Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-15
2001-11-20
Trost, William (Department: 2683)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
C455S550100, C455S066100, C455S344000, C455S418000, C455S419000, C379S260000, C379S263000, C379S280000, C379S200000, C379S355010, C379S355020
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321098
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed generally to wireless communication devices, and, more specifically, to a system and method to facilitate the recording and processing of information in a wireless communication device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Directory assistance is a service provided by telephone companies to supplement telephone books. Customers call into the directory assistance service to get desired telephone numbers. Often, the customers write the telephone numbers down and then dial them. While the directory assistance service telephone number may be easy to remember, customers frequently find themselves in a situation where they do not have pad or pencil to write the desired telephone number down. The customer attempt at memorizing the desired telephone number as it is repeated to them by directory assistance oftentimes fails when they attempt to dial the desired telephone number.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there is a significant need for a system that simplifies reporting and processing of data in a wireless communication device. The present invention solves this problem and provides other related advantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a technique that simplifies activation of a recording function in a wireless communication device. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a storage area to store data, including a set of predetermined numbers. The system also includes a user input device which may be a touchscreen or other device such as a keypad having a plurality of keys that are selectively activated by a user. The user input device senses user operation thereof to enter data, including a first telephone number. A comparator compares the first telephone number with the set of numbers stored in the storage area. In one embodiment, a processor performs the function of the comparator and sets a match indicator when the first telephone number matches one of the set of numbers in the storage area. An alphanumeric recorder is activated in response to a first condition, including the match indicator being set, to permit entry of data into a recorder data storage area.
In one embodiment, the first condition includes the system activating the recorder in response to user activation of the input device in a predetermined manner. The first condition may include the issuance by an output device of a user prompt indicating that the recorder can be activated by the user. In this embodiment, the system activates the recorder in response to user activation of the input device in a predetermined manner following the issue of the prompt.
The system may further include a transceiver to communicate with a communication device remote from the system. The transceiver initially establishes a call to the remote communication device associated with the first telephone number in response to the selection of the first telephone number wherein the data entered into the recorder data storage area is data received from the remote communication device. In one embodiment, the data received from the remote communication device may be manually entered via the user input device. Alternatively, the transceiver may automatically receive data from the remote communication device during the call thereto and store the received data in the recorder data storage area without additional activation of the user input device. In a further embodiment, the data received from the remote communication device comprises a second telephone number and the transceiver further initiates the establishment of a call to a remote communication device associated with the second telephone number. The transceiver may initiate establishment of a call to the remote communication device associated with the second telephone number in response to the user input device sensing user operation thereof to select call option to the second telephone number.
The system further permits editing of data stored in the data storage area using the user input device. For example, the processor may edit the data to include pauses and DTMF signals to the data stored in the recorder data storage area.
In one embodiment, the set of numbers stored in the storage area contains telephone numbers of directory assistance service providers. The set of numbers stored in the storage area may be preprogrammed or manually entered using the user input device.
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Beith Scott D.
Kenagy Jason B.
Brown Charles D.
Ferguson Keith
Pappas Georges C.
Qualcomm Incorporated
Trost William
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