DE102015102639A1 - Method for operating a mobile terminal, application for a mobile terminal and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to methods for operating a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a capacitive touch screen. Furthermore, the invention relates to applications that are designed to carry out these methods, as well as mobile devices, especially smartphones. The individual subjects of the invention are designed to be senior-friendly and comprise the display of information on the touch screen, the input of information on a touch screen of a mobile terminal, a sleep mode, an emergency call function and the configuration of a mobile terminal. These methods are preferably used in conjunction with a mobile terminal with a pivotable keyboard which is placed on the touchscreen.

Description

The invention relates to a method for operating a mobile terminal, an application for a mobile terminal, which is designed to carry out these methods, as well as mobile terminals. In particular, the invention relates to methods for operating a mobile terminal, with which information is displayed on the mobile terminal, or with which information is entered on the mobile terminal or with which a mobile terminal is configured. In particular, the invention relates to methods for operating mobile terminals with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and preferably with a touch screen, in particular a capacitive touch screen.

The mobile terminal is in particular a smartphone and preferably a smartphone with an additional external keyboard with which the smartphone can be operated.

External keyboards for mobile devices are for example from US 2010/0238119 A1 , of the US 8,325,150 B1 , of the US 2011/0241990 A1 , of the US 8,206,047 B1 , of the US 2011/0181514 A1 and the US 2002/054030 A1 known.

In the not yet published German patent application DE 10 2015 100 344.9 a mobile terminal is described. Such a mobile terminal is in particular a smartphone with a touchscreen and a radio device with which a connection to a telephone network can be made.

The mobile terminal preferably has a keyboard, which can be created on the touch screen, so that inputs can be made on the touch screen by means of the keyboard. For this purpose, the keyboard preferably has an electrically conductive conductive layer and the touchscreen is a capacitive touchscreen, so that the capacitance between the respective control element and the touchscreen is changed by operating the control element formed on the keyboard such that this is detected by the capacitive touchscreen.

Mobile terminals, especially smartphones, have a variety of functions. They can be provided with so-called applications (= apps), which provide the smartphones with various functions, such. For example, phone features, news features, navigation system functions, game features, camera functions, meter functions, etc. This versatility of smartphones is of great benefit to the user. However, this particular older people have problems and there are fears of contact with smartphones, as on the principle of relatively small screen, the large amount of information must be displayed in small font and the operation of a touch screen is often difficult, especially if the fields to be operated are very small ,

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide methods for operating mobile terminals, in particular smartphones, which are also somewhat impaired by elderly persons whose vision is impaired or whose fine coordination is no longer so pronounced that the smallest fields on a touchscreen are reliably selected can be operated.

Another object is to provide corresponding applications and mobile devices that are designed for seniors, so that seniors can easily and reliably operate these applications and mobile devices, especially smartphones.

One or more of the above objects are achieved by the subject-matter specified in the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are specified in the respective subclaims.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method for presenting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen is provided. This procedure displays multiple items in a list box on the touch screen. The list box has a separate row for each item, and a text box is contained in each row. If this text information is longer than the text field, the text information is automatically scrolled horizontally.

The combination of list box with lines and horizontal scrolling can ensure that the text information can be displayed with a certain minimum font size. It can therefore be ensured that the text information with a font size of z. B. at least 2.5 mm or 3 mm or 4 mm is shown for the capital letters.

Preferably, the list box is scrollable in the vertical direction. It is possible to provide any number of lines in the list box, which can be accessed by vertical scrolling.

According to a preferred embodiment, the several to be displayed in the list box Elements are automatically sorted by frequency and / or importance, and a list box start position displays the most common and / or most important element at the top or bottom of a list box area. The list box area is the area on the touch screen in which the list box is displayed. By sorting the elements according to their frequency and / or importance, a user has the most frequent and / or most important elements in the start position of the list field without having to scroll the list field in the vertical direction. As a result, the scrolling effort in the vertical direction is kept low.

With the methods according to the first aspect of the present invention, any number of elements in large font with text information can thus be described and displayed on the limited area of the touch screen, whereby a user can easily, quickly and reliably select any element.

Preferably, this method is further developed such that the touch screen is controlled in a list box with a selection function for selecting individual elements of the list box such that almost the entire area of each line is connected touch-sensitive, so that when touched selects the element shown in the line becomes. With almost the entire area of a line is meant the area of a line, as it is shown on the touch screen, whereby only at the edges of this area the touch screen can be switched non-touch-sensitive. However, the area of these edges is not more than 20% of the total area of one row, and preferably not more than 10% of the total area of one row. Such a list box thus allows a simple and reliable selection of the elements of the list box by touching the corresponding line.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a method for presenting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection or a touch screen is provided. In this method, a plurality of rectangular screen representations are provided. One of the screens can be displayed on the touch screen. These screen shots essentially cover the entire touch screen. You can switch between the screen representations by horizontally swiping the touchscreen to move the displayed screen horizontally. The several screen representations are arranged virtually horizontally next to each other, so that when moving a screen display from the touchscreen, the corresponding adjacent screen image is inserted onto the touchscreen. This is known per se. This method is characterized in that when moving the first and / or last screen display in the direction in which no further screen presentation follows, this rectangular screen image is displayed on a trapezoidal shape with a shorter and a longer orthogonal to the direction of translation, the direction of displacement from the shorter orthogonal side to the longer orthogonal side.

This illustration of the rectangular screen display on a trapezoidal shape has the perspective effect that the screen display tilts a bit backwards. For a user this has the same effect as moving the screen display on the side edge where the longer orthogonal side of the trapezoidal shape is located. A user of the mobile phone intuitively recognizes that the sequence of the screen display can not be moved any further. For this he does not have to read a user manual.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a method for presenting information on a mobile terminal is provided with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen, wherein text information is displayed on the touch screen in front of a background image. This aspect is characterized in that an average brightness of at least one region of the background image in which the text information is arranged is determined, and the brightness of the font with which the text information is displayed is automatically adjusted as a function of the determined average brightness , With a high average brightness of the background image, the brightness of the font is set low (= dark) and with a lower average brightness of the background image with the brightness of the font high (= bright).

This ensures that regardless of the selected background image, the font used to display text information creates a good contrast to the background image. Preferably, the low brightness font is displayed in black and the high brightness font in white.

According to a development of this aspect, a middle range of the brightness of the background image can be defined, in which the brightness of the font is generally set to low (dark) or generally high (light).

This aspect may be further configured such that the area of the background image in which the text information is arranged, and of the the average brightness is determined, at least one letter or the area of a word or the area of a text field comprises. Accordingly, then the brightness of the font of the respective area, that is the letter or the word or the entire text field is set.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a method for inputting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection or a touch screen is provided. The touch screen displays a keyboard that has a key for at least each letter of the Latin alphabet. The keys are sorted alphabetically and arranged in lines. Each line contains a maximum of eight buttons.

Characterized in that the number of keys per line is limited, the individual keys can be made wide. The use of alphabetic sorting allows the user to quickly find the keys.

Preferably, a maximum of seven or a maximum of six keys are arranged per row.

This alphabetic keyboard can also be reliably operated by seniors due to the wide keys.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for operating a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection, wherein communication processes output certain acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals. These aspects are characterized by the fact that these specific acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals are output differently depending on the time of day and in particular in different intensities.

A user may pre-set the appropriate time ranges in which certain communications will output signals of reduced intensity or less disturbing types of signals. For example, an optical signal or a vibration signal may be less disturbing than an acoustic signal. These time periods can include a nocturnal rest as well as time periods in which you want to be disturbed as little as possible by a mobile device, such. B. at a meeting or the like.

This method can be modified to the effect that these particular acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals are also output as a function of the brightness in different ways and in particular in different intensity. In this case, the intensity of the signals is preferably only reduced if a specific time is present and if the detected brightness is below a predetermined threshold value.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a method for operating a mobile terminal is provided with a radio device for generating a telephone connection, wherein the mobile terminal has an emergency call function, with which an emergency call can be placed. This method is characterized in that when an emergency call is placed, then within a predetermined period of time after the termination of this emergency call incoming calls are automatically accepted. Preferably, a speaker function and / or a speakerphone is turned on.

This ensures that when a person places an emergency call, it can be called by another person without that person having to actively operate the mobile terminal. In particular, by using the speaker function, the caller can then communicate via the mobile terminal directly with the person who has issued the emergency call. If the handsfree function is switched on, then this person can also communicate with the caller without having to operate or pick up the mobile terminal.

• – Starten eines Anpassungsmodus am mobilen Endgerät
• – Laden einer Anpassungsdatei auf das mobile Endgerät, die zumindest einen Parameterwert zum Einstellen eines Parameters am mobilen Endgerät umfasst,
• – Einlesen des bzw. der Parameterwerte der Anpassungsdatei, wodurch die entsprechenden Parameter des mobilen Endgerätes eingestellt werden,
• – Beenden des Anpassungsmodus.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a method for configuring a mobile terminal is provided, comprising the following steps:

• - Start a customization mode on the mobile device
• Loading an adaptation file onto the mobile terminal, which comprises at least one parameter value for setting a parameter on the mobile terminal,
• Reading in the parameter value (s) of the adaptation file, whereby the corresponding parameters of the mobile terminal are set,
• - Exit the adjustment mode.

With this method, settings can be made in a simple manner on the mobile terminal, in particular on the smartphone. Preferably, an operator of the mobile terminal must authorize and / or authenticate when starting the adaptation mode. This ensures that changes to a setting of the mobile terminal are not made by an unauthorized person. This also allows for the operation of the mobile terminal fundamentally significant parameters, such. Eg settings to change the communication links, especially telephone and Internet connections.

Furthermore, this method can also be used to change basic parameters such as SIMLOCK or NETLOCK settings and / or settings for remote maintenance functions.

Such settings have been changed in mobile devices by installing a new operating system. By transferring the customization file to the mobile terminal, this can be done much easier and faster.

This adaptation file can also be used to directly influence the operating system of the mobile terminal, for example, the mobile terminal can be reset to its start setting of the operating system. Furthermore, it is possible for the start-up applications to be activated or deactivated in the operating system and for the user-friendly applications to be deactivated or activated. If, for example, a problem arises in operation with the user-friendly applications, the functioning of the mobile terminal can still be ensured by switching to the standard applications. With the customization file, it is also possible to activate test routines held on the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can also be tested by means of remote maintenance.

The mobile terminal used in this case preferably has a touch screen with a maximum height of 13 cm or 12 cm or 11 cm or 10 cm. The maximum width of the touch screen of the mobile terminal is preferably 7 cm or 6 cm or 5 cm.

• – Eingeben von ein Medikament beschreibende Daten, wie z. B. Name, Kurzbezeichnung, Herstellerbezeichnung, Dosierung, Wirkstoffinformation, Darreichungsform, Packungsmenge bzw. -größe, Verwendbarkeitsdatum, Warnhinweise, Farbe, Form und/oder Größe,
• – Eingeben einer Verordnungsinformation mit Einnahmedosis und/oder Einnahmezeitpunkt,
• – Erstellen eines Symbolbilds aus den das Medikament beschreibenden Daten oder durch Auslesen einer Abbildung des Medikaments und/oder der Medikamentenverpackung aus einer Datenbank,
• – Ermitteln des nächsten Einnahmezeitpunkts und Anzeigen des Symbolbilds am Einnahmezeitpunkt zusammen mit der Einnahmedosis.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring drug intake by a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:

• - Enter data describing a drug, such as. Name, abbreviation, manufacturer's name, dosage, active substance information, pharmaceutical form, pack quantity or size, date of applicability, warnings, color, shape and / or size,
• Inputting prescription information with intake dose and / or administration time,
• Creating a symbol image from the data describing the medicament or by reading an image of the medicament and / or the medicament packaging from a database,
• - Determine the next intake time and display the symbol image at the time of administration together with the revenue dose.

With this procedure, older and / or handicapped people, who are instructed to take medication at the correct dosage on time, are informed about the time to take the medication. In addition to the note on taking medication, a symbol image of the respective drug is displayed on the inside, so that even older people suffering from incipient senile dementia can recognize the drug to be taken from the images.

• – Eingeben von ein Medikament beschreibende Daten, wie z. B. Name, Kurzbezeichnung, Herstellerbezeichnung, Dosierung, Wirkstoffinformation, Darreichungsform, Packungsmenge bzw. -größe, Verwendbarkeitsdatum, Warnhinweise, Farbe, Form und/oder Größe,
• – Eingeben einer Verordnungsinformation mit Einnahmedosis und/oder Einnahmezeitpunkt,
• – Ermitteln des nächsten Einnahmezeitpunkts und Anzeigen der Einnahmedosis am Einnahmezeitpunkt,

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of monitoring drug intake by a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:

• - Enter data describing a drug, such as. Name, abbreviation, manufacturer's name, dosage, active substance information, pharmaceutical form, pack quantity or size, date of applicability, warnings, color, shape and / or size,
• Inputting prescription information with intake dose and / or administration time,
• Determination of the next time of administration and display of the intake dose at the time of administration,

• – eine Verpackung des Medikaments oder deren maschinenlesbarer Code als Bild erfasst wird, das Bild anschließend einer Bildanalyse unterzogen wird und die relevanten Daten anhand der Ergebnisse der Bildanalyse aus einer Datenbank ausgelesen werden,
• – ein Arztrezept oder dessen maschinenlesbarer Code als Bild erfasst wird, das Bild anschließend einer Bildanalyse unterzogen wird und die relevanten Daten anhand der Ergebnisse der Bildanalyse aus einer Datenbank ausgelesen werden und/oder
• – dass die relevanten Daten aus einem elektronischen Arztrezept mittels einer entsprechenden Leseeinrichtung ausgelesen werden.

Entering the data describing the medication and / or entering the prescription information may be effected by:

• - a packaging of the drug or its machine-readable code is captured as an image, the image is then subjected to an image analysis and the relevant data are read from a database based on the results of the image analysis,
• - A doctor's prescription or its machine-readable code is captured as an image, the image is then subjected to an image analysis and the relevant data are read from a database using the results of the image analysis and / or
• - That the relevant data from an electronic doctor's prescription are read out by means of a corresponding reading device.

Preferably, the method is designed such that information about this is output at a predetermined point in time before the medicament is consumed. As a result, a new pack of medicines can be automatically provided again and / or a doctor's visit can be initiated.

The information before consuming the drug informs the user in a timely manner that the available doses of the corresponding drug are running out. Such information may also be transmitted to a caregiver, a doctor and / or a pharmacy in electronic form, so that a new pack is automatically delivered and / or a doctor's appointment can be arranged if necessary.

Preferably, the indication of the intake dose at the time of administration is terminated only by the acceptance of an acknowledgment. If it is determined in a predetermined period of time that no acknowledgment has taken place, a caregiver and / or a doctor are informed about the non-acknowledgment.

This prompts the user to actively acknowledge his intake of medication. If this acknowledgment does not occur, then further persons are informed, who can then initiate further measures in order to prevent health consequences for the user of the mobile terminal.

According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile terminal with a camera, a navigation device and a location sensor for determining the location of the mobile terminal. In this method, the navigation destination is selected by selecting an image with associated location coordinates. The location coordinates describe the location of the viewpoint, the scene shown on the image. The navigation system then navigates to this location.

The viewpoint is the point from which you can see the scene shown in the picture. When capturing an image with the camera of the mobile terminal, the location coordinates of the mobile terminal are preferably determined and assigned to the image. Such location-coordinate images may also be loaded from external sources onto the mobile terminal and used to select the navigation destination.

Preferably, as a location sensor for determining the location of the mobile terminal, a GPS sensor and / or a geoposition device is used, which by the evaluation of information from wireless networks in range (W-LAN) and / or triangulation of wireless connections, the location of the mobile Terminal determined.

All of the above aspects of the invention, even when using a handy mobile terminal whose area of the touch screen is limited, allow a simple and reliable display of elements displayed on the touch screen by seniors.

The above-explained aspects can be realized independently of each other. However, they can also be realized and applied in any combination.

The invention further relates to an application for a mobile terminal, which is a software unit that can be executed on the mobile terminal. This application is designed to carry out a method according to one of the aspects explained above.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection on which such an application is stored and executable.

In the above-described different aspects of the method for operating a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal, in particular a smartphone, is preferably used, as described in the German patent application DE 10 2005 200 344.9 is described. Such a mobile terminal has a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a capacitive touchscreen. An external keyboard for operating the touchscreen is provided, which comprises a plurality of operating elements, which have an operating side for actuation by a user and a delivery side for attachment to a touchscreen and are movable for operating the touchscreen from an initial position and direction toward the touchscreen, wherein the operating elements comprise an electrically conductive conductive layer. This mobile terminal is preferably designed such that it switches automatically between a keyboard mode in which the keyboard rests on the touchscreen and a touchscreen mode in which the keyboard is remote from the touchscreen. An active telephone or data connection is not interrupted by switching between the keyboard mode and the touchscreen mode.

Switching between the keyboard mode and the touchscreen mode is controlled by an application called a launcher. The launcher is preferably designed such that fewer functions and / or fewer applications are active in the keyboard mode than in the touchscreen mode. In the keyboard mode are preferably only a telephone application and a short message application or a message application and associated applications such. B. a phone book is activated, using only by means of the keyboard and a not covered by the keyboard area of the touch screen Actions can be triggered in these applications. As a result, the mobile terminal in the keyboard mode only a limited range of functions, so that the risk of incorrect operation is very low. A user of the mobile terminal can thus switch by placing the external keyboard on the touch screen, the mobile device in the keyboard mode, whereby only a few, but necessary for telephoning or for exchanging other messages functions available. This ensures that a user of the mobile terminal, regardless of which state the mobile terminal is in, has the possibility of initiating a telephone conversation in a simple manner, as in the case of a conventional telephone which is not a smartphone.

Preferably, in the keyboard mode, touching the touch screen only allows actions for selecting items displayed on the touch panel and moving the screen displayed on the touch screen. Further actions, such. B. Starting a specific function can not be triggered by touching the touch screen. As a result, malfunctions are avoided on the mobile device when the external keyboard rests on the touch screen. In particular, when storing the mobile terminal in a trouser pocket or the like, a malfunction can be safely avoided if the external keyboard rests on the touch screen. It is advantageous if the external keyboard is designed such that its operating elements for actuating the same provide a certain pressure point, which must be overcome in order to carry out an actuation of the operating element.

According to a further aspect, a mobile terminal is provided with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a capacitive touch screen, which has an external keyboard for operating the touch screen, which comprises a plurality of operating elements, which have an operator side for actuation by a user and an executive side for engagement with the touch screen and are movable for operation from a starting position toward the touch screen. The controls have an electrically conductive conductive layer and the mobile terminal is configured to automatically place between a keyboard mode where the external keyboard rests on the touch screen and a touch screen mode where the external keyboard is remote from the touch screen , is switched. For this purpose, the mobile terminal has a keyboard service with which it is detected whether the keyboard rests on the touchscreen. The keyboard has at least one electrically conductive mode area in addition to the operating elements, which can be detected by means of the capacitive touchscreen. The keyboard service is designed such that the capacitive touchscreen detects whether the mode area rests on the touchscreen.

By providing such a mode area on the external keyboard, it is not necessary to use an additional sensor, such as a keyboard. B. to use a Hall sensor that can detect integrated into the external keyboard magnets, or to use a light sensor that can detect the brightness based on whether the external keyboard rests on the touch screen. Such an external keyboard with mode area can be retrofitted to any mobile terminal with a capacitive touch screen, with only the keyboard service to install on the mobile device to reliably detect the presence of the external keyboard on the touch screen can. There are no additional changes to the hardware of the mobile device necessary.

The keyboard may have at least two or more electrically conductive mode regions.

The mode region (s) are preferably electrically conductive adjacent to the run-out side of the keyboard so that the electrically-conductive element of the mode region is located as close as possible to the touch-screen when the external keyboard rests on the touch-screen. This simply allows reliable detection of the mode area.

The keyboard service preferably detects the mode areas at intervals. The detection process, for example, takes a few ms to a few 1 / 10s. Between the individual detection processes there is a detection pause of a few 1/10 s to a few s. During these detection pauses, the touch screen can detect other objects in contact with the touch screen. The number of objects that are detected simultaneously by means of a touch screen is usually limited. This number may include, for example, one item, two items, four or eight items.

The above-explained various aspects of a mobile terminal can be realized individually or in combination. They can also be implemented individually or in combination with the method aspects explained above. The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings show in:

1a - 1f a smartphone with an external keyboard in plan view from above and below and four side views, each showing one of the four front sides of the smartphone,

2a - 2d the external keyboard of the smartphone 1a - 1f in plan view from above, in the side view, in plan view from below and in cross section along the line AA in 2a ,

3 a cross section through the keyboard 1a - 1f

4 schematically the operating system according to the invention and program libraries in a layer model,

5 schematically in a block diagram the application Launcher and their screens and the application Launcher further callable applications with corresponding screens,

6 a central home screen of a smartphone in a touch-screen mode,

7 a central home screen of a smartphone in a keyboard mode,

8th a left home screen of a smartphone,

9 a right home screen of a smartphone,

10 a screen of quick settings of a smartphone,

11 a 3D effect on a left home screen of a smartphone,

12 a 3D effect on a right home screen of a smartphone,

13 a central homescreen of a smartphone in a touchscreen mode with light font color,

14 an ABC layout of an on-screen keyboard in a vertical orientation,

15 an ABC layout of an on-screen keyboard in a horizontal orientation,

16a - 16d a screen display of a list box with a horizontal scrolling at different times,

17 a list of parameters of a customization file.

In 1a - 1f is an external keyboard 1 for a mobile device 3 shown, in the present embodiment, a smartphone with a touch screen 23 is.

The keyboard 1 includes several, by webs 8th spaced-apart, grid-shaped arranged controls 9 in the form of buttons. Using these controls 9 , which can be operated by a user, the touch screen 23 served. Conveniently, the touch screen shows 23 one of the keyboard 1 corresponding virtual keyboard when the keys are transparent. In any case, touch-sensitive areas are activated on the touchscreen, their arrangement of the keys or the operating elements 9 the keyboard 1 correspond. Above one above the keyboard 1 arranged visible area of the touch screen 23 can, for example, feedback on the user input, for example, one using the keyboard 1 written text. The keyboard 1 can by means of a hinge-like connecting element 6 folded down to expose the entire touch screen for a conventional finger operation of the device. The hinge-like connecting element 6 Can also be on the side or top of the mobile device 3 be arranged so that the keyboard 1 can be folded aside or upwards.

In 3 is a schematic cross section through a keyboard according to the invention 1 , which is designed as a membrane keyboard, not shown to scale, comprising three controls 9 , which through ridge-like areas 8th are separated from each other. The keyboard 1 has an operating page 10 and a run page 11 on. The operating page 10 is facing the user and the run page 11 the touchscreen to be operated 23 , The topmost layer seen from the operator side 12 is a scratch-resistant layer, for example. Of hardened polymer, which is the underlying insulating layer 13 protects against physical damage. The insulating layer 13 has the task, the operating page 10 from the execution page 11 to disconnect electrically. Below the insulating layer 13 is at least one color layer 14 arranged, which the color coding of the individual controls 9 serve / serve. Below the color layer (s) 14 is the electrically conductive conductive layer 15 arranged, which is for example made by applying an electrically conductive ink. The conductive layer 15 is towards the run side 11 out with a protective layer 16 , which is, for example, a transparent UV coating, covered to the conductive layer 15 to protect. The last layer is the raster layer 17 , which are in the range of the operating elements 9 recesses 18 having. The grid layer 17 is preferably made of a material having adhesive properties, such as. Gum. However, it can also be made of a different material, such. B. be formed of a fleece material.

During use, the keyboard is located 1 on the touch screen 23 with the execution side, ie the grid layer 17 is right on the touchscreen 23 , In this state, the touch screen 23 not served. The conductive layer 15 forms together with the touch screen an electrical capacity similar to a plate capacitor. Should now be an operation of the touch screen 23 take place, so the user presses on the operating page 10 on one or more of the controls 9 , This will be the control 9 in the direction of actuation 19 , in the 2 is shown with an arrow, moved and brought closer to the touch screen. Once the electrical coupling of the conductive layer 15 is strong enough with at least one electrode of the touch screen, the capacitance measured at the electrode changes, which is recognized as operation of the touch screen. It is not necessary that the respective control element 9 with the touch screen 23 comes into contact. It is enough alone the capacity change, by the different distance between the conductive layer 15 and the touch screen 23 is caused.

Subsequently, the pressure of the user on the control element 9 solved, so that the operating element 9 in the direction of the arrow 19 automatically shifts back to its original position and the electrical coupling of the conductive layer 15 is ended with the touchscreen.

The smartphone 3 has a front 24 on, in which the touch screen 23 is provided, which is essentially over much of the front 24 of the smartphone 3 extends. In this smartphone 3 there is an upper edge 25 and a bottom edge 26 , on the one hand by the arrangement of the keyboard 1 and then again on the touch screen 23 displayable screen images may be included, which may only make sense to a user when the smartphone is at the top 25 is aligned upward. Although it is basically possible to rotate the screen display, in particular to rotate 90 °, so that the screen displays in landscape mode on the touch screen 23 however, in the portrait view, in the present embodiment, the upper edge 25 and the bottom edge 26 established.

The smartphone 3 has an upper end side 27 ( 1f ), a lower end face 28 ( 1e ), a right longitudinal front side 29 ( 1d ), a left longitudinal front side 30 ( 1c ) and a back 31 ( 1b ) on.

At the upper end 27 is an on / off button 32 , a multifunction plug 33 and a plug 34 intended for the connection of headphones or loudspeakers. The multifunction plug 33 is designed in the following embodiment as a micro-USB connector and serves both as a connector for connecting a charging cable and a data cable.

At the right longitudinal front side 29 is a toggle switch 35 provided, in particular, for adjusting the volume of the smartphone 3 is used. At the left longitudinal front side 30 are two push buttons 36 . 37 arranged. The upper pushbutton 36 is preferably used to operate a camera and the lower button 37 used to operate a light source.

The backside 31 is for the most part of a removable cover 38 covered, extending from the bottom 26 extends upwards. In the area above the removable cover 38 is at the back 31 a rigid cover 29 intended. In the area of rigid cover 39 there is a transparent window 40 behind which a light source 41 and a camera 42 are arranged. As a light source 41 a white LED is used. In the area between the removable cover 38 and the rigid cover 39 is a circular button 43 arranged, which can be used as an emergency call button.

In the smartphone 3 are located behind the removable cover 3 a rechargeable battery and a slot for a SIM card. By opening the detachable cover 38 Both the battery and the slot of the SIM card are accessible and it can be used a SIM card and / or the battery replaced.

In the area of the lower edge 26 are on the back 31 two electrical contact elements 44 which can be brought into contact with corresponding electrical contacts of a charging station to the accumulator of the smartphone 3 to load. Furthermore, in the area of the lower edge 26 an opening 45 in the case 46 of the smartphone 3 educated. In the smartphone 3 is a speaker adjacent to the opening 45 arranged so that the sound waves generated by the speaker unhindered through the opening 45 can occur. This opening will therefore also be referred to below as the speaker opening 45 designated. The present embodiment has a single speaker opening 45 on. Of course, several speaker openings can be provided. The speaker opening 45 is adjacent to the electrical contact elements 44 arranged so that when inserting the smartphone into a charging station, both the electrical contact elements 44 can come into contact with corresponding mating contacts as well as the speaker opening 45 can lead into the cavity of the charging station, so that the charging station acts as a passive sound amplifier. The speaker opening 45 got to not immediately adjacent to the contact elements 44 be arranged. For the purposes of the present invention, the adjacent arrangement means the speaker opening 45 and the contact elements 44 in that these are arranged on the same edge area of the mobile terminal, so that when the mobile terminal is inserted into a charging station both the loudspeaker opening 45 as well as the contact elements 44 in contact with the charging station.

At the right longitudinal front side 29 a slot (not shown) is provided which is accessible from the inside when the detachable cover 38 from the smartphone 3 is removed. Through this slot, a pin tab 47 be inserted from the inside out. The pen tab 47 is on the inside of the case 46 secured with a suitable latch. The pen tab 47 serves to hold a pen 48 to operate the touchscreen 23 , A user of the smartphone 3 , the no pen to operate the touchscreen 43 needed, the pin tab 47 Just remove it by the detachable cover 38 from the smartphone 3 is removed and the pen tab 47 pulled out through the slot.

On the front side 24 of the smartphone 3 are in the range of the lower edge 26 adjacent to the touch screen 23 three pushbuttons 54 . 55 and 56 arranged. The three pushbuttons 54 . 55 and 56 are arranged in a row, with the middle button 54 the so-called home button 54 is, which is provided with a symbol, which is a schematic representation of a house. The home button 54 can have multiple functions, wherein in most states of the smartphone pressing the Home button 54 causes the display of a startup screen, which is also often referred to as a "home screen". The left button 55 , which is marked with a green handset as an icon, can also be like the right button 56 that is marked with a red handset as an icon, have multiple functions. The multiple functions of the left button 55 include "Okay,""Confirmation,""initiate phone conversation,""accept phone conversation," while the multiple functions of the right-hand key 56 "Cancel", "Reject phone call" and "End phone call (hang up)".

The hinge-like connecting element 6 is with the detachable cover 38 welded and / or glued. This is the keyboard 1 on the one hand firmly with the smartphone 3 However, on the other hand, by replacing the detachable cover 38 with a detachable cover that is not connected to such a keyboard, from the smartphone 3 be removed so that the smartphone corresponds to a conventional smartphone without folding keyboard. By attaching the keyboard to the removable cover 38 can also be conventional smartphones 3 easy to retrofit with such a folding keyboard.

The keyboard 1 has several controls 9 on ( 1a . 1c ) and is with several magnets 21 . 21 Mistake.

The controls 9 are designed in single and double size. Simple size controls have a width of about 15 mm and a height of about 7 mm. controls 9 in double size have a width and a height of about 15 mm. The operating elements preferably have a width of at least 8 mm, preferably at least 10 mm and in particular at least 12 mm. The height of the controls is at least 4 mm, preferably at least 6 mm and in particular at least 8 mm or at least 10 mm.

The keyboard 1 is as a membrane keyboard with a multilayer film 49 , a grid layer 17 and a frame grid 50 educated ( 1d ). The foil 49 has the in 3 shown layer structure comprising the uppermost layer 12 , the insulating layer 13 , the color layer 14 , the conductive layer 15 , the protective layer 16 on. The grid layer 17 is on the execution page 11 the keyboard 1 arranged and covers the entire range of the keyboard except the range of controls 9 from. The grid layer 17 encloses every single control element 9 whether it is a single or double size control. The grid layer 17 is made of an electrically insulating material, such. B. a fleece, rubber or other plastic layer.

The entire layer structure of the keyboard can also be made transparent at least in the region of one or more operating elements. In such an embodiment, the images (icons, numbers, etc.) indicating the meaning of each control are displayed on the touchscreen. Such a keyboard can be flexibly set for different languages and thus different fonts.

The frame grid 50 is located on the operating page 10 the keyboard 1 , The frame grid 50 is made of a rigid material, in particular a fiber-reinforced plastic, such. B. a glass fiber reinforced plastic. The frame grid 50 wraps all the double-sized controls around each pair of single-size controls ( 1a ). The frame grid 50 gives the keyboard 1 their mechanical strength. The frame grid 50 is covered with leather. But it can be another Material with nice appearance can be used as a cover.

The individual controls 9 are each of a circumferential bead 51 limited in the film 49 is trained. The bead 51 is a little in the slide 49 shaped gutter, which is the edge of the controls 9 represents and for stiffening the controls 9 serves. For stiff films 49 it is not necessary to provide a bead.

The frame grid 50 points next to the recesses for the controls 9 another recess 52 on that in the area of the home button 54 of the smartphone 3 is arranged. This recess 52 However, with a soft, flexible layer, such. B. a synthetic leather, so that the home button 54 Although it is covered by the keyboard, but can be operated by means of this soft layer. This recess, which may be covered with the soft layer, is in 2a and 2c with the reference numerals 52 characterized.

The smartphone 3 indicates at its front 24 along the right and left longitudinal front side 29 . 30 and along the top edge 25 a little over the remaining front 24 protruding bridge 53 on. Will the smartphone 3 with the front 24 placed on a level surface, then the smartphone lies with the bridge 53 on the pad and not with the touch screen on the pad. This will protect the touch screen from damage. Furthermore, the distance between the sections of the web along the longitudinal end faces corresponds approximately to the width of the keyboard 1 such that the oppositely spaced web portions 53 for positioning and fixing the keyboard 1 serve.

The smartphone 3 has magnets attached to the magnets 21 the keyboard 1 corresponding positions are arranged in the smartphone. Using these magnets, the keyboard is on the front 24 of the smartphone 3 fixed. In the smartphone 3 is a magnetic field sensor, in particular a Hall sensor, arranged at the location that the location of the magnet 22 the keyboard 1 equivalent.

The smartphone 3 can also be at the back 31 Magnets for fixing the keyboard 1 serve and with the magnets 21 the keyboard 1 interact when the keyboard 1 on the back 31 of the smartphone 3 worked.

The above-described embodiment of a mobile terminal is a smartphone. In principle, within the scope of the invention, each mobile terminal which has a touch screen is suitable for being provided with the keyboard, with which actions can be triggered on the touch screen.

The individual controls 9 or keyboard keys 1 are very big compared to traditional mobile phones. This also allows reliable operation of the controls by older people. Furthermore, the large-scale controls allow appropriate labeling with large letters and numbers that can be easily read. The large-scale controls thus offer significant practical advantages in the application. On the other hand, the large-scale operating elements with an integrated conductive layer 15 a large change in capacity between the controls and the touch screen, which can be detected easily and reliably. This keyboard thus provides the user with controls 9 available, which act as a mechanical key and have a fixed pressure point, without the keyboard itself is directly coupled to the electrical circuits of the mobile terminal. In addition, the keyboard can 1 be operated with fingers, prostheses, glove-bearing fingers, wet fingers, pens or other objects and is reliable in triggering an action associated with the action, this with a capacitive measurement by means of the touch screen 23 is detected.

Above an embodiment of a mobile terminal is explained, in which the keyboard by means of the hinge-like connecting element 6 is pivotally mounted. The keyboard may also be part of a case, which is pushed onto the mobile terminal. The shell may be formed, for example, pocket-shaped, wherein a side surface of the cavity is formed by the keyboard, which rests after the insertion of the smartphone in the case to the touch screen of the smartphone.

For mobile devices different operating systems are known, such. Android, BlackBerry OS, Apple iOS. The basic functions and the structure of these operating systems are similar. The invention will be explained below by way of example with reference to the operating system Android. Of course, the invention can also be realized with other operating systems for mobile devices.

Such an operating system can be represented with a layered model, with the Android operating system being a Linux kernel layer 61 , one on the Linux kernel layer 61 applying program library layer 62 , one on the program library layer 62 applying application programming frame layer 63 and a applied application layer 64 includes ( 4 ).

The Linux kernel layer 61 includes the drivers and control programs explained below.

A display driver 65 controls the touch screen 23 so that information is displayed on it.

A keyboard driver 66 takes off the touchscreen 23 by finger touch keyboard input.

A camera driver 67 allows communication with the camera 42 , Communication involves capturing camera images and setting camera parameters.

A WiFi driver 68 provides an interface for wireless network communication.

A flash memory driver 69 Allows writing and reading of flash memory components.

Audio driver 70 enable the output of audio signals to a loudspeaker and the detection of sound pressure changes via a microphone.

A binder (IPC) driver 71 provides functions for interprocess communication.

A power management 72 controls the power consumption of the mobile device 3 by the power management 72 a microprocessor, which is the mobile terminal 3 controls, clocks down and / or unnecessary components of the mobile terminal 3 off. If a higher performance of the microprocessor or a switched-off component is needed, then provides the power management 72 a high clock frequency of the microprocessor or activates the disconnected component.

The program library layer 62 includes several libraries of programs that contain executable code. The program libraries serve to simplify and unify the programming and place it above the program library layer 62 lying layers 63 and 64 executable program routines available. The program libraries that make up the program library layer 62 are explained below.

A surface manager 73 provides routines for controlling a user interface (GUI).

An open graphics library for embedded systems (Open GL ES) 74 provides graphics routines for displaying graphics on the touch screen 23 available.

A Scalable Graphics Library (SGL) 75 also provides such graphics routines, in particular for scaling graphics for various screen resolutions. A media programming framework 76 provides routines for outputting various media formats.

A font grid graphic library (Free Type) 77 provides routines for font output on the touch screen 23 ready.

A Secure Sockets Layer Library (SSL) 78 provides routines for encrypted data connections.

An SQL database engine (SQLite) 79 allows SQL databases to be implemented (Structured Query Language, SQL).

An HTML rendering engine (Webkit) 80 Allows you to display markup language (HTML) files on the touch screen 23 ,

A C library (libc) 81 provides program libraries in the C programming language.

Part of the program library layer 62 is the Android runtime environment 82 , with which code, in particular in the programming language Java programmed code, can be executed at runtime. The Android runtime environment 82 includes the components explained below.

Core Programmbiliotheken 83 provide program routines for the Android runtime environment 82 ready.

A Dalvik Virtual Machine 84 represents a virtual execution environment in the form of a so-called register machine for executing code, in particular codes programmed in the Java programming language.

The application programming frame layer 63 includes the components explained below.

An activity manager 85 manages components of applications.

A window manager 86 manages user interface windows.

Content Providers 87 provide access to structured data.

A vision system 88 provides routines for rendering graphical elements, particularly for UI elements.

A package manager 89 Provides routines for collecting information about installed applications.

A telephone manager 90 provides access to information via telephone services of the mobile terminal 3 ,

A resource manager 91 provides routines for managing and accessing program resources.

A geoposition manager 92 Provides the current geoposition of the mobile device. He determines the geo position via a navigation device of the mobile terminal, z. As a GPS receiver, and / or by evaluation of information over wireless networks within reach.

A news manager 93 manages inbound and outbound messages.

A settings application 94 is used to access settings of the mobile device 3 ,

The application layer 64 includes on the mobile device 3 executable stored or executed applications, which are explained below.

A home application 95 indicates a home screen over which the mobile terminal is 3 can operate.

A contact application 96 Manages contacts with related information such as phone numbers, e-mail address, address (place of residence), birthday etc.

A telephone application 97 makes it possible to make calls over a data connection.

A browser 98 Provides access to the Internet via a data connection.

A navigation application 99 Allows navigation or pathfinding from the current location of the mobile device 3 to a destination.

The applications 95 to 99 are applications that are standard on the Android operating system.

The following explains components that are not standard on the Android operating system.

The program library layer 62 is a common program library 100 ("Shared Program Library"), which gives the applications explained below direct access to the drivers of the Linux kernel and the Linux kernel to directly control the hardware. The common program library 100 thus replaces essential components of the program library layer of the operating system. It can also replace parts of the application programming frame. With the common program library 100 A uniform user interface (GUI) is provided which can be used by the applications.

With this common program library 100 the user interface should be designed so that the elements to be displayed are displayed in a size sufficient for older people. In conventional mobile devices, such. As mobile telephones, the individual elements are usually represented by icons, under which a designation of the icon is specified with very small font. Compared to such known user interfaces is the through the common program library 100 Defined user interface as a line list list display or as a list box 157 formed, for textual information, a text area 158 is provided, which extends over a large part of the width of the touch screen ( 16a to 16d ).

The common program library 100 provides a function whereby textual information extending across a width in a predetermined large font is wider than the available text area 158 is automatically scrolled horizontally. Here, the text can be scrolled continuously endlessly. This avoids having to display textual information with a font size that older people can not read. Additionally, in such a line next to the text area 158 also icons 159 are displayed. The 16a to 16d show such a horizontal scrolling in the first line of a contact list. While 16a shows the initial state when displaying the contact list, the show 16b to 16d the text area 158 with the process of scrolling horizontally at different times.

This line-by-line embodiment of the list field representation is preferably combined with a function that also exists in the common program library 100 can be realized, with which the items of the individual lines are automatically sorted by importance and / or frequency, the important and / or frequently used items are sorted upward and the less important and less frequently used items down. The "importance" of an element of a list box may be determined, for example, by inputs made in advance for a user, such as, for example, B. the selection of the element as a favorite. On the other hand, the importance of an item of the list box representation can be performed from statistical parameters such. As the sales of applications, the frequency of use of the respective applications on all or many mobile devices, the evaluation of the respective applications by third parties etc.

The line-by-line list box representation can comprise more objects or lines than they have on the touchscreen 23 are representable. The common program library 100 Provides a scroll function with which a user of the mobile terminal can scroll the list box display vertically up or down.

In conjunction with automatically sorting the rows by importance and / or frequency, with an initial position of the list box representation always the most important and / or most frequent row at the top of a list box area, on the touch screen 23 is displayed, the need to scroll the list box list display is kept low because the important and frequent lines are already displayed in the home position. The list box area is the area of the touchscreen 23 which is available for the list box display. The list box area is delimited at the top by a search bar. The search bar in one area has a search box for entering search terms to look for in the list box, and another area has a back button whose functions are explained in more detail below.

In principle, however, it is also possible to sort the individual lines in reverse, with the most frequent and most important lines being arranged at the bottom, in which case the most frequent and / or most important line at the bottom of the list box area of the user interface is displayed in the starting position.

The through the common program library 100 provided uniform user interface (GUI) is preferably designed such that buttons on the touch screen 23 have a width of at least 2 cm and preferably at least 2.5 cm and / or a height of at least 1.5 cm or at least 2 cm. Such large buttons are easy to operate. On the touch screen illustrated font of the uniform user interface has a size of the capital letters of at least 2.5 mm or 3 mm and in particular at least 3.5 mm and preferably at least 4 mm.

Next are in the application programming frame layer 63 The operating system contained components changed or extended to operate user-friendly applications can. The modified components of the application programming frame layer 63 include the window manager 86 , the content providers 87 , the telephony manager 90 , the news manager 93 and the settings application 94 ,

At the top level, the application layer 64 , then the user-friendly applications can be operated. The easy-to-use applications are characterized by the use of the above-mentioned common user interface (GUI) to display information on the touchscreen. These easy-to-use applications include: Launcher 101 , Browser 102 , Calculator 103 , Calendar application 104 , Camera application 105 , Contact application 106 , Uhpplication 107 , Picture album (gallery) 108 , On-screen keyboard 109 , E-mail application 110 , Short message application 111 , News application 112 for other message services that are not short messages, installation application 113 , Touch coach 114 , Weather application 115 , Keyguard application 116 , Telephone application 117 , Installation application for Android applications from the Google Play Store ^® 118 and medication guard 119 ,

These listed applications are programs that can be started and stopped by a user, or programs that are loaded and initialized and then executed during a booting process of the smartphone, i. E. These programs run in the background and can be viewed by the user as needed.

In addition, other applications that are not displayable by the user are loaded, initialized and executed when the smartphone is booted. This type of application is called a service. Such services include a keyboard service 121 , a weather service 122 , a calendar service 123 and a news service for e-mail 124 ,

With the keyboard service 121 it determines if the external keyboard is on the touchscreen 23 is applied. This information will be sent to the launcher 101 passed on the mobile terminal 3 in a keyboard mode switches when the external keyboard 1 on the touch screen 23 rests, and in a touchscreen mode switches when the external keyboard 1 not on the touch screen 23 is applied. The keyboard service 121 For this purpose, the signals of a magnetic field sensor, in particular a Hall sensor, and / or the signals of a light sensor can be detected.

The weather service 122 loads the current weather data from a predetermined server to the mobile device 3 and presents them to the individual applications of the mobile device 3 to disposal. The weather data are preferably determined as a function of a previously detected geoposition.

The calendar service 123 regularly loads the current date and time to the mobile device 3 and synchronizes an internal clock of the mobile terminal 3 , This too can be done automatically depending on the current geoposition. With the calendar service 123 be in one on the mobile device 3 provided Calendar checked appointments and triggered notifications to the user.

The message service for e-mail 124 is mainly used to receive and send e-mail messages. These are sent by the news service for email 124 forwarded to the e-mail application or to other message applications.

All user-friendly applications 101 to 124 with the common program library 100 Together they represent a coherent system, ie the applications 101 to 124 preferably work together in such a way that when essential components of the user-friendly application 101 to 124 , such as B. the launcher 101 lacking, a feasibility of other user-friendly applications 102 to 124 no longer exists. This means that the user-friendly applications 101 to 124 are closely interlinked in their functional sequences.

• 1. Im Tastaturmodus ist ein Teil des Touchscreens 23 von der externen Tastatur 1 abgedeckt. Liegt ein Teil des Touchscreens 23 frei, dann wird dieser Teil zum Anzeigen von Informationen benutzt. Dieses Anzeigefeld des Tastaturmodus erlaubt die Darstellung unterschiedlicher Benutzeroberflächen, insbesondere eines Home-Bildschirms, der weiter unten erläutert ist, mit vorab festgelegten Informationen, wie z. B. Uhrzeit, Datum, Temperatur und einem vorab gespeicherten Hintergrundbild oder auch eine vorbestimmte Benutzeroberfläche mit z. B. einer Listenfelddarstellung. Ein Benutzer kann einzelne im Anzeigefeld des Tastaturmodus dargestellte Elemente, wie z. B. eine Zeile einer Listenfelddarstellung, auswählen und in Listenfeldern nach oben oder unten scrollen. Im Tastaturmodus wird die Durchführung jeglicher anderer Aktion durch Berühren blockiert. Sie können nur durch Betätigen eines der Bedienelemente der externen Tastatur ausgeführt werden. Der Launcher 101 ist somit derart ausgebildet, dass er im Tastaturmodus keine Aktionen – mit Ausnahme einer Auswahl und eines vertikalen Scrollens – durch den Touchscreen 23 annehmen kann.
• 2. Bei einem Wechsel vom Tastaturmodus auf den Touchscreen-Modus kann jede Applikation fortgesetzt werden, wobei lediglich die durch die Applikation beeinflusste Anzeige am Touchscreen 23 gegebenenfalls geändert werden kann. Bei einem Wechsel von dem Touchscreen-Modus auf den Tastaturmodus können nicht alle Applikationen fortgesetzt werden. Es gibt bestimmte Operationen, die bei einem Wechsel vom Touchscreen-Modus auf den Tastaturmodus fortgesetzt werden, die im Folgenden als kritische Operationen bezeichnet werden, weil deren Fortsetzung für den Betrieb des mobilen Endgerätes entweder notwendig oder für den Benutzer von so grundsätzlicher Bedeutung ist, dass sie nicht abgebrochen werden sollen. Operationen sind Aktionen, die von den Applikationen ausgeführt werden. Typische Beispiele für kritische Operationen sind z. B. das Telefonieren oder das Ausgeben eines ausgelösten Alarms. Das Wählen einer Telefonnummer ist nicht notwendigerweise eine kritische Operation. Es kann jedoch auch Sinn machen, dass Wählen einer Telefonnummer als eine kritische Operation zu betrachten, so dass ein Wählvorgang nach einem Wechsel vom Tastaturmodus auf den Touchscreen-Modus oder umgekehrt fortgesetzt werden kann.
• 3. Beim Übergang vom Tastaturmodus in den Touchscreen-Modus werden dem Nutzer zumindest alle Informationen und/oder alle Funktionen, die im Tastaturmodus angezeigt waren oder zur Verfügung standen auch im Touchscreen-Modus angezeigt oder stehen zur Verfügung. Im Touchscreen-Modus können mehr Informationen als im Tastaturmodus angezeigt und mehr Funktionen als im Tastaturmodus zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Im Touchscreen-Modus können Aktionen grundsätzlich durch Berühren ausgelöst werden. Beim Übergang vom Touchscreen-Modus auf den Tastaturmodus können die angezeigten Informationen beschränkt und die zur Verfügung gestellten Funktionen reduziert werden. Vorzugsweise sind im Tastaturmodus nur einige wenige Grundfunktionen bzw. Basis-Applikationen ausführbar, wie z. B. das Telefonieren und das Verschicken von Kurznachrichten.

The launcher 101 controls the keyboard mode and the touch screen mode, following the following basic rules:

• 1. In keyboard mode is part of the touch screen 23 from the external keyboard 1 covered. Is part of the touch screen 23 free, then this part will be used to display information. This display mode of the keyboard mode allows the display of different user interfaces, in particular a home screen, which is explained below, with predetermined information, such. As time, date, temperature and a pre-stored wallpaper or a predetermined user interface with z. B. a list box representation. A user may select individual items shown in the keypad mode display panel, such as: For example, select a row from a list box view and scroll up or down in list boxes. In keyboard mode, the execution of any other action is blocked by touching. They can only be performed by operating one of the controls on the external keyboard. The launcher 101 is thus designed so that in the keyboard mode, no actions - with the exception of a selection and a vertical scrolling - through the touch screen 23 can accept.
• 2. When switching from keyboard mode to touchscreen mode, any application can be resumed, with only the application-influenced display on the touchscreen 23 if necessary, can be changed. When switching from touchscreen mode to keyboard mode, not all applications can be resumed. There are certain operations that continue when switching from touch screen mode to keyboard mode, hereafter referred to as critical operations, because their continuation is either necessary or of such fundamental importance to the operation of the mobile terminal that they should not be canceled. Operations are actions that are performed by the applications. Typical examples of critical operations are e.g. As the phone or the output of a triggered alarm. Dialing a telephone number is not necessarily a critical operation. However, it may also make sense to consider dialing a telephone number as a critical operation, so that dialing may continue after a change from keyboard mode to touchscreen mode or vice versa.
• 3. When changing from keyboard mode to touch screen mode, the user will also be able to view or be available in touch screen mode at least all information and / or all functions displayed or available in keyboard mode. Touchscreen mode can display more information than keyboard mode and provide more functionality than keyboard mode. In touchscreen mode, actions can be triggered by touching. When switching from touchscreen mode to keyboard mode, the displayed information can be limited and the functions provided can be reduced. Preferably are in keyboard mode only a few basic functions or basic applications executable, such. As the calling and sending short messages.

The above-mentioned critical operations mainly relate to telephoning with the telephone application 117 or outputting an alarm with the Uhrapplikation 107 , In the present embodiment, all operations performed with another application are non-critical operations. This means that if you switch from touchscreen mode to keyboard mode, these applications will pause or stop. When the applications are paused, they are automatically resumed upon a subsequent change from keyboard mode to touchscreen mode. If they are stopped, however, these applications must be restarted in touchscreen mode. When switching from touchscreen mode to keyboard mode, the home screen of the keyboard mode is automatically displayed, regardless of which application (s) was in touchscreen mode. This allows a user to bring the mobile terminal at any time to a state in which he can easily make phone calls.

The home screen is a predetermined screen presentation in which a predetermined selection of information relevant for the user is displayed ( 6 and 7 ). This relevant information includes time, temperature, date, day, month, year, presence or number of missed calls, received messages, received short messages (SMS or MMS, and received other short messages from other short message systems (Whatsapp, Viber, etc.)). The relevant information is partly based on a background image 154 shown. It is both a home screen for the touchscreen mode ( 6 ) as well as a home screen for the keyboard mode ( 7 ) intended. The display area of the background image 154 Home screen for the touch screen mode may be a different size than the background image 154 of the Home screen for the keyboard mode, since the display area of the touch screen available in the keyboard mode 23 through the external keyboard 1 can be downsized vertically.

The launcher 101 is designed such that by pressing the home button once or several times 54 the home screen of the touch screen mode or the keyboard mode is called up.

In touchscreen mode, a back button is displayed at the top of the screen, which returns the display to the previous menu or level. Preferably, the back button is located at the upper right edge. This is especially true when the mobile terminal is set for the operation of the right-handed. In a left-handed setting, the back button may also be located at the top left margin. This back button will not be displayed in touch screen mode unless the entire screen or touch screen 23 is needed by an application, such. For example, the picture album to display a photo or a game application that covers the entire touch screen 23 needed for displaying the game, or in the home screen.

5 shows the menu structure and the respective applications that can be called up from the menu structure. The central application of the home screen is the launcher 101 that while operating the smartphone 3 is executed and executable on this. By means of the launcher 101 the user interface is displayed to the user so that the user can access the various applications of the smartphone 3 call and their functions can trigger. The launcher 101 provides three different home screens in the touchscreen mode as a start screen or home screen: A central home screen 125 ( 6 ), a left home screen that can be swiveled to the right by swiping 126 ( 8th ) and a right home screen that can be swung to the left by swiping 127 ( 9 ).

• 1. Die Telefonapplikation 117 ist eine Applikation, mit der Anrufe durchgeführt und entgegen genommen sowie Anrufoptionen eingestellt werden können. Hierfür zeigt die Telefonapplikation 117 eine Auswahlmöglichkeit an, mit der in die Kontakteapplikation 106, in eine nummerische Tastatur 128 der Bildschirmtastatur 109 oder in die Telefoneinstellungen 129 gewechselt werden kann. Zusätzlich werden von der Telefonapplikation 117 die letzten nicht entgegen genommenen Anrufe angezeigt. Die Kontakteapplikation 106 ist eine Applikation, in der Kontakte mit ihren Telefonnummern und weiteren Informationen, wie E-Mail-Adresse und Geburtstag, verwaltet werden und aus dem Telefonbuch bzw. der Kontaktliste heraus angewählt werden können. Die Bildschirmtastatur 109 stellt ein nummerisches Tastenfeld bzw. eine nummerische Tastatur 128 zur Verfügung, mit dem Telefonnummern eingegeben und angewählt werden können. Die Telefoneinstellungen 129 ermöglicht das Setzen von Einstellungen für Sprachanrufe und weitere Einstellungen, die anrufbezogen sind.
• 2. Die Kurznachrichten-Applikation 111 verwaltet Nachrichten eines Kurznachrichtendienstes (SMS, engl.: Short Message Service bzw. MMS, engl.: Multimedia Messaging Service). Zusätzlich zeigt die Kurznachrichten-Applikation 111 die zuletzt erhaltenen und nicht gelesenen Kurznachrichten und Einstellungen für den Kurznachrichtendienst an. Durch Aufrufen einer Funktion "Neue Nachricht" in der Kurznachrichten-Applikation 111 kann der Benutzer eine neue Kurznachricht erstellen. Hierbei kann der Benutzer einen Empfänger bestimmen durch Auswählen eines Kontakts aus der Kontakteapplikation 106, durch Eingabe einer Telefonnummer über die nummerische Tastatur 128 oder durch Auswählen eines der letzten Anrufe. Alternativ kann der Benutzer durch Auswählen einer der letzten nicht gelesenen Kurznachrichten beim Lesen der Kurznachricht eine Antwort auf die gelesene Kurznachricht initiieren. Weiter können aus der Kurznachrichten-Applikation 111 Kurznachrichteneinstellungen 130 aufgerufen werden, mit denen Einstellungen für den Kurznachrichtendienst gesetzt werden können.
• 3. Das Bilderalbum 108 ist eine Applikation, mit der Fotos und Videos dargestellt bzw. abgespielt werden können. Von dem Bilderalbum 108 aus lässt sich direkt die Kameraapplikation 105 aufrufen, die eine Applikation ist, mit der die Kamera des Smartphones 3 bedient werden kann und somit Fotos und Videos aufgenommen werden können. Aus der Kameraapplikation 105 können über Kameraeinstellungen 131 Einstellungen der Kamera gesetzt werden. Weiter weist das Bilderalbum 108 eine Favoritenfunktion auf, wobei Fotos bzw. Videos, die als Favoriten gekennzeichnet sind, beim Öffnen des Bilderalbums 108 als erstes angezeigt werden. Die Favoritenkennzeichnung kann hierbei durch den Benutzer erfolgen oder über das Auswerten über andere Informationen bestimmt werden, wie beispielsweise die Häufigkeit des Aufrufs des Bildes bzw. Videos. Wird die Darstellung des Bilderalbums 108 nach oben oder unten gescrollt, so werden für eine vorbestimmte Zeit auf der Anzeige Plus- und Minusknöpfe eingeblendet, mit der die Darstellung von Vorschaubildern bzw. Miniaturansichten der Fotos in der Galerie vergrößert bzw. verkleinert werden können.
• 4. Mittels der Nachrichten-Applikation (Nachrichtenzentrale) 112 wird der Empfang anderer Nachrichten als die oben erläuterten Kurznachrichten der Kurznachrichten-Applikation 111 zentral angezeigt und verwaltet. Zusätzlich können über die Nachrichten-Applikation (Nachrichtenzentrale) 112 Nachrichteneinstellungen 132 aufgerufen werden, mit denen die Einstellungen für die Nachrichten gesetzt werden können. Um Nachrichten verschiedener unterschiedlicher Dienste anzeigen zu können, kann der Benutzer aus der Nachrichten-Applikation (Nachrichtenzentrale) 112 eine entsprechende Nachrichtendienstapplikation AppN1 133 bis AppNY 134 aufrufen. Solche Nachrichtendienstapplikationen sind Applikationen, die den jeweiligen Nachrichtendiensten zugeordnet sind bzw. von diesen Nachrichtendiensten angeboten werden, um am jeweiligen Nachrichtendienst teilnehmen zu können und über diesen Nachrichten zu empfangen bzw. zu senden. Beispiele für solche Nachrichtendienste sind die Dienste Whatsapp, Viber etc., die auch als Instant Messenger bezeichnet werden. Die Nachrichten-Applikation (Nachrichtenzentrale) 112 stellt einen Filter zur Verfügung, der ein- und ausschaltbar ist. Durch den Filter werden Nachrichten, die von den Nachrichtendienstapplikationen AppN1 133 bis AppNY 134 empfangen werden, derart gefiltert, dass nur der Empfang als wichtig klassifizierter Nachrichten angezeigt wird. Wichtig klassifizierte Nachrichten sind hierbei Nachrichten, die von vorbestimmen Kommunikationspartnern stammen, über vorbestimmte Nachrichtenapplikationen der Nachrichtenapplikationen AppN1 133 bis AppNY 134 empfangen wurden und/oder mit einer Markierung versehen sind, die die Nachricht als wichtig kennzeichnet. Die Nachrichten-Applikation (Nachrichtenzentrale) 112 erlaubt es somit, eine einzige zentrale Applikation für die Verwaltung unterschiedlicher Nachrichtendienste zu verwenden. Hierdurch wird dem Benutzer eine einheitliche Benutzeroberfläche zur Verfügung gestellt, wodurch die Nutzung der Nachrichtendienste wesentlich vereinfacht wird.

From the central home screen 125 Four different applications can be called directly on the smartphone 3 executable are:

• 1. The telephone application 117 is an application that can make and receive calls and set call options. For this the telephone application shows 117 a choice with which in the contact application 106 , in a numeric keyboard 128 the on-screen keyboard 109 or in the phone settings 129 can be changed. Additionally, from the phone application 117 the last unanswered calls are displayed. The contact application 106 is an application that manages contacts with their telephone numbers and other information, such as e-mail address and birthday, and can be dialed from the telephone book or contact list. The on-screen keyboard 109 represents a numeric keypad or a numeric keypad 128 available, with which telephone numbers can be entered and dialed. The phone settings 129 allows setting of voice call settings and other call-related settings.
• 2. The short message application 111 manages messages from a Short Message Service (SMS). In addition, the short message application shows 111 the last received and unread short messages and settings for the short message service. By calling a function "New Message" in the short message application 111 the user can create a new short message. Here, the user may determine a recipient by selecting a contact from the contact application 106 by entering a phone number using the numeric keypad 128 or by selecting one of the last calls. Alternatively, by selecting one of the last unread short messages when reading the short message, the user may initiate a response to the read short message. Next can from the short message application 111 Short Message Settings 130 can be used to set settings for the short message service.
• 3. The picture album 108 is an application with which photos and videos can be displayed or played. From the picture album 108 The camera application can be directly switched off 105 Call, which is an application that uses the camera of the smartphone 3 can be operated and thus photos and videos can be recorded. From the camera application 105 can via camera settings 131 Settings of the camera are set. Next has the picture album 108 a favorite feature, where photos or videos that are marked as favorites when opening the image album 108 be displayed first. In this case, the favorites identification can be carried out by the user or determined by evaluating via other information, such as, for example, the frequency of the image or video being called up. Will the representation of the picture album 108 scrolled up or down, plus and minus buttons are displayed for a predetermined time on the display, with the display of thumbnails or thumbnails of the photos in the gallery can be increased or decreased.
• 4. By means of the message application (message center) 112 becomes the receipt of other messages than the short messages of the short message application explained above 111 centrally displayed and managed. In addition, via the message application (message center) 112 settings 132 which can be used to set the settings for the messages. In order to be able to display messages of various different services, the user can use the message application (message center). 112 a corresponding news service application AppN1 133 until AppNY 134 call. Such message service applications are applications which are assigned to the respective message services or are offered by these message services in order to be able to participate in the respective message service and to receive or send via these messages. Examples of such news services are the services Whatsapp, Viber, etc., which are also referred to as instant messengers. The news application (news center) 112 provides a filter that can be switched on and off. Through the filter, messages are generated by the news service applications AppN1 133 until AppNY 134 received, filtered so that only the reception is displayed as important classified messages. Messages classified as classified messages are messages originating from predetermined communication partners via predetermined message applications of the message applications AppN1 133 until AppNY 134 received and / or provided with a mark that marks the message as important. The news application (news center) 112 thus allows to use a single centralized application for the management of different intelligence services. This provides the user with a unified user interface, which greatly simplifies the use of the intelligence services.

On the central home screen 125 In addition, a status line is arranged in the upper area 145 , about the quick settings 146 are callable, an accumulator information 147 is displayed, which provides further information about the battery capacity by clicking, as well as network information 148 by clicking on more information on a telephone network in which the smartphone 3 is operated, as well as via a wireless connection to a network (WLAN), with which the smartphone 3 connected, provides ( 6 and 10 ). The quick settings 146 This can be done by dragging a quick-setting symbol downwards 149 Open, which is designed as a gear icon, whereby a display is presented, in which the user can quickly and efficiently perform the most important settings or open other settings to set other important settings. The most important settings include the alarm state 150 (Alarms on or off), a setting for a night mode 151 which is explained below, a setting for the wireless network connection 152 (connected wireless network, wireless Network connection switched on or off) and a setting for a mobile data connection 153 (mobile data connection switched on or off).

Other settings include a flight mode (On or Off), a Bluetooth connection (On or Off), application location sharing (On or Off), audio profiles, network settings, wallpaper, date and time, language and input, display settings, security settings, and system settings.

The accumulator information 147 includes an indication of total battery capacity as well as the current state of charge of the accumulator, which is determined via a state of charge prediction algorithm. If the current charge capacity of the accumulator falls below a threshold, which is determined by the state of charge prediction algorithm, then the smartphone 3 placed in sleep mode, so that a deep discharge of the accumulator is prevented, which could destroy the accumulator. The threshold value defined by the state of charge prediction algorithm is in this case so high that the accumulator capacity is always sufficient to be able to make at least one emergency call. Should have a list of emergency numbers 138 which is explained below or via the smartphone 3 existing pushbutton 43 When an emergency call button an emergency call are triggered, the emergency call is also carried out when the battery capacity falls in such a way that the accumulator gets into a state of deep discharge. Furthermore, the accumulator performance is checked by the state of charge prediction algorithm in the event of an upcoming update of the operating system or individual applications, and such an update is only possible when a predetermined threshold value, such as 30% accumulator charge, is exceeded.

On the left home screen 126 the launcher 101 become keys 155 for contact favorites 135 , My phone number 136 , a button 155 for the answering machine 137 and a button 155 for the emergency numbers 138 displayed ( 8th ). The favorites 135 indicate predefined favorites that the user in the contact applications 106 can be set as favorites. By tapping the respective favorite or triggering the corresponding button 155 on the left home screen 126 becomes the phone application 117 called and the corresponding phone number of the favorite 135 selected. The in my phone number 136 displayed number is your own number, ie the phone number of the smartphone 3 , About the answering machine 137 or trigger the corresponding button 155 this can be queried by the user, whereby for the query over the telephone application 117 the answering machine is called. About the list of emergency numbers 138 emergency numbers can be configured, the corresponding emergency numbers via the telephone application 117 be called, as well as settings to the on the smartphone 3 existing pushbutton 43 be set as emergency button.

On the right home screen 127 the launcher 101 become keys 155 for most used applications 139 are displayed and are by triggering the corresponding button 155 callable ( 9 ). The most used applications 139 These are the applications most frequently invoked by the user in the past. Here are the applications AppF1 140 to AppF7 141 ie the seven most frequently viewed applications are displayed. Next let out the most used applications 139 all applications 142 All applications on the smartphone are displayed in a list view from which the applications can be called up. All applications 142 include App1 143 to AppX 144 ,

All applications App1 143 to AppX 144 include here the applications AppN1 143 until AppNY 144 as well as the applications AppF1 140 to AppF7 141 ,

Next include the in the list box of all applications 142 listed applications, the user-friendly applications, such as the contact application 106 , Short message application 111 , Picture album (gallery) 108 , Camera application 105 and message application (message center) 112 , The applications shown in the list box 142 are listed alphabetically. Above in the display of all applications 142 displayed search field can search applications by entering their name. The search field is located opposite the back button. Furthermore, the user can delete applications, ie uninstall from the smartphone. The deletion of applications takes place here by marking selection fields assigned to the respective application, whereby a marked selection field means that the corresponding application is to be deleted. Here, several applications can be selected simultaneously for a deletion process, which are then sequentially uninstalled after triggering the deletion function or initiating the uninstallation.

When used as intended, the user-friendly applications are 101 to 124 not deletable. Should still be one of the user-friendly applications 101 to 124 then the launcher replaces 101 the uninstalled application through the appropriate standard application of the Android operating system, so with the corresponding button 155 of the central Home screens 125 the standard application is called. If the corresponding standard application of the Android operating system is not installed, then select the launcher 101 another application using the appropriate button 155 from the central homescreen 125 can be called from.

As explained above, the user can use the launcher 101 use a swipe or drag to operate the launcher 101 different homescreens 125 . 126 and 127 displays. The number of homescreens is limited, and it is next to the central home screen 125 the limiting left home screen 126 and the limiting right home screen 127 gives. Shows the launcher 101 the left home screen 126 on, then moving the home screen to the left by a swipe to the right by the launcher 101 blocked. Shows the launcher 101 the right home screen 127 on, then moving the home screen to the right by a swipe to the left by the launcher 101 blocked. The blockage is displayed to the user when wiping or dragging by means of a 3D effect ( 11 and 12 ). The wiping direction 156 is indicated by an arrow.

In effecting the 3D effect, the rectangular screen display is tilted in perspective by mapping the edge region from which it is pulled away to a trapezoidal shape, in particular by reducing the edge from which it is pulled away from the edge to which it is drawn. This gives the impression that the screen with the edge from which is pulled away, tilts backwards. This 3D effect simulates a bumping or blocking at an imaginary border, which is limited by the respective outer left home screen 126 or right home screen 127 is defined.

On the central home screen 125 become the user-selectable wallpaper 154 and in the foreground the relevant information is displayed, such as the time of day, the day of the week, the date with year and the temperature at the location of the smartphone 3 ( 6 . 7 and 13 ). This information is displayed with characters such as numbers, letters, and special characters. The character color becomes according to the color of the pixels of the background image 154 adjusted so that the highest possible contrast and thus improved readability of the characters is achieved. For adjusting the character color, the pixels of the background image become 154 , which are located behind or close to the characters, captured and combined from a middle pixel color. If the brightness value of the center pixel color is above a predetermined threshold value or equal to the predetermined threshold value, then a dark color is set as the character color, such as a dark gray, as in FIG 6 shown. However, if the brightness value of the center pixel color is below a predetermined threshold, then a bright color is set as the character color, such as white, as in FIG 7 and 13 shown. The area of the background, which is evaluated here for determining the mean background color, extends over individual characters or over entire words or expressions, which may have a logical or semantic context.

In the above-mentioned user-friendly applications, it is avoided superfluous information, such as advertising, etc., display, so that the usable area for the display of relevant information and for the operation is completely available.

• 1. Bei einer Uhrzeiteingabe, wobei sich die Uhrzeitdarstellung im 24-Stunden-Modus befindet, wird beim Eingeben einer 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in ein Stundenfeld der Eingabecursor in ein Minutenfeld bewegt.
• 2. Bei einer Uhrzeiteingabe, wobei sich die Uhrzeitdarstellung im 12-Stunden-Modus befindet, wird beim Eingeben einer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 der Eingabecursor in das Minutenfeld weiterbewegt.
• 3. Bei einer Uhrzeiteingabe wird beim Eingeben einer 6, 7, 8, 9 in das Minutenfeld der Eingabecursor derart weiterbewegt, dass ein nächstes Objekt der Anzeige, wie z. B. ein Knopf, markiert wird.
• 4. Bei einer Datumseingabe wird beim Eingeben einer 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in ein Tagesdatumsfeld der Eingabecursor in ein Monatsfeld weiterbewegt.
• 5. Bei Datumseingabe wird beim Eingeben einer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in das Monatsfeld der Eingabecursor in ein Jahresfeld weiterbewegt.
• 6. Bei allen Eingaben, die nicht plausibel sind, wie beispielsweise einer 3 gefolgt von einer 2 für das Tagesdatum, wird der Eingabecursor in das nächste Feld bewegt und die eingegebene Ziffer in dieses nächste Feld eingeschrieben. Sollte kein nächstes Eingabefeld vorhanden sein, dann wird das nächste Objekt der Anzeige markiert.

When entering times or dates, especially when setting the date and time of the smartphone's internal clock 3 with the earplication 107 or when entering alarm times in the Uhrapplikation 107 or when entering appointments in the calendar application 104 , the input cursor is controlled so that it is automatically moved from one input field to another. This automatic control is performed according to the following rules:

• 1. When entering a time of day with the time display in 24-hour mode, entering a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in an hour field moves the input cursor to a minute field.
• 2. When entering a time-of-day input with the time display in 12-hour mode, entering a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 moves the input cursor to the minute field.
• 3. In a clock input, when entering a 6, 7, 8, 9 in the minute field of the input cursor is moved so that a next object of the display, such. As a button is marked.
• 4. When entering a date, entering a 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 into a day date field moves the input cursor to a month field.
• 5. When entering a date, entering a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 into the month field moves the input cursor to an annual field.
• 6. For all inputs that are not plausible, such as a 3 followed by a 2 for the current date, the input cursor moves to the next field and the entered digit is written to this next field. If there is no next input field, then the next object of the display is marked.

The application on-screen keyboard 109 allows it on the touch screen 23 a On-screen keyboard for entering characters. This can screen keyboards with different arrangement of buttons 155 or displayed with a different layout of the keyboard. In addition to the already familiar on the market keyboard layouts that correspond to a QWERTY or a QWERTY layout, can on the touch screen 23 also display a screen keyboard that has an ABC layout ( 14 and 15 ). The screen keyboard with the ABC layout is in this case designed such that the keys 155 arranged in alphabetical order from top left to bottom right. The 14 shows a screen keyboard with the ABC layout for a vertically aligned touch screen 23 while the 15 a screen keyboard with the ABC layout for a horizontally oriented touchscreen 23 shows.

The button's 155 The ABC keyboard are in each case arranged such that a maximum of eight keys are displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. In the 14 and 15 is an arrangement with exactly eight buttons 155 shown in the horizontal direction, with the letters A-H on the keys 155 a top, first line, the letters I-P on the buttons 155 a second line and the letters Q-X on the buttons 155 a third row are arranged. The letters X and Z are punctuation marks such as comma, dot and question mark, and a return key, a shift key, and a key to switch to a numeric keypad on the keys 155 a fourth line. The bottom fifth row contains a key 155 to send (send), a key 155 for deletion and a key 155 for entering a space. The button's 155 for sending and deleting, other labels may also be used or trigger other functions. For example, the key 155 also be executed as an OK, Save or Enter key for sending. The key 155 The deletion may be performed, for example, as a cancel, non-save or end key. By such an arrangement of a maximum of eight keys in the horizontal direction, the width of the individual keys is increased so that an operation even for the elderly or persons with disabilities is reliably possible.

By means of the pushbutton 43 A user can make an emergency call to the emergency numbers 138 listed in the above list of emergency numbers 138 are stored, settle. Here the smartphone chooses 3 the emergency numbers 138 one by one in the order of their listing in the list. If after dialing one of the emergency numbers 138 a withdrawal of the called party is detected, then plays the smartphone 3 the called party before a predetermined voice message, so that it can perceive the message acoustically. Additionally or alternatively, a short message can be transmitted with the alarm message. Is the respectively called emergency call number busy 138 or unavailable, then the next in the list of emergency numbers 138 stored emergency number 138 selected. Has the smartphone 3 the last in the list of emergency numbers 138 stored emergency number 138 dialed, and could not detect a called party, then begins the process of dialing emergency number 138 with the first stored emergency number 138 again. After triggering such an emergency call, the telephone application switches 117 the smartphone 3 for a predetermined time, which is preferably 1 hour, into a mode of automatic acceptance of a on the smartphone 3 incoming telephone conversation. As a result, in an emergency situation, even if the user is not able to take even the conversations, the arrived call automatically be accepted. Preferably, after the automatic acceptance of the call, a loudspeaker function is activated by switching on a loudspeaker in the smartphone 3 is built-in and allows a loudspeaker to listen to a conversation allows and a speakerphone by increasing the sensitivity of a smartphone 3 activated microphone.

The Uhrapplikation 107 reads an internal clock of the smartphone 3 off and put on certain screens, especially on the central homescreen 125 , the time in a predetermined format (digital, analog) represents the Uhrapplikation 107 can also take over other tax tasks, such. B. an alarm function, a display of several times different time zones or a timer that counts down a certain period of time before an alarm is issued. The alarm can be output as an acoustic, optical and / or vibration signal.

Furthermore, the Uhrapplikation 107 control the manner in which communication processes by means of acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals draw attention. It is known that incoming telephone calls emit an acoustic signal, the ringtone. There are also corresponding acoustic signals for incoming short messages, e-mails or other messages. The signals can be combined or alternatively output as an optical signal and / or vibration signal.

In this case, there is often the problem that at certain times such signals are generated and can thereby significantly disturb the user. This is especially true for the nocturnal rest period, in which one would like to sleep in the rule and would not be disturbed by such a signal.

The Uhrapplikation 107 is therefore designed in such a way that, for the individual communication processes, time ranges are defined within which these signals are not output (intensity 0) or with low intensity. It is also possible within these time ranges, the manner of the output of the signal with respect to the remaining time range to be changed. For example, it may be expedient not to emit an acoustic signal during the rest period and to output only an optical and / or vibration signal. The choice of the type of signal can also be combined with a determination of the intensity of the signal.

Furthermore, for the different types of communications, such. As phone calls, short messages, e-mails, other types of messages different time ranges for a quiet area and different types of signals are set, both intensity and type of the signal are controlled time-dependent.

Optionally, it is also possible to combine this time-dependent control of the intensity and / or the type of these signals with a brightness-dependent control. The brightness is detected by means of a light sensor. The light sensor is preferably on one of the front sides 27 . 28 . 29 arranged so that he can hang up by the smartphone 3 with the front 24 or with the back 31 is not covered on a level surface. Alternatively or in combination, a plurality of light sensors, for. B. one at the front 24 and one at the back 31 of the smartphone 3 be arranged so that at least one of the two sensors can always detect the ambient light. The light sensors are preferably on the smartphone 3 arranged that they neither through the keyboard 1 still through a shell of the smartphone 3 be covered.

A combined time and brightness control of the adjustment of the signals is preferably carried out in such a way that a low-intensity rest area of the signals or a predetermined selection of the type of the signals is determined by the predetermined time range and a brightness below a predetermined threshold value. If the smartphone has multiple light sensors, then the brightness value measured by all the light sensors must be below the predetermined threshold.

A user who has entered a predetermined temporal rest area may thus allow the signaling of predetermined communication operations when the ambient light has a predetermined brightness. If the ambient light is reduced within this temporal rest area, then the intensity of the signaling of the communication operations is automatically reduced or switched to the quiet less disturbing types of signals, in particular optical and / or vibration signals.

Mobile terminals with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection are provided with an operating system after the hardware has been manufactured. For this purpose, a boot loader is usually first loaded onto the mobile terminal, with which then the actual operating system can be loaded.

The operating systems may differ for the regions in which the mobile terminal is to be used. In particular, different settings and parameters for the radio links may be necessary. There are also major customers and wholesalers who want special operating system versions. In the operating system z. B. only functions relating to the radio link installed, which are actually present in the network of major customers. As a result, malfunctions are avoided on the mobile device.

Installing such operating systems is also referred to as "flashing." Such flash-specific flashing is common in mobile telephones. The major customers are usually operators of telephone networks.

In order to be able to perform a specific flashing for a large customer, a corresponding image of the operating system must first be produced which has the features desired by the major customer. Creating such an image is expensive. Furthermore, the flashing of the mobile terminal takes considerable time. Often, mobile terminals are flashed with a specific operating system, even though a standard operating system already exists on the mobile terminal. With mobile phones sold in small numbers, flashing is practically impractical due to the considerable technical effort required to produce the specific image. Mobile phone devices for seniors, the special products in a market that is designed for mass production, while some are also flashed with a specific image. However, if not all mobile telephones can be distributed to the desired extent and sold in other markets, then they must be re-provided with a different specified operating system.

According to another aspect of the invention, the operating system of the mobile terminal 3 , especially the smartphone 3 , like that be configured that it can read a customization file in an adaptation mode and can take from it parameters for setting the operating system. In 17 is a list of the control parameters that can be set with such an adjustment file.

In order for the customization file to be read, the mobile device must be 3 be switched in a customization mode. Because with such an adjustment file, the basic operation of the mobile device 3 is adjustable, the adjustment mode is secured. The adaptation mode can be activated by a specific combination of keys with and without alphanumeric code. However, turning on the customization mode may also be done with an electronic key to authorize the operator who uploaded the customization file to the mobile device 3 would like to load. There may be several alternative ways of turning on the adaptation mode, and depending on the way in which the adaptation mode is switched on, different adaptation possibilities are provided. In the case of complex, certified authentication, preferably all adaptation options are enabled, that is to say that in this adaptation mode all basic parameters which can be set with the adaptation file can be set. For easy access to customization mode, e.g. B. by a predetermined combination of keys, the customization options are preferably limited to those parameters that are not the basic function of the mobile terminal 3 can affect.

Is the mobile terminal 3 in adaptation mode, then the customization file can be on the mobile device 3 getting charged. Usually, the adaptation file is loaded onto the mobile terminal 3 via a wired data connection. Alternatively, the customization file can also be accessed via a wireless connection or a memory card, such as a memory card. As an SD card, on the mobile device 3 to be brought.

Is the customization file on the mobile device? 3 , then the corresponding parameters are transferred to the operating system and set this. In principle, one or more or all of the in 17 set parameters are set.

By using the customization file, the production of mobile devices 3 be simplified considerably, because immediately after the production of the hardware becomes the mobile terminal 3 provided with an operating system adapted to receive the customization file. This allows the mobile devices 3 produced in relatively large numbers and are each provided with the same operating system and then individually adapted in small quantities.

In particular, it is possible even after delivery of the mobile terminals 3 to a customer to change the settings by the customization file to the mobile devices 3 the manufacturer can switch the adaptation mode on and off remotely. This ensures that only the manufacturer can make the appropriate adjustments and no third party, the mobile devices 3 can reconfigure. Loading the very small customization file compared to an operating system is easy via remote access to the mobile device 3 executable if you have the appropriate keys for authorization or authentication. The mobile devices 3 This means that they can be easily adapted to the individual requirements and wishes of the customers in a timely manner. Customers are not forced to change mobile operating systems when changing their operating system requirements 3 Return to the manufacturer to flash the operating system again.

The training of the mobile terminal 3 with an operating system suitable for the customization file provides significant production facilitation, especially for mobile devices 3 which are produced in relatively small quantities.

Often, older people feel safe in their home area, as it represents a familiar environment. On the other hand, elderly people are often insecure about larger distances or outside their familiar surroundings, especially because they have difficulty orienting themselves and finding their way to a destination. This is especially pronounced in seniors who have onset senile dementia. These circumstances can cause seniors to be less active outside the familiar environment, and thus less active and less social connected with other people. These problems can be solved with the following navigation function of the picture album (gallery) 108 be mitigated.

In the picture album (gallery) 108 For example, images, in particular photos, can be stored, wherein associated information in the stored images, which are also referred to as meta-information or metadata, can be stored. The metadata may include geodata that represent digital information to which a particular spatial location can be assigned on the earth's surface or which refer to a specific position on the earth's surface. The process of Saving geodata to file metadata is called geotagging.

The camera application 105 can be configured via its settings in such a way that it geotagges when capturing an image. The camera application asks for this 105 from the geoposition manager 92 the geocoordinates of the mobile device 3 and stores these geo-coordinates in the metadata of the captured image.

Continue the picture album (gallery) 108 Also save pictures using a data connection to the mobile device 3 are transmitted and that are provided with geodata in their metadata. About the picture album (gallery) 108 the user can mark different pictures as favorites.

The picture album (gallery) 108 shows the pictures marked as favorites when starting the picture album (gallery) 108 in a list view first. From the list view, individual pictures can be selected, which then enlarged on the touch screen 23 are displayed. With the enlarged display of a picture further options can be called up, the z. Deleting, setting as a background image, sharing, enlarging, reducing, rotating the image.

For images that contain geodata in their metadata, an additional navigation option can be displayed. By selecting this option, the picture album passes (gallery) 108 the geodata of the displayed image to the navigation application 99 , The navigation application 99 then offers the user a route calculation from the current position to the coordinates of the given geodata. Here, the navigation application 99 display a thumbnail image of the image provided with the geodata, so that the user is always informed about which geoposition he can navigate.

The navigation application 99 can offer different ways of navigating, such as: As a Wegfindung on foot, by bicycle, by car or by public transport.

Through such a navigation possibility, that of the picture album (gallery) 108 can be initiated from, it also allows the above-mentioned seniors, easy, safe and reliable to select a destination and get there, even if they can remember the way there. You also do not have to remember any detailed information about the destination. You can recognize a target by the pictures alone. It is much easier to recognize a target based on an image than to remember address information or other location information. This contributes to the fact that seniors with early senile dementia can orient themselves well over greater distances and thus feel safer.

Often, elderly and / or handicapped people are dependent on timely medication at the correct dose. Often people become forgetful at an advanced age.

To monitor a medication intake is the medicament monitor 119 intended. With the medication guard 119 the user or a caregiver may set reminders for taking the medication. This is similar to setting an alarm time in the Uhrapplikation 107 or when setting an appointment in the calendar application 104 , For the reminder of use can be by the user in the drug monitor 119 for each drug enter a time of day to take the drug. Further, when entering the time of day, the user can select whether to remind the intake daily or at intervals of 2 to 20 days. In addition, the name, a short name, manufacturer's name and a dosage can be specified, as well as other parameters of the drug. The further parameters here include an active substance information, a dose information, a pack quantity or package size information, a usability date, a color, a dosage form (pill, capsule, drops, etc.), the outer shape (round, oval, angular, capsule-shaped, etc.). , the approximate size (dimensions) and other information describing the drug. It can also be determined whether the medicament monitor 119 From the further information entered, it is intended to generate a symbol image of the medicament, which is stored linked to the entry for medication intake, in order to be displayed at the reminder for taking the medicament. Alternatively, instead of a symbol image, an image that is in the picture album (gallery) 108 be selected via these and linked to the entry for drug intake to be saved. Such pictures of medication can be obtained via the camera application 105 capture or via a data connection in the picture album (gallery) 108 transfer. In particular, images that are stored on the Internet for the corresponding drug in the picture album (gallery) 108 be taken over. The images can not only show the drug in its respective dosage form, but it is also possible that such an image reflects the packaging of the corresponding drug.

Will be a new entry in the drug monitor 119 created, then this determines the current Date from the internal clock and sets the date of the next intake based on the revenue interval. The medic guard 119 then, on the date on which the medication is to be taken, stores an alarm time at which an alarm is triggered at the given time of receipt.

In a preferred embodiment of the medicament monitor 119 the entry and determination of the medication is done automatically by using the camera application 105 a photo of the packaging of the drug, or a machine-readable code such. As a bar code or a QR code is created. When the medication package is photographed, the image is subjected to image analysis, which may include, for example, an OCR function to analyze the text on the package. On the basis of the information obtained with the photo (image of the packaging, machine-readable code), a corresponding data record is read from a database which contains all the information necessary to stop taking medication. The record may also include additional information that describes the drug in more detail or information about the drug such. For example, warnings included. The database can be at the mobile terminal 3 be provided. However, it may be stored on an external server that is connected to the mobile terminal via an internet connection 3 is queried. The drug companies can maintain such databases and enter on the packaging or in the machine-readable codes the address of the server, which must be called to retrieve the databases.

Furthermore, it is possible to take over information of a recipe with the mobile terminal, in which case all relevant information on medication intake is included as a rule. The prescription information may be read from an electronic prescription stored on an electronic health card (smart card) of the user by means of a smart card reader. Similarly, a printed on an award carrier recipe photographed and either with this image analysis, in particular by means of an OCR function, read or by means of a printed on the recipe machine-readable code such. A bar code or a QR code.

The reading of the recipe information has the advantage that a doctor can set an individual medication intake and the user by means of the mobile device 3 is monitored accordingly.

Basically, the user has to acknowledge a corresponding medication intake on the mobile terminal. This can be done by pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard or on the touch screen 23 respectively. If such an acknowledgment is not within a predetermined tolerance time, then an alarm is triggered and / or a message sent to a carer and / or a doctor. This message can be an e-mail, an SMS or any other type of message.

Furthermore, the medicament monitor 119 be configured so that the user, a caregiver or a doctor is informed if the supply of the corresponding drug should end, so that automatically a new pack of medicines is provided, the user is prompted to go to the doctor and / or the doctor can contact the user to determine further treatment.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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External keyboard

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mobile terminal

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Hinge-type connecting element

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web

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operating element

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operating side

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outfeed

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top layer

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insulating

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coat of paint

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conductive layer

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protective layer

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raster layer

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recess

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arrow

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magnet

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touchscreen

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front

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upper edge

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lower edge

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upper end side

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lower front side

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Longitudinal front side right

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Longitudinal front side left

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back

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On / off button

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Multifunction key

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toggle switch

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pushbutton

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pushbutton

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Cover detachable

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Cover rigid

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transparent window

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light source

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camera

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pushbutton

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contact element

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opening

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casing

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pen loop

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pen

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multilayer film

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box grid

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Beading

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recess

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web

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Home button

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left button

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right button

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Linux kernel layer

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Program library layer

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Applications programming frame layer

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application layer

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display driver

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keyboard driver

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camera driver

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WiFi driver

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Flash memory driver

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Audio driver

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Binder (IPC) driver

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Power management

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surface Manager

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Open graphics library for embedded systems (open GL ES)

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Scalable Graphics Library (SGL)

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Media programming framework

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Font Raster Graphic Library (Free Type)

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Secure Sockets Layer Library (SSL)

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SQL database engine (SQLite)

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HTML rendering engine (web kit)

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C library (libc)

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Android runtime environment

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Core libraries

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Dalvik Virtual Machine

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activities Manager

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window Manager

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Content Providers

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View system

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package Manager

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telephony Manager

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resource Manager

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Geopositionsmanager

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News Manager

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setting application

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Home application

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contacts application

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telephone application

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browser

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navigation application

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common program library

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Launcher

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browser

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calculator

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Calendar application

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camera application

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contacts application

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Uhrapplikation

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Picture album (gallery)

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screen keyboard

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E-mail application

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Short Message Application

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News application (news center)

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Install application

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Touch coach

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Weather application

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Keyguardapplikation

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telephone application

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Installation application for Android applications from the Google PlayStore ^®

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drugs Guardian

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keyboard service

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Weather service

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Calendar service

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News service for e-mail

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central home screen

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left home screen

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right home screen

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Numeric keyboard

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phone settings

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Short Message Settings

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camera settings

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settings

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App N1 (first news application)

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App NY (latest news application)

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favorites

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My phone number

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Answering machine

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emergency numbers

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Most used applications

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App F1 (first most used application)

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App F7 (last most used application)

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All applications

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App 1 (first application)

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App X (last application)

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status bar

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Quick settings

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Akkumulatorinformation

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Network Information

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Quick Settings icon

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Setting alarm condition

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Setting night mode

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Setting wireless network connection

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Setting for mobile data connection

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background image

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button

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wiping direction

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listbox

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Claims (31)

Method for presenting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen ( 23 ), where multiple elements are displayed in a list box on the touchscreen, and the list box for each item has a row and a text box is included in each row, and text information longer than the text box is automatically scrolled horizontally , A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the list box is scrollable in the vertical direction. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the plurality of elements to be displayed in the list box are automatically sorted according to frequency and / or importance and in a start position the most frequent and / or most important element at an upper or lower edge area of a list box area on the touch screen, in the list box is displayed is arranged. Method for presenting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen ( 23 ), in particular according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of rectangular screen representations are provided, and on the touch screen in each case one of the screen display can be displayed, and can be changed between the screen representations by horizontally wiping on the touch screen, the respective screen display horizontally is, so that a series of screen representations can be moved horizontally, characterized in that when moving the first and / or last screen display in the direction in which no further screen presentation follows, this rectangular screen display on a trapezoidal shape with a shorter and a longer Shifting direction orthogonal side is shown, the shift direction from the shorter orthogonal side to the longer orthogonal side shows. Method for presenting information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen ( 23 ), in particular according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein text information is displayed on the touchscreen in front of a background image, characterized in that of at least a portion of the background image in which the text information is arranged, an average brightness is determined and in dependence on the determined medium brightness automatically the brightness of the font with which the text information is displayed, is set at a high average brightness of the background image, the brightness of the font low (dark) and at a low average brightness of the background image, the brightness of the font high (bright) becomes. A method according to claim 5, characterized in that at a determined brightness of the background image, which is located in a central region, the brightness of the font is set low (dark). Method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the region of the background image in which the text information is arranged and of which an average brightness is determined comprises at least one letter or the area of a word or the area of a text field. Method for entering information on a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a touch screen ( 23 ), in particular according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a keyboard is shown on the touch screen, which has a key for at least each letter of the Latin alphabet, the keys are arranged alphabetically sorted in rows and each row comprises a maximum of eight keys. A method for operating a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection, said communications output certain acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals, characterized in that these particular acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals in dependence on the time in different ways and in particular be issued in different intensity. A method according to claim 9, characterized in that these particular acoustic, optical and / or vibration signals are output in dependence on the brightness in different ways and in particular in different intensity, preferably the intensity of the signals is reduced only when a certain time is present and when the detected brightness is below a predetermined threshold. A method for operating a mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone connection, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the mobile terminal has an emergency call function, with which an emergency call can be placed, and when an emergency call is placed, then within a predetermined time after discontinuation of this emergency call incoming calls are automatically accepted and preferably a loudspeaker function and / or a handsfree function switched on.  A method of configuring a mobile terminal, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 11, comprising the steps Starting an adaptation mode on the mobile terminal, Loading an adaptation file onto the mobile terminal, which comprises at least one parameter value for setting a parameter on the mobile terminal, Reading in the parameter value (s) of the adaptation file, whereby the corresponding parameters of the mobile terminal are set, - Exit the adjustment mode. A method according to claim 12, characterized in that to start the adaptation mode, an operator must authorize and / or authenticate. A method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the adaptation file at least one parameter for setting the SIMLOCKS or NETLOCKS and / or a parameter for setting the remote maintenance functions. Method according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that a mobile terminal is used, the touch screen has a maximum height of 13 cm or 12 cm or 11 cm or 10 cm and / or a maximum width of 7 cm or 6 cm or 5 cm.  A method of monitoring a medication intake by means of a mobile terminal, comprising the steps - Enter data describing a drug, such as. Name, abbreviation, manufacturer's name, dosage, active substance information, pharmaceutical form, pack quantity or size, date of applicability, warnings, color, shape and / or size, Inputting prescription information with intake dose and / or administration time, Creating a symbol image from the data describing the medicament or by reading an image of the medicament and / or the medicament packaging from a database, - Determine the next intake time and display the symbol image at the time of administration together with the revenue dose. A method for monitoring a medication intake by means of a mobile terminal, in particular according to claim 16, comprising steps - inputting data describing a medicament, such as e.g. Name, abbreviated name, manufacturer's name, dosage, active ingredient information, dosage form, package size, date of exposition, warnings, color, shape and / or size, - input of prescription information with intake dose and / or time of administration, - determination of the next administration time and indications the intake dose at the time of administration, characterized in that the entering of the data describing the medicament and / or entering the prescription information is effected by: - a package of the drug or its machine-readable code is captured as an image, the image is then subjected to an image analysis and the - a doctor's prescription or its machine-readable code is captured as an image, the image is then subjected to an image analysis and the relevant data based on the results of image analysis from a Date nbank be read and / or - that the relevant data from an electronic doctor's prescription are read out by means of a corresponding reading device. A method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that at a predetermined time prior to consumption of the drug information in this regard is issued so that automatically provided again a new pack of drugs and / or a doctor's visit is initiated. Method according to one of claims 16 to 18, characterized in that the display of the revenue dose at the time of receipt is terminated only by the acceptance of an acknowledgment, and if it is determined after a predetermined period of time that no acknowledgment has taken place, a caregiver and / or Informed the doctor about not acknowledging. Method for operating a mobile terminal ( 3 ) with a camera ( 42 ), a navigation device ( 99 ) and a location sensor for determining the location of the mobile terminal ( 3 ), Characterized in that a navigation destination is selected based on an image associated with spatial coordinates describing a location of the view point of the scene displayed on the image, and that the navigation device ( 99 ) performs a navigation to these coordinates. A method according to claim 20, characterized in that when capturing an image with the camera ( 42 ) the location coordinates of the mobile Terminal determined and assigned to the image. Method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that a GPS sensor and / or a geoposition device ( 92 ), which determines the location of the mobile terminal by the evaluation of information from wireless networks in range (W-LAN) and / or triangulation of wireless connections. Application for a mobile terminal, wherein the application is a software unit, which is executable on the mobile terminal, characterized in that the application is designed for carrying out a method according to one of claims 1 to 22. Mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection, characterized in that an application according to claim 23 is stored and executable on the mobile terminal. Mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a capacitive touch screen ( 23 ), where there is a keyboard for operating the touchscreen ( 23 ), which comprises a plurality of operating elements, which have an operating side for actuation by a user and a delivery side for contacting the touchscreen and are movable for operating the touchscreen from a starting position in the direction of the touchscreen, wherein the operating elements comprise an electrically conductive conductive layer ( 15 ) and automatically switches between a keyboard mode on the touchscreen keyboard and a touchscreen mode on a keyboard remote from the touchscreen, with an active telephone or data connection not being disrupted by switching between the keyboard mode and the touchscreen mode. Mobile terminal according to claim 25, characterized in that in the keyboard mode only less functions and / or applications than in the touchscreen mode are active. Mobile terminal according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that in the keyboard mode a few applications are actively connected, at least one telephone application and preferably also a short message application and associated applications, such as a telephone book include, by means of Tatstatur and a not covered by the keyboard area of the keyboard can be triggered only in these applications actions. Mobile terminal according to claim 27, characterized in that by touching the touch screen in the keyboard mode only actions for selecting elements displayed on the touch screen and moving the screen display shown on the touch screen are possible. Mobile terminal with a radio device for generating a telephone or data connection and a capacitive touch screen ( 23 ), in particular according to one of claims 24 to 28, wherein it has a keyboard for operating the touchscreen ( 23 ) having a plurality of operating elements ( 9 ), which one operating side ( 10 ) for operation by a user and an execution page ( 11 ) for attachment to the touchscreen ( 23 ) and to operate the touchscreen ( 23 ) from a home position toward the touch screen ( 23 ), wherein the operating elements an electrically conductive conductive layer ( 15 ) and is automatically switched between a keyboard mode with touchscreen keyboard and a touchscreen mode with the touchscreen remote keyboard, wherein the mobile terminal ( 3 ) a keyboard service ( 121 ), with which it is detected whether the keyboard ( 1 ) on the touchscreen ( 23 ) and the keyboard ( 1 ) has at least one electrically conductive mode area in addition to the operating elements and the keyboard service ( 121 ) is designed such that by means of the capacitive touch screen ( 23 ) is detected, whether the mode area on the touch screen ( 23 ) rests. Mobile terminal according to claim 29, characterized in that the keyboard has at least two electrically conductive mode areas. Mobile terminal according to claim 29 or 30, characterized in that the Tasturdienst is designed such that the detection of the or the mode areas is carried out with temporal intervals.

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