Method and computer-readable medium for performing predictive name completion, categorizing call logs and accessing dispatch ID numbers in a database for dispatch dialers

• US 20070010274A1
• Filed: 06/21/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Palacio, Julio, Lai, Duc
• Granted Patent: US 7,742,780 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/521
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A method and computer-readable medium for performing predictive name completion, categorizing call lists and accessing dispatch ID numbers in a database for dispatch dialers is provided. The method for performing predictive name completion includes recognizing a portion of a dispatch ID input by a user; determining a name associated with a dispatch ID, based on the portion of the dispatch ID input by the user, and displaying the name. The method for categorizing call lists includes determining a type of each of a plurality of the dispatch calls; and placing each of the plurality of dispatch calls in one of a plurality of categorized lists, based on the type of each of the plurality of dispatch calls. The method for accessing dispatch ID numbers in a database includes establishing a mirror database including the dispatch ID numbers; and searching the mirror database for particular dispatch ID numbers.

Claims

1. In a dispatch dialer application, a method for accessing dispatch ID numbers in a database, the method comprising the acts of:

establishing a mirror database including the dispatch ID numbers; and

searching the mirror database for particular dispatch ID numbers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispatch ID numbers are associated with one or more of outgoing calls, caller ID and call completion.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of establishing the mirror database comprises extracting the dispatch ID numbers from another database.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the another database comprises a Microsoft Outlook database.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the dispatch ID numbers in the mirror database.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the modifying the dispatch ID numbers comprises at least one of adding a new dispatch ID number to the mirror database, changing one of the dispatch ID numbers in the mirror database, and deleting another one of the dispatch ID numbers from the mirror database.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising synchronizing the modified dispatch ID numbers in the mirror database with another database.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the another database comprises a Microsoft Outlook database.

9. In a telecommunications device with a dispatch dialer, a method for performing predictive name completion, the method comprising the act of:

recognizing a portion of a dispatch ID input by a user; and

determining a name associated with a dispatch ID, based on the recognized portion of the dispatch ID input by the user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying the name on a user interface.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the act of determining comprises matching the inputted portion of the dispatch ID with a dispatch ID in a dispatch ID database.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the matching is performed after each number of the portion of the dispatch ID is input.

13. A method for categorizing dispatch calls, the method comprising the acts of:

determining a type of each of a plurality of the dispatch calls; and

placing each of the plurality of dispatch calls in one of a plurality of categorized lists, based on the type of each of the plurality of dispatch calls.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the categorized lists include at least one of dispatch calls in, dispatch calls out, group calls out, call alerts in, call alerts out, and all calls.

15. A method for selecting and displaying a plurality of categorized lists of dispatch calls, the method comprising the acts of:

selecting a list of the dispatch calls from the plurality of categorized lists; and

displaying the selected list of the dispatch calls.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of categorized lists includes at least one of dispatch calls in, dispatch calls out, group calls out, call alerts in, call alerts out, and all calls.

17. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for accessing dispatch ID numbers in a database, the computer program comprising instructions for:

establishing a mirror database including the dispatch ID numbers; and

searching the mirror database for particular dispatch ID numbers.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the dispatch ID numbers are associated with one or more of outgoing calls, caller ID and call completion.

19. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for performing predictive name completion in a telecommunications device with a dispatch dialer, the computer program comprising an instruction for:

recognizing a portion of a dispatch ID input by a user; and

determining a name associated with a dispatch ID, based on the recognized portion of the dispatch ID input by the user.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, the computer program further comprising instructions for displaying the name on a user interface.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instruction for determining comprises matching the inputted portion of the dispatch ID with a dispatch ID in a dispatch ID database.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the matching is performed after each number of the portion of the dispatch ID is input.

23. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for categorizing dispatch calls, the computer program comprising instructions for:

determining a type of each of a plurality of the dispatch calls; and

placing each of the plurality of the dispatch calls in one of a plurality of categorized lists, based on the type of each of the plurality of the dispatch calls.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the categorized lists include at least one of dispatch calls in, dispatch calls out, group calls out, call alerts in, call alerts out, and all calls.

25. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for selecting and displaying a plurality of categorized lists of dispatch calls, the computer program comprising instructions for:

selecting a list of the dispatch calls from the plurality of categorized lists; and

displaying the selected list of the dispatch calls.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the plurality of categorized lists includes at least one of dispatch calls in, dispatch calls out, group calls out, call alerts in, call alerts out, and all calls.