Advanced voice and data operations in a mobile data communication device
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1. A method of processing data in a mobile communication device having a display and a data component, said method comprising:
- receiving a voice call at the mobile communications device, the voice call initiated by a calling party, wherein receiving includes receiving caller ID information;
in response to receiving the voice call, searching, based on the caller ID information, a contact database on the mobile communication device for an electronic contact record containing information relating to the calling party and displaying information from the electronic contact record on the display;
during the call, while displaying the information from the electronic contact record on the display;
initiating, using the data component, a search of a remote electronic database for further information, the further information being additional to the information displayed from the electronic contact record and relating to the calling party, wherein the search is based on the caller ID information,receiving the further information from the remote electronic database and,displaying at least some of the further information on the display; and
storing at least some of the further information in the electronic contact record in association with the caller ID information.
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Abstract
A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events.
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1. A method of processing data in a mobile communication device having a display and a data component, said method comprising:
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receiving a voice call at the mobile communications device, the voice call initiated by a calling party, wherein receiving includes receiving caller ID information; in response to receiving the voice call, searching, based on the caller ID information, a contact database on the mobile communication device for an electronic contact record containing information relating to the calling party and displaying information from the electronic contact record on the display; during the call, while displaying the information from the electronic contact record on the display; initiating, using the data component, a search of a remote electronic database for further information, the further information being additional to the information displayed from the electronic contact record and relating to the calling party, wherein the search is based on the caller ID information, receiving the further information from the remote electronic database and, displaying at least some of the further information on the display; and storing at least some of the further information in the electronic contact record in association with the caller ID information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 22, 24)
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12. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a contact database stored in memory; a data component to search the contact database, based on caller ID information, for an electronic contact record containing information relating calling party from whom a voice call is received, and to, during the call, initiate a search of a remote electronic database for further information based on caller ID information for the call, the further information being additional to the information relating to the calling party in the electronic contact record and relating to the calling party, to receive the further information from the remote electronic database, and to store the further information in the electronic contact record in association with the caller ID information; and a display to display the information from the electronic contact record and to display at least some of the further information during the call, wherein the data component initiates the search of the remote electronic database and receives at least some of the further information while the display displays the information from the electronic contact record during the call. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile communication device, cause the mobile communication device to:
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receive a voice call at the mobile communications device, the voice call initiated by a calling party, wherein receiving includes receiving caller ID information; in response to receiving the voice call, search, based on the caller ID information, a contact database on the mobile communication device for an electronic contact record containing information relating to the calling party and display information from the electronic contact record on a display of the mobile communication device; during the call, while displaying the information from the electronic contact record on the display; initiate, using a data component of the mobile communication device, a search of a remote electronic database for further information, the further information being additional to the information displayed from the electronic contact record and relating to the calling party, wherein the search is based on the caller ID information, receive the further information from the remote electronic database and, display at least some of the further information on the display; and store at least some of the further information in the electronic contact record in association with the caller ID information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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