Interactive phone book

• US 20070130200A1
• Filed: 11/02/2004
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ogren, Per
• Granted Patent: US 8,442,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

In a telecommunications device a number or address is selected from a stored list for initiating a call or sending a message from the telecommunications device to the number or address. The list includes names and one or more numbers and/or addresses corresponding to each name. At least some of said stored names are displayed, and one of the displayed names is highlighted. The highlighted name is displayed together with a default one of the one or more numbers and/or addresses corresponding to the highlighted name.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a number or address from a list stored in a telecommunications device for initiating a call or sending a message from the telecommunications device to the number or address, the list comprising names and one or more numbers or addresses corresponding to each name, the method comprising:

displaying a list comprising at least some of the stored names,

highlighting one of the names displayed in the list; and

displaying the highlighted name in the list together with a default one of the one or more numbers and/or addresses corresponding to the high-lighted name.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising indicating together with the default number or address whether the list comprises more than one number or address corresponding to the highlighted name.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting the displayed default number or address, if it is indicated that this number or address is the only number or address in the list corresponding to the highlighted name.

4. A method according to claim 2, further comprising:

scrolling, if it is indicated that the list comprises more than one number or address corresponding to the highlighted name, and if the displayed default number or address is not the one to which a call should be initiated or a message sent, through the numbers or addresses corresponding to the selected name by means of a 4-way navigation device until the number or address to which a call should be initiated or a message sent is displayed; and

selecting, when the number or address to which a call should be initiated or a message sent is displayed, the displayed number.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the default one of the one or more numbers or addresses corresponding to the highlighted name is selected based on a mode of the telecommunications device.

6. A telecommunications device configured to select a number or address from a list stored in the telecommunications device for initiating a call or sending a message from the telecommunications device to the number or address, the list comprising names and one or more numbers or addresses corresponding to each name, the telecommunications device being configured to:

display a list comprising at least some of the stored names,

highlight one of the names displayed in the list, and

display the highlighted name in the list together with a default one of the one or more numbers and/or addresses corresponding to the highlighted name.

7. A telecommunications device according to claim 6, wherein the device is further configured to indicate together with the default number or address whether the list comprises more than one number or address corresponding to the highlighted name.

8. A telecommunications device according to claim 6, wherein the device is further configured to select the displayed default number or address, if it is indicated that this number or address is the only number or address in the list corresponding to the highlighted name.

9. A telecommunications device according to claim 7, wherein the device is further configured to:

scroll, the list comprises more than one number or address corresponding to the highlighted name, and if the displayed default number or address is not the one to which a call should be initiated or a message sent, through the numbers or addresses corresponding to the selected name by means of a 4-way navigation device until the number or address to which a call should be initiated or a message sent is displayed; and

select, when the number or address to which a call should be initiated or a message sent is displayed, the displayed number.

10. A telecommunications device according to claim 6, wherein the default one of the one or more numbers or addresses corresponding to the highlighted name is selected based on a mode of the telecommunications device.