REMINDER FUNCTION FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20030087665A1
• Filed: 12/13/1999
• Published: 05/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: TOKKONEN, TIMO TAPANI
• Application Number:
  US09/459,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20030087665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A mobile communication device having a reminder function that may be associated functionally with triggering events and triggered actions associated with the mobile communication device. The invention allows a user of a mobile communication device to configure a desired reminder and associate the configured reminder with a triggering event. Upon the occurrence of the triggering event, a defined action associated with the reminder occurs. The invention allows the user of a mobile communication device to connect a reminder, triggering event and a defined action together to realize an efficient reminder function that is based on an event or events when the occurrence of the event or events may happen arbitrarily.

Claims

1. A method for generating a reminder in a communication device operating in a system, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a reminder from user input and storing said reminder in the system;

defining a triggering event and storing an indication of said triggering event in the system, wherein said triggering event is an event initiated external to the communication device;

defining an action and storing an indication of said action in the system;

detecting an occurrence of said triggering event; and

performing, in response to detecting said triggering event, said action at the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a reminder comprises generating a text reminder.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said step of generating a text reminder comprises receiving keypad input at the communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a reminder comprises generating an audio reminder.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said step of generating an audio reminder comprises recording voice input at the communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a reminder comprises generating a video reminder.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said step of generating a video reminder comprises recording video input at the communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of defining a triggering event comprises the step of defining said triggering event as an incoming phone call from a selected phone number to the communication device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of defining a triggering event comprises the step of defining said triggering event as an outgoing phone call to a selected phone number from the communication device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of defining a triggering event comprises the step of defining said triggering event as an external event determinable by a sensor in the communication device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of generating a reminder comprises generating a text reminder, and wherein said step of defining an action comprises defining said action as displaying said text reminder.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein said step of generating a reminder comprises generating an audio reminder, and wherein said step of defining an action comprises defining said action as playing said audio reminder.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said reminder, said indication of said triggering event and said indication of said action are stored in the communication device.

14. An apparatus for generating a reminder in a communication device or operating in a system, said apparatus comprising:

an input device for receiving input in the communication device, said input generating a reminder, defining a triggering event to be initiated external to the communication device, and defining an action, wherein said action is to be performed using said reminder upon occurrence of said triggering event;

at least one memory, said memory for storing said reminder, an indication of said triggering event, and an indication of said action in the system; and

a processor in the communication device, coupled to said input device and operable to communicate with said at least one memory, said processor for detecting occurrence of said triggering event and initiating performance of said action on said reminder in the communication device.

15. The apparatus for claim 14, wherein said reminder comprises a text reminder.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said input device receives keypad input to generate said text reminder.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said reminder comprises an audio reminder.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said input device records audio input to generate said audio reminder.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said reminder comprises a video reminder.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said input device records video input to generate said video reminder.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said triggering event comprises an incoming phone call from a selected phone number to the communication device.

22. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said triggering event comprises an outgoing phone call to a selected phone number from the communication device.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said triggering event comprises an external event determinable by a sensor in the communication device.

24. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said reminder comprises a text reminder and said action comprises displaying said text reminder.

25. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said reminder comprises an audio reminder and said action comprises playing said audio reminder.

26. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said memory is implemented in the mobile communication device.