Apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal

• US 20030195018A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 10/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Byeong-Kuk Lee
• Original Assignee: Byeong-Kuk Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Byeong-Kuk
• Granted Patent: US 7,162,275 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

An apparatus and method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, and an apparatus and method capable of displaying all telephone numbers of persons registered in a phone book when a dial history information is displayed. In an apparatus and method for displaying dial history information configured by at least one of a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and a single calling/called telephone number icon corresponding to each personal name, the dial history information is sequentially searched. The apparatus and method further determines whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in a phone book. If the different telephone numbers corresponding to the personal name are registered in the phone book, all registered telephone numbers linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon are displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying dial history information configured by a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and a single calling/called telephone number icon corresponding to each personal name, comprising the steps of:

sequentially searching for the dial history information;

determining whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in a phone book; and

displaying all registered telephone numbers linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon if the different telephone numbers corresponding to the personal name are registered in the phone book.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein all telephone numbers registered in the phone book are linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon and displayed, and at least one of a last calling and called telephone number icon is flickered.

3. A method for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

selecting a personal name of a called party based on dial history information, the dial history information being configured by at least one of a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and calling/called telephone number classification icons based on a unit of a group corresponding to each personal name;

selecting one telephone number icon from the telephone number classification icons based on the unit of the group corresponding to the personal name selected;

dialing a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number icon selected; and

connecting the mobile communication terminal to a called telephone of the dialed telephone number such that communication with a called party of the called telephone is established.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, further comprising:

sequentially selecting

other telephone number icons from the telephone number classification icons based on the unit of the group; and

sequentially dialing telephone numbers of the selected telephone number icons, if the mobile communication terminal is not connected to the called telephone of the dialed telephone number.

5. An apparatus for displaying dial history information configured by a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and a single calling/called telephone number icon corresponding to each personal name, the apparatus comprising:

a controller adapted to perform the following operations;

sequentially search for the dial history information; and

determine whether different telephone numbers corresponding to a personal name searched from the dial history information are registered in a phone book; and

a display, adapted to display all registered telephone numbers linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon if the different telephone numbers corresponding to the personal name are registered in the phone book.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein all telephone numbers registered in the phone book are linked to the single calling/called telephone number icon and displayed and at least one of a last calling and called telephone number icon is flickered.

7. A apparatus for performing a dialing operation using a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a controller adapted to perform the following operations;

select a personal name of a called party based on dial history information, the dial history information being configured by at least one of a plurality of calling/called telephone classification icons, personal names corresponding to the calling/called telephone classification icons and calling/called telephone number classification icons based on a unit of a group corresponding to each personal name;

select one telephone number icon from the telephone number classification icons based on the unit of the group corresponding to the personal name selected;

dial a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number icon selected; and

connect the mobile communication terminal to a called telephone of the dialed telephone number such that communication with a called party of the called telephone is established.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the controller is further adapted to:

sequentially select other telephone number icons from the telephone number classification icons based on the unit of the group; and

sequentially dial telephone numbers of the selected telephone number icons, if the mobile communication terminal is not connected to the called telephone of the dialed telephone number.