Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Special service
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-24
2008-09-09
Mehrpour, Naghmeh (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Special service
C455S550100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07424287
ABSTRACT:
A method of facilitating the initiation of an outgoing phone call on a handheld electronic device including receiving a request to initiate the outgoing phone call and determining whether additional user action is required in order to initiate the outgoing phone call. If it is determined that additional user action is required, the method further includes: (i) displaying a prompt on the handheld electronic device that indicates that the additional user action must be taken in order to initiate the outgoing phone call, and (ii) providing an alert, such as an audible signal, that is separate from the prompt. Also, a handheld electronic device including a display, a processor, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor. The memory stores one or more routines executable by the processor for implementing the described method.
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Adams Neil P.
Vander Veen Raymond P.
Agarwal Brij K.
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott , LLC
Levy Philip E.
Mehrpour Naghmeh
Research In Motion Limited
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