Multi-service mobile station

Abstract

A multi-service mobile station according to the invention comprises means ( 42 ) for connecting the device by radio to telecommunication network in order to utilize typical mobile station services, such as speech and data services. Additionally, the multi-service mobile station provides means ( 41, 40, 47 ) for using various information processing services (P 1, P 2 ), such as telefax service and electronic mail service. When using information processing services, the information processed by the user is automatically saved in the memory means ( 40, 47 ) of the multi-service mobile station when a certain criterium is met. The criteria are e.g. shifting from one service to another, going over to current saving mode, or, in a two-section multi-service terminal device, folding the device together. It is also characteristic of the multi-service mobile station according to the invention, that the automatic data storing and current saving methods operate in a close-knit cooperation with operating system, resulting in the longest possible battery operating time for the multi-service mobile station.

1. A multi-service mobile station comprising:
 a housing having at least first and second sections, said sections being connected by means which allow said sections to be moved in relation to each other between a first position and a second position;  
 a processor for processing information in an information processing service;  
 a radio receiver for receiving information for use of the information processing service;  
 a volatile memory for receiving the information from the radio receiver;  
 a user interface for receiving user input;  
 wherein the processor is configured to process the information in the information processing service according to the user input; and  
 a non-volatile memory;  
 wherein the processor has been configured to automatically store the information processed by the processor from the volatile memory into the non-volatile memory, in response to movement of said sections to and from said first and second positions.  
 
     
     
       2. A multi-service mobile station, according to  claim 1 , wherein in said first position said first section is moved over said second section, and wherein in said second position said sections extend away from each other and, said mobile station further comprises:
 a user interface for a mobile telephone mounted in said first section, said mobile telephone user interface being accessible to the user when said sections are in said first position;  
 a multi-service user interface mounted in said second section, said multi-service interface being covered by said first section in said first position and being accessible to said user when said sections are in the second position.  
 
     
     
       3. A multi-service mobile station, according to  claim 2 , wherein said mobile phone user interface is activated and said multi-user interface is turned off in said first position and wherein said mobile phone user interface is turned off and said multi-user interface is activated in said second position. 
     
     
       4. A multi-service mobile station, according to  claim 2 , wherein said multi-service user interface provides means to select a service from at least a first service and a second service and said processor is programmed to start the last active service and to restore status information related to said last active and the latest information from said non-volatile memory to a display of said multi-service user interface, when said first section and said second section are in said second position. 
     
     
       5. A multi-service mobile station according to  claim 2 , wherein said mobile phone interface comprises a microphone and a loudspeaker for using the multi-service mobile station like a mobile station, and said multi-service user interface comprises a microphone and a loudspeaker for using the multi-service mobile station like a hands-free telephone. 
     
     
       6. A multi-service mobile station, according to  claim 2 , wherein said processor is programmed to start the last active service and to restore status information related to said last active service and the latest information from said non-volatile memory to a display of said second user interface, when said first section and said second section are in said second position. 
     
     
       7. A multi-service mobile station, according to  claim 1 , wherein said first section has a first user interface and second s section has a second user interface, and said mobile station is constructed to turn off one user interface and activate the other user interface and visa-versa, when said sections are moved to and from said first and second positions. 
     
     
       8. A multi-service mobile communication station comprising:
 a housing having at least first and second sections, said sections being connected by means which allow said sections to be moved in relation to each other between a first position and a second position;  
 means for connecting said mobile station by radio to a telecommunication network for using information processing services, which include at least a first information processing service and a second information processing service; and  
 a volatile memory for holding information;  
 a first user interface contained in said first section for allowing a user to operate said mobile communication station as a mobile telephone wherein said first user interface is accessible to the user in said first position;  
 a second user interface for selecting an information processing service from at least said first service and said second service, for generating at least one command, and for allowing the user to edit information held in the volatile memory in the information processing service selected, said second user interface being accessible to the user in the second position;  
 processing means for processing information related to the service selected, in accordance with the information processing service selected, and for processing information according to said at least one command and the user's editing,  
 automatic storing means comprising a non-volatile memory for automatically storing in the non-volatile memory both information related to the service selected and the information edited by the user in response to meeting a predetermined criterion.  
 
     
     
       9. A multi-service mobile communication station, according to  claim 8 , wherein said predetermined criterion comprises changing between said first and second services. 
     
     
       10. A multi-service mobile communication station, according to  claim 8 , wherein said predetermined criterion comprises moving said sections from said first position to said second position. 
     
     
       11. The multi- service mobile station as in    claim 1   , wherein the first position comprises the first and second sections being folded together and the second position comprises the first and second sections being unfolded relative to each other, wherein the multi - service mobile station further comprises a first display on an exterior side of the first section and a second display on the housing, wherein the second display is covered by the housing when the first and second sections are in the first position, and wherein the second display is uncovered when the first and second sections are in the second position.   
     
     
       12. A mobile communication station comprising:
   a housing having a first section and a second section, wherein the first and second sections are connected to allow the sections to be moved in relation to each other between a first position and a second position;        a processor in the housing;        a radio receiver in the housing;        a volatile memory in the housing for receiving the information from the radio receiver;        a user interface on the housing for receiving user input, wherein the processor is configured to process the information at least partially according to the user input; and        a non - volatile memory;        wherein the processor is configured to automatically store the information processed by the processor from the volatile memory into the non - volatile memory in response to movement of the housing between the second position and the first position.     
     
     
       13. A mobile communication station as in  claim 12  wherein the processor is configured to automatically store the information processed by the processor from the volatile memory into the non- volatile memory in response to movement of the housing between the first position and the second position.   
     
     
       14. A mobile communication station comprising:
   a housing comprising a first section movably connected to a second section between a first collapsed position and a second expanded position;        a first display on the first section, wherein the first display is viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the first collapsed position;        a second display on the housing which is located between the first and second sections when the first and second sections are in the first position, and wherein the second display is viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the second expanded position; and        electronic circuitry inside the housing and operably connected to the displays, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises an antenna, a radio frequency receiver, at least one memory, and a processor, and wherein the processor is adapted to store information in the at least one memory in response to movement of the housing between the first and second positions.     
     
     
       15. A mobile communication station as in  claim 14  wherein the mobile communication station comprises a telephone. 
     
     
       16. A mobile communication station as in  claim 14  wherein the first display is located on a top side of the first section, and the mobile communication station further comprises alphanumeric keys on the top side of the first section. 
     
     
       17. A mobile communication station as in  claim 16  wherein the second display is located on an opposite side of the first section. 
     
     
       18. A mobile communication station as in  claim 16  wherein the second section comprises keys on a top side of the second section which are located opposite the second display when the housing is in the first collapsed position. 
     
     
       19. A mobile communication station as in  claim 14  wherein the second display is not viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the first collapsed position. 
     
     
       20. A mobile communication station as in  claim 14  wherein the at least one memory comprises a first memory and a second memory, and wherein the predetermined operation comprises the processor automatically storing information processed by the processor from the first memory into the second memory in response to movement of the housing between the first and second positions. 
     
     
       21. A mobile communication station as in  claim 20  wherein the first memory is a volatile memory and the second memory is a non- volatile memory.   
     
     
       22. A mobile communication device comprising:
   a housing comprising a first section rotatably connected to a second section between a first folded position and a second different position, wherein the first folded position comprises the first section being located over a top side of the second section, and wherein the second different position comprises at least a portion of the first section being rotated away from the top side of the second section;        a first display at a top side of the first section;        a second display on the housing which is covered when the first and second sections are in the first folded position and which is uncovered when the first and second sections are in the second different position; and        electronic circuitry in the housing operably coupled to the first and second displays, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises a radio frequency receiver, a processor, a first memory and a second memory, and wherein the processor is configured to automatically store information processed by the processor from the first memory into the second memory in response to movement of the housing between the first and second positions.     
     
     
       23. A mobile communication device as in  claim 22  wherein the mobile communication device comprises a telephone. 
     
     
       24. A mobile communication device as in  claim 22  further comprising alphanumeric keys on the top side of the first section. 
     
     
       25. A mobile communication device as in  claim 22  wherein the second display is located on an opposite side of the first section. 
     
     
       26. A mobile communication device as in  claim 25  wherein the second section comprises keys on a top side of the second section which are located opposite the second display when the housing is in the first folded position. 
     
     
       27. A mobile communication device as in  claim 22  wherein the second display is not viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the first folded position. 
     
     
       28. A mobile communication device as in  claim 22  wherein the first memory is a volatile memory and the second memory is a non- volatile memory.   
     
     
       29. A mobile communication station comprising:
   a housing comprising a first section movably connected to a second section between a first position and a different second position;        a first display on the first section, wherein the first display is viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the first position;        a second display on the first section, wherein the second display is viewable by a user when the first and second sections are in the second position, and is not viewable when the first and second sections are in the first position;        a key on the first section adjacent the second display, wherein the key is accessible for actuation by a user when the first and second sections are in the second position, and is not accessible for actuation by the user when the first and second sections are in the first position; and        electronic circuitry inside the housing and operably connected to the displays, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises an antenna, a radio frequency receiver, and at least one memory and a processor, and wherein the processor is adapted to store information in the at least one memory in response to movement of the housing between the first and second positions.