Text and voice capable mobile communication device

• US 20070135097A1
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Rahkonen, Tomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,809,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services

Abstract

A method for establishing a call using a mobile terminal includes receiving a message. The method includes receiving a user input based on information in the message. The method includes accessing a communication identifier for a sending party identified in the message based on the user input. The method includes establishing a call using the communication identifier.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display;

a user interface; and

logic configured to;

display at least a portion of a received message via the display;

receive a user input via the user interface;

select a party identified in the received message based on the user input; and

place a call to the selected party in response to the selecting.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the logic is configured to:

receive the user input via a keypad, a control button, a microphone, or a stylus.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when selecting a party, the logic is configured to:

identify a party in the received message; and

select a communication identifier for the identified party.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when placing a call, the logic is further configured to:

establish a communication link with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or a packet based network.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when selecting a party, the logic is configured to:

access a data structure; and

retrieve a communication identifier that identifies the identified party from the data structure.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when selecting a party, the logic is further configured to:

select the sender of the received message.

7. A method for establishing a call using a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a message;

receiving a user input;

accessing a communication identifier for a sending party identified in the message based on the user input; and

establishing a call using the communication identifier.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying at least a portion of the message on a display.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying at least a portion of the message on a display;

displaying an indicator with the message;

identifying information in the message using the indicator;

accessing the communication identifier in response to the identified information.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

accessing the communication identifier in response to a single action by a user.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the accessing further comprises:

retrieving the communication identifier associated with a sender of the message.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the establishing further comprises:

dialing a telephone number associated with the party that sent the message or connecting to a network address associated with the party that sent the message.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying the message; and

selecting a sending party based on the user input.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving a user input comprises:

receiving a keypad input, a control button input, a microphone input, or a stylus input.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein the accessing further comprises:

accessing a second communication identifier associated with another party identified in the message; and

wherein the establishing further comprises;

establishing a call with the another party.

16. A computer readable medium that stores instructions executable by logic operating on a mobile terminal, the computer readable medium comprising:

instructions to display a received message;

instructions to select a party identified in the received message based on a user input;

instructions to select a communication identifier associated with the selected party; and

instructions to establish a communication link with the selected party using the communication identifier.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, further comprising:

instructions to receive the user input via a keypad key, a control button, a microphone or a stylus.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16, further comprising:

instructions to identify a party in the displayed message using an identifier displayed proximate to information associated with the identified party.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the establishing further comprises:

placing a call to a telephone number via a public switched telephone network or a packet switched network.

20. A mobile terminal, comprising:

means to receive a message;

means to display at least a portion of the received message on the mobile terminal;

means to identify a sender of the received message;

means to identify a phone number associated with the identified sender; and

means to place a call to the identified sender using the phone number in response to a single user input.