Patent ID: 6522893
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for setting an alarm of a cellular phone by which a user can set an alarm to be given at a determined time, said method comprising the steps of:(a) checking whether a volume control button has been pressed; (b) maintaining a stand-by state if it is not confirmed that the volume control button has been pressed in step (a) and then checking whether the volume control button has been released if it is confirmed that the volume control button has been pressed in step (a); (c) controlling a volume of the cellular phone if it is confirmed that the volume control button has been released in step (b) and checking whether a first predetermined period of time has passed if it is confirmed that the volume control button has not been released in step (b); (d) performing step (b) again if it is confirmed that the first predetermined period of time has not passed in step (c); and (e) displaying an indication of a timer setting mode on a display and starting to set the timer if it is confirmed that the first predetermined period of time has passed in step (c).