Enhanced text entry system for wireless devices

• US 20030030681A1
• Filed: 08/13/2001
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Vigil, Jeff S., Detlef, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US09/928,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20030030681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/864
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A hand-held wireless telecommunications device is disclosed that is configured to send a preconfigured text message to a recipient through use of a global computer network. The wireless device includes a processor, a user input component, a display, memory and a communications module for communications with the global computer network. The wireless device includes a messaging module that connects the wireless device to the global computer network and enables the user to establish communications with a message web site. The method includes providing a user interface to select a recipient from an address list and selecting a message from a plurality of preconfigured messages. The messaging module receives the address list and the preconfigured messages from the message web site based on a user identification and displays the user interface on the display thereby enabling the user to select a recipient and a message from the preconfigured messages.

Claims

1. A hand-held wireless telecommunications device configured to send a text message to a recipient through use of a global computer network, the wireless device comprising:

a processor;

an input component in electronic communication with the processor for a user to enter user input;

a display in electronic communication with the processor that displays information to the user;

a communications module in electronic communication with the processor for communicating with the global computer network;

memory in electronic communication with the processor for storing data;

a messaging module comprising instructions that are executable by the processor for implementing a method comprising;

connecting the wireless device to the global computer network;

displaying network data received from the global computer network on the display;

enabling the user to establish communications with a message web site;

providing to the user a recipient user interface to select a recipient;

providing to the user a message user interface to select a message from a plurality of preconfigured messages, wherein the messaging module receives the plurality of preconfigured messages from the message web site based on a user identification and displays the message user interface on the display thereby enabling the user to select the message from the plurality of preconfigured messages; and

sending the message to the recipient through the global computer network.

2. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the handheld wireless telecommunications device is a mobile telephone.

3. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the handheld wireless telecommunications device is a personal digital assistant.

4. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the message is a text message.

5. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the message is a text message that includes a token.

6. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 5, wherein the messaging module allows the user to enter token text to replace the token in the message.

7. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the message is an e-mail.

8. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the network data comprises WML.

9. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the network data comprises HDML.

10. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the network data comprises HTML.

11. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the network data comprises XML.

12. The hand-held wireless telecommunications device as defined in claim 1, wherein the network data comprises XHTML.

13. A web site for editing and storing preconfigured messages to be used with hand-held wireless telecommunications devices, the web site comprising:

a web server for serving web data to a plurality of wireless devices;

a computer enabling operation of the web server, the computer being in electronic communication with a storage device storing instructions executable by the computer for implementing a method comprising;

allowing a wireless device to contact the web site via a global computer network;

receiving from the wireless device a user identification;

sending an address list identified through use of the user identification from the web site to the wireless device;

sending a plurality of preconfigured messages identified through use of the user identification from the web site to the wireless device;

receiving a message and a recipient from the wireless device, wherein the message is selected from the preconfigured messages by a user through the wireless device, and wherein the recipient is selected from the address list by the user through the wireless device; and

sending the message to the recipient through the global computer network.

14. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises storing the preconfigured messages on the storage device.

15. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

sending user interface data to a client computer to present an edit user interface on the client computer; and

receiving a change from the client computer to change one of the preconfigured messages.

16. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises receiving PIM data from a client computer in electronic communication with the web site via the global computer network and storing the PIM data on the storage device.

17. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving PIM data from a client computer in electronic communication with the web site via the global computer network, wherein the PIM data is for a personal digital assistant transferred to the client computer from the personal digital assistant; and

storing the PIM data on the storage device at the web site.

18. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web server serves the web data to a plurality of mobile telephones.

19. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web server serves the web data to a plurality of personal digital assistants.

20. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the preconfigured messages are text messages.

21. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the preconfigured messages are text messages that include tokens.

22. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the preconfigured messages are text messages that include tokens and wherein each token is editable by the user using the wireless device.

23. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the message is an e-mail message and wherein the method further comprises e-mailing the e-mail message to the recipient through the global computer network.

24. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web data comprises WML.

25. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web data comprises HDML.

26. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web data comprises HTML.

27. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web data comprises XML.

28. The web site as defined in claim 13, wherein the web data comprises XHTML.

29. A method for providing preconfigured messages to a hand-held wireless telecommunications device to be sent to a recipient through use of a global computer network, the method comprising:

establishing electronic communication between the wireless device and the global computer network;

establishing electronic communication between the wireless device and a web site storing preconfigured messages;

retrieving an address list from the web site based on a user identification;

sending the address list to the wireless device;

providing to a user a recipient user interface to select a recipient from the address list;

retrieving the preconfigured messages from the web site based on a user identification;

sending the preconfigured messages to the wireless device;

providing to the user a message user interface to select a message from the preconfigured messages; and

sending the message to the recipient through the global computer network.

30. The method as defined in claim 29, further comprising providing a client user interface to a client computer via the global computer network to enable the creation of the preconfigured messages that are stored on the web site.

31. The method as defined in claim 30, further comprising receiving PIM data from the client computer in electronic communication with the web site via the global computer network and storing the PIM data on the web site.

32. The method as defined in claim 30, further comprising receiving PIM data from the client computer in electronic communication with the web site via the global computer network, wherein the PIM data is for a personal digital assistant and had been transferred to the client computer from the personal digital assistant, and storing the PIM data on the web site.

33. The method as defined in claim 30, wherein the wireless device is a mobile telephone.

34. The method as defined in claim 30, wherein the wireless device is a personal digital assistant.

35. The method as defined in claim 29, wherein the message is a text message.

36. The method as defined in claim 35, wherein the message is a text message that includes a token, and wherein the method further comprises entering token text by the user to replace the token.

37. The method as defined in claim 29, wherein the recipient user interface and the message user interface comprise WML instructions.

38. The method as defined in claim 29, wherein the recipient user interface and the message user interface comprise HTML instructions.

39. The method as defined in claim 29, wherein the recipient user interface and the message user interface comprise XML instructions.

40. The method as defined in claim 29, wherein the recipient user interface and the message user interface comprise XHTML instructions.