of handicapped
`persons. For instance, very little attention has been paid to the
`needs of aurally or visually impaired people. Visually
`impaired persons have had at their disposal programmable
`shortcut function keys. A person with normal eyesight has in
`that case programmed a telephone number to be dialed with
`one key. A problem with this solution is the small number of
`programmable keys.
`An object of the invention is to provide an improved por-
`table device, and improved method of giving the user infor-
`mation on the operation of the device and an improved com-
`puter program product encoding a computer program of
`instructions for executing a computer process for method of
`giving the user information on the operation of the device.
`According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided
`portable device, comprising: control means for monitoring
`and controlling the operation of the device; and a user inter-
`face which comprises alarm means for performing a silent
`alarm producing a silent, invisible; tactile sensation in the
`user. The control means are arranged to give the user abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using various silent alarm patterns of silent, invis-
`ible sensations produced by the alarm means and sensed by
`the user, the alarm patterns differing from one another such
`that at least one alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user
`varies, said abstract information comprising a notification of
`a specific internal operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a portable device, comprising: control means for moni-
`toring and controlling the operation of the device; and a user
`interlace which comprises alarm means for performing a
`silent alarm producing a silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user. The control means are arranged to give the user
`abstract information on multiple internal operational events
`of the device by using various silent alarm patterns of silent,
`invisible sensations produced by the alarm means and sensed
`by the user, the alarm patterns differing from one another such
`that at least one alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user
`varies, said abstract information comprising a notification of
`a specific telephone number appearing at the user interface of
`the device while the user is selecting the desired telephone
`number prior to starting the call.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a portable device, comprising: control means for moni-
`toring and controlling the operation of the device; and a user
`interface which comprises alarm means for performing a
`silent alarm producing a silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user. The control means are arranged to give the user
`abstract information on multiple internal operational events
`of the device by using various silent alarm patterns of silent,
`invisible sensations produced by the alarm means and sensed
`by the user, the alarm patterns differing from one another such
`that at least one alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user
`varies, said abstract information comprising an error message
`to the user about a specific operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a method of giving the user information on the opera-
`tion of the device, which comprises: detecting an event that
`concerns the operation ofthe device and interest the user with
`the control means of the portable device, if at, least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, giving the user abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
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`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising a notification of a specific
`internal operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a method of giving the user information on the opera-
`tion of the device, which comprises: detecting an event that
`concerns the operation ofthe device and interest the user with
`the control means of the portable device, if at least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, giving the user abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising a notification of a specific
`telephone number appearing at the user interface ofthe device
`while the user is selecting the desired telephone number prior
`to starting the call.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a 15 method of giving the user information on the
`operation of the device, which comprises: detecting an event
`that concerns the operation of the device and interest the user
`with the control means of the portable device, if at least one
`silent alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensa-
`tion in the user is attached to the event, giving the user abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising an error message to the user
`about a specific operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a computer program product encoding a computer pro-
`gram of instructions for executing a computer process for
`method of giving the user information on the operation of the
`device, the process comprising: detecting an event that con-
`cerns the operation of the device and interests the user with
`the control means of the portable device; if at least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, the user is given abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising a notification of a specific
`internal operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a computer program product encoding a computer pro-
`gram of instructions for executing a computer process for
`method of giving the user information on the operation of the
`device, the process comprising: detecting an event that con-
`cerns the operation of the device and interests the user with
`the control means of the portable device; if at least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, the user is given abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising a notification of a specific
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`telephone number appearing at the user interface ofthe device
`while the user is selecting the desired telephone number prior
`to starting the call.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a computer program product encoding a computer pro-
`gram of instructions for executing a computer process for
`method of giving the user information on the operation ofthe
`device, the process comprising: detecting an event that con-
`cerns the operation of the device and interests the user with
`the control means of the portable device; if at least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, the user is given abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising an error message to the user
`about a specific operational event of the device.
`According to another aspect of the invention, there is pro-
`vided a computer program product encoding a computer pro-
`gram of instructions for executing a computer process for
`method of giving the user information on the operation ofthe
`device, the process comprising: detecting an event that con-
`cerns the operation of the device and interests the user with
`the control means of the portable device; if at least one silent
`alarm pattern producing silent, invisible, tactile sensation in
`the user is attached to the event, the user is given abstract
`information on multiple internal operational events of the
`device by using at least one silent alarm pattern, produced by
`the alarm means and sensed by the user, the various alarm
`patterns differing from one another such that at least one
`alarm pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies, said
`abstract information comprising a notification of a selected
`item on the menu of the user interface.
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`The invention is based on the idea that means of portable
`devices, by which e.g. a silent alarm informing of an incom-
`ing call can be given, will be used for giving the user also
`other abstract information, not modeling reality, by utilizing
`specific silent alarm patterns the user is able to feel. For
`instance, vibrating alarms have been widely used for years in
`mobile telephones. However, nobody has thought of using
`this feature, which causes extra costs and requires a bigger
`size, for other purposes than for alarming of an incoming call
`and informing of the switch-0n and switch-off of the mobile
`telephone, always using the same kind of vibration. Surpris-
`ingly, by using different alarm patterns, in addition to the
`incoming call alarm that normally reiterates the same pattern,
`complex, abstract information can be conveyed to the user by
`means of vibration. One idea ofthe invention is thus a kind of
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`‘coded vibration’. In particular, persons with impaired hear-
`ing and/or vision detect clearly changes in vibration proper-
`ties, because their sense of feeling is more developed than
`normally. One can think that the invention implements a kind
`of limited application of Braille system by means of vibra-
`tion. Naturally, the persons with normal senses can also ben-
`efit from the invention, since, for example, a person at-tend-
`ing a meeting or staying in a noisy environment can get
`information on the operation of his telephone without having
`to take it out of the pocket. For in-stance, a very important
`caller can be identified, and the called party can leave the
`room and answer the telephone.
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`LIST OF DRAWINGS
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`The preferred embodiments of the invention are described
`here by way of example with reference to the attached draw-
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`FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram illustrating an example
`of the structure of a portable device;
`FIG. 2 illustrates various alarm patterns in a coordinate
`system where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis rep-
`resents amplitude;
`FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing steps of the method in
`accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
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`DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
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`With reference to FIG. 1, an example of the structure of a
`typical portable device will be described in the following. It
`concerns a mobile telephone but it is obvious that the inven-
`tion is not restricted thereto, but also other portable devices,
`such as various terminals of telecommunication systems, are
`portable devices in accordance with the invention. One sub-
`group of these terminals include terminals in mobile systems
`based on a wireless radio connection, i. e. mobile stations.
`A mobile station comprises control means 106 for moni-
`toring and controlling the operation of the device. Typically,
`the control means are implemented with a microprocessor
`with software. Other equipment implementations are also
`possible, for example, an application-specific integrated cir-
`cuit ASIC. In FIG. 1, the control means 106 control and
`monitor all parts that are connected with a line to the block
`representing the control means 106.
`The mobile station also includes a user interface. The user
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`interface refers to means by which the user gets information
`on and controls the operation of the device. In the mobile
`station, a typical user interface comprises a microphone 112,
`a loudspeaker 114, a keypad 108 and a display 110. The
`display 110 can be implemented with liquid crystals, for
`instance. The mobile station being a videophone, a video
`camera is also included in the user interface of the mobile
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`station. By means of the keypad 108 the mobile station is
`controlled to execute a desired operation. The microphone
`112 is used for forming speech to be transmitted. The loud-
`speaker 114 converts the transmitted sound into an audible
`form. The loudspeaker 114 can also be used for giving an
`audible alarm, for instance by ringing a tone for informing a
`called party of an incoming call.
`Some mobile stations also have alarm means 100 for giving
`a silent alarm of an incoming call. In this context, silent refers
`to an alarm that is primarily intended to be perceptible to other
`senses than hearing. For instance, vibrating alarm can pro-
`duce some kind of a sound, however, it is not intended to be
`heard with ears but the vibration, in particular, is intended to
`produce a tactile sensation in the user. The publications set
`forth at the beginning of the present application are incorpo-
`rated herein as reference. The alarm means can be imple-
`mented in any manner known to a person skilled in the art, for
`instance, in the manners described in said publications. The
`only substantial
`thing is that
`the alarm means 100 are
`arranged to produce events that are perceptible to the user’s
`sense of feeling.
`The alarm means 100 are located in the device itself or in
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`the battery 116 ofthe device or in a separate part attachable to
`the device or in a separate part having a data transmission
`connection to the device, for instance in a wristband the user
`wears round his wrist.
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`The alarm means 100 are arranged to produce events that
`cause a tactile sensation in the user. Typically, the alarm
`means are a vibrating alarm, but other expressions are also
`possible, as examples can be given other events that cause
`tactile sensations in the user, such as an electric signal or a
`current of air. The vibrating alarm can be implemented by an
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`eccentric electric motor or in a manner described in FIG. 1 of
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`the publication EP 0 467 071 A2.
`The mobile station comprises an antenna 102 for receiving
`a signal from the radio path and for sending a signal onto a
`radio path. The generation of the transmitted signal and the
`handling of the received signal are performed in a transceiver
`104.
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`An accumulator 116 supplies power to the mobile station.
`Instead of the accumulator, batteries can also be used. For
`instance, in a house, external mains power, or in a vehicle,
`power from the car battery can be used.
`The control means 106 are arranged to give the user
`abstract information on the operation of the device by using
`various silent alarm patterns implemented with the alarm
`means 100. As stated above, the control means 106 may be
`implement by a microprocessor or similar computer readable
`medium, encoded with a computer program. The operation of
`the device is most preferably implemented as changes in
`software modules which monitor and control the operation of
`the device. Thus the alarm means 100 communicate with the
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`control means 106, and the operation of the alarm means 100
`can be controlled, for instance, by adjusting the power or
`voltage supplied to the alarm means 100 through the control
`means 106. The control can also be implemented such that the
`control means 106 transmit specific control signals to the
`alarm means 100.
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`FIG. 2 illustrates various silent alarm patterns in a coordi-
`nate system where the x-axis represents time and the y-axis
`represents amplitude. The line 208 depicts a prior art alarm
`informing the called party of an incoming call. As appears
`from FIG. 2, the alarm pattern has the same amplitude for a
`given time. For clarity, the line 208 does not show variation in
`frequency.
`Various alarm patterns produced by the alarm means 100
`differ from one another in such a way that at least one alarm
`pattern characteristic sensed by the user varies. During one
`alarm pattern, more than one sensible alarm pattern charac-
`teristics may vary.
`The line 204 depicts an alarm pattern in which the variable
`characteristic is the frequency of the alarm pattern. As can be
`noted from the line 204, first the frequency is lower, and then
`at the end the frequency becomes higher.
`The line 206 depicts an alarm pattern in which the variable
`characteristic is the amplitude of the alarm pattern. At the
`beginning of the line 206, the amplitude is relatively great, in
`the middle ofthe line 206 the amplitude becomes lower and at
`the end of the line 206 it resumes the level it had at the
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`beginning of the alarm pattern. The alarm pattern of the line
`206 also has another variable characteristic,
`i.e. the fre-
`quency: approximately during the first sixth, the frequency is
`higher, then the frequency becomes lower.
`One more variable characteristic can be the changing rate
`of the alarm pattern amplitude. The line 200 illustrates a case
`where the alarm pattern amplitude decreases evenly towards
`the end temporally. Correspondingly, the line 202 illustrates
`an alarm pattern whose amplitude increases evenly towards
`the end. For clarity, variation in frequency has not been
`described in the lines 200 and 202. The changing rate of the
`alarm pattern frequency can also vary.
`One changing characteristic can also be the duration ofthe
`alarm pattern. For example, the alarm patterns indicated by
`the lines 204 and 206 are of different duration.
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`The abstract information given to the user can symbolize
`an event ofthe device, or the alarm pattern could also provide
`character-based messages, whereby one alarm pattern would
`correspond to a character, such as a letter of the alphabet or a
`numeral. In principle, the alarm patterns can thus form a
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`character string. Character coding can be based on Morse-
`type coding, for instance, or some other coding which
`employs frequency and/or amplitude in addition to duration.
`The abstract information symbolizing the events of the
`device comprises error messages to the user. One of these
`error messages is a notification of a battery running down.
`This could be implemented, for instance, as Vibration having
`a high frequency at the beginning and becoming evenly lower
`in order to stop completely after a predetermined period of
`time.
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`Another example oferror messages is a notification that the
`portable device has no connection to a base station. This is
`important information e.g. to a blind person, because (s)he is
`not able to see the field intensity symbols on the display ofthe
`mobile station. A person with normal Vision would also ben-
`efit from this function, because on sensing a given alarm
`pattern (s)he could notice without looking at the telephone
`that (s)he has moved over to an area wherefrom there is no
`connection to the base station. Correspondingly, when a radio
`connection is re-established to the base station, information
`thereon could be given to the user with a given vibration
`pattern.
`The abstract information also comprises feedback for the
`user on the successful PIN (Personal Identification Number)
`code enquiry. If the user enters a wrong PIN code, the tele-
`phone vibrates in a particular manner, and correspondingly,
`the correct PIN code produces different feedback.
`The abstract information comprises such a silent incom-
`ing-call alarm wherein different alarm patterns indicate dif-
`ferent callers and/or caller groups. Thus the user attaches
`specific alarm patterns to desired telephone numbers. The
`alarm patterns can be a group of predetermined different
`alarm patterns or the user himself can modify the desired
`alarm pattern by means of the user interface, e.g. the keypad
`108 and the display 110. If the alarm patterns comprise the
`alphabet,
`the user can enter a desired text, for instance
`‘MOTHER’, with the keypad into the mobile station which
`then converts the characters into an alarm pattern correspond-
`ing to each character and stores the alarm pattern in the
`memory. The control means 100 are arranged to receive alarm
`pattern programming performed by the user utilizing the user
`interface.
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`The abstract information also comprises a notification of a
`specific telephone number appearing at the user interface of
`the device, for instance on the display 110, while the user of
`the device is dialing the desired telephone number prior to
`starting the call. Currently,
`the telephone numbers are
`arranged in the mobile station to form a scrollable list on the
`display 110. When a given telephone number is on the list at
`a point where it can be selected, the telephone provides a
`specific alarm pattern. Thus a blind person, for instance, can
`readily select a person to whom to call. Naturally, the blind
`person’s telephone must be programmed in advance, for
`instance with the assistance of a person having a normal
`vision. Preferably, the same telephone number is always indi-
`cated with the same alarm pattern, both in the case of an
`incoming call and a user-originating call.
`The abstract information comprises a notification of a
`selected item on the menu of the user interface. In the mobile
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`station user interface, various functions are arranged into
`complex menus which can comprise tens or hundreds of
`different items. It can be difficult for a blind person to remem-
`ber all these items. In a manner corresponding to what was
`described above concerning the scrollable list, specific items
`of the menu could be marked with alarm patterns. On feeling
`a specific alarm pattern the blind person knows which item of
`the menu is shown on the display 110.
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`The above-described examples of the abstract information
`to be conveyed to the user on the operation of the portable
`device are only a minor part of all potential information that
`could be con