Mobile communication terminal, method, and computer program product

• US 20070004390A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Nielsen, Peter, Kraft, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 8,559,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus, and a computer program product, comprising a memory arranged to hold contact information, wherein items of said contact information are arranged in a tree structure comprising a plurality of logical levels is disclosed. Methods for storing and accessing contact information arranged in this way are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A mobile communication apparatus comprising a memory arranged to hold contact information, wherein items of said contact information are arranged in a tree structure comprising a plurality of logical levels.

2. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said logical levels are defined by links between at least a higher level item and at least a lower level item.

3. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said contact information is arranged to be presented according to said tree structure on a display of said mobile communication apparatus.

4. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a display view comprises all items of said tree structure.

5. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said display view comprises a scrolling function to be able to view a user selected part of said items.

6. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said tree structure is arranged to be presented with relations between items together with images, texts, or symbols, or any combination thereof, related to said items, respectively, and said presented tree structure is browsable by a user.

7. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a group of lower level items linked to an item of a higher logical level are presented together with said higher logical level item.

8. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said contact information comprises home telephone number, work telephone number, mobile telephone number, private e-mail address, work e-mail address, home address, work address, image, text, symbol, sound, red-letter day, or web address, or any combination thereof.

9. A method for storing contact information in a mobile communication apparatus comprising:

assigning a plurality of logical levels of a tree structure for said contact information; and

storing contact information in a logical level of said tree structure being related to said contact information.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising presenting said contact information according to said tree structure on a display of said mobile communication apparatus.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein a display view comprises all items of said tree structure.

12. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising scrolling said display view to view a user selected part of said items.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein said contact information comprises home telephone number, work telephone number, mobile telephone number, private e-mail address, work e-mail address, home address, work address, image, text, symbol, sound, red-letter day, or web address, or any combination thereof.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein said logical levels are associated to groups, families, companies, departments, teams, clubs, or personal relations, or any combination thereof.

21. A computer program product directly loadable into a memory of a processor, where the computer program product comprises program code for performing the method as defined in claim 9 when executed by said processor.

15. A method for accessing contact information in a mobile communication apparatus comprising:

navigating to a logical level of a tree structure related to said contact information; and

accessing said contact information.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising presenting said contact information according to said tree structure on a display of said mobile communication apparatus.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein a display view comprises all items of said tree structure.

18. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising scrolling said display view to view a user selected part of said items.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein said contact information comprises home telephone number, work telephone number, mobile telephone number, private e-mail address, work e-mail address, home address, work address, image, text, symbol, sound, red-letter day, or web address, or any combination thereof.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein said logical levels are associated to groups, families, companies, departments, teams, clubs, or personal relations, or any combination thereof.

22. A computer program product directly loadable into a memory of a processor, where the computer program product comprises program code for performing the method as defined in claim 15 when executed by said processor.