Appeal No. 1998-1320
Application No. 08/305,643
light-emitting diode (LED) display is utilized to display
alphanumeric characters one at a time in sequence as dialed.
The single display also provides indications of various
operating parameters of the telephone apparatus by using
predetermined ones of the same segments used to display the
alphanumeric characters. Appellant asserts at page 2 of the
specification that the use of a single 7, 8 segment display in
place of conventional multiple digit display results in a
saving in cost and complexity.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A display for a mobile radio telephone
apparatus, comprising:
a single 7, 8 segment LED display having
seven segments for representation of
alphanumeric characters through selective
activation of various combinations of
said seven segments, and an eighth segment
for representation of an operational
parameter of said apparatus;
means for designating predetermined ones
of said seven segments for representation
of other operational parameters of said
apparatus; and
means for controlling selective activation
of said 7, 8 segment LED display in response
to signals from circuitry of said apparatus
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