METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MOBILE TERMINAL EVENTS

• US 20070232277A1
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Spalink, Karin
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

The wireless terminal selectively stores incoming voice calls and text messages in a common Answer List. The incoming transmissions may be added to the Answer List manually. If the “Answer List” menu option is selected, the incoming transmission data is logged into the Answer List and that entry is deleted from the Missed Call List, Text Message List or Call Log. In this manner, the incoming transmission data may be saved in only one location on the wireless terminal. An entry may also be saved to the Answer List from the wireless terminal'"'"'s calendar application or web browser application. An entry may be deleted from the Answer List after the entry is responded to. This allows the user to enter wireless terminal related activities in the Answer List such that the list may also include entries that do not arise from an incoming transmission.

Claims

1. A method of event management on a wireless terminal comprising:

receiving text messages and voice calls;

saving call numbers associated with the text messages and voice calls;

displaying a list including entries for the call numbers associated with the text messages and voice calls; and

transmitting a text message or voice call to one of the call numbers.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the one of the call numbers is retrieved from the list.

3. The method of claim 1 further including a web address stored in the list.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the call numbers are stored on said wireless terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless terminal includes a calendar for storing calendar data, said calendar data being stored in the list.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the calendar data includes a call number associated with a calendar entry.

7. The method of claim 6 further including establishing a link to the call number.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting a text message or voice call to one of the call numbers comprises using a soft key.

9. A method of call management on a wireless terminal comprising:

initiating a calendar application;

storing an entry in the calendar;

associating a call number with the calendar entry;

displaying the call number in a list separate from the calendar application; and

calling the call number from the list.

10. A wireless terminal comprising:

a calendar application;

means for storing an entry in the calendar including a call number;

a display for displaying the call number in a list separate from the calendar application; and

means for calling the call number from the list.

11. The wireless terminal of claim 10 wherein the wireless terminal is a cell phone.

12. The wireless terminal of claim 10 wherein the wireless terminal is a computer.

13. The wireless terminal of claim 10 wherein means for calling includes a soft key button with a pop-up menu.

14. The wireless terminal of claim 10 wherein the call number is a phone number.

15. The wireless terminal of claim 10 wherein the call number is an internet address.

16. A wireless terminal comprising:

a web browser application;

means for storing an entry from the web browser application in a separate list including a call number;

a display for displaying the call number in a displayed list separate from the web browser application; and

means for calling the call number from the displayed list.

17. A wireless terminal comprising:

means for receiving text messages and voice calls;

means for saving call numbers associated with the text messages and voice calls;

means for displaying a list including entries for the call numbers associated with the text messages and voice calls; and

means for transmitting a text message or voice call to one of the call numbers.

18. The wireless terminal of claim 17 further including means for saving a web page address in said list.

19. The wireless terminal of claim 17 further including means for saving an entry from a calendar application in said list.

20. The wireless terminal of claim 17 further including means for deleting entries from said list automatically.