APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TELEPHONE NUMBERS BASED ON CALL HISTORY IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20080057927A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Seung-Hwan
• Application Number:
  US11/849,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or 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

An apparatus and method for managing telephone numbers based on call history in a mobile communication system. According to the method for managing telephone number management method, a user selects a telephone number. When the user selects a memo writing or editing function for the telephone number, a memo writing or editing operation is executed for the telephone number.

Claims

1. A method for managing telephone numbers based on call history in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a selection for a telephone number in a call history list from a user; and

executing one of a memo writing function and an editing operation for the telephone number in the call history list when one of the memo writing and the editing function is selected for the telephone number.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing one of a to-do list writing function and an editing operation for the telephone number in the call history list when one of the to-do list writing function and the editing function is selected for the telephone number.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inquiring the user whether to register the telephone number in the phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of the selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in a phonebook.

4. A method for transmitting a call using call history in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

displaying at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number when an outgoing call is made at the telephone number and the telephone number is in the call history.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

inquiring a user whether to register the telephone number in a phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of the selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in the phonebook.

6. A method for receiving a call using call history in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

displaying at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number when a call of the telephone number is received and the telephone number is in the call history.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

requesting a user to perform one of write a new memo and edit an existing memo for the telephone number.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

requesting a user to perform one of write a new to-do list and edit an existing to-do list for the telephone number.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

inquiring a user whether to register the telephone number in a phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of a selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in the phonebook.

10. An apparatus for managing telephone numbers based on call history in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a controller for registering an outgoing/incoming call in the call history and managing functions related to the call history; and

a call history processor for writing a memo and editing an existing memo for a telephone number of the outgoing/incoming call.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor perform one of writes a new to-do list and edits an existing to-do list for the telephone number of the outgoing/incoming call.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor displays at least one of a memo and a to-do list for the telephone number when the telephone number is selected.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor inquires a user whether to register the telephone number in the phonebook and registers the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of a selection of a user for registration when the telephone number is selected and the telephone number is not registered in a phonebook.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor displays at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number of an outgoing call when the outgoing call is made and the telephone number of the outgoing call is in the call history.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor inquires a user whether to register a telephone number of an outgoing call in a phonebook and registers the telephone number of the outgoing call in the phonebook upon receipt of a selection of the user for registration when the outgoing call is made and the telephone number of the outgoing call is not in the call history.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor displays at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number of an incoming call when the incoming call is received and the telephone number of the incoming call is in the call history.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor inquires a user whether to register a telephone number of an incoming call in the phonebook and registers the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of a selection of the user for registration when the incoming call is received and the telephone number of the incoming call is not in the call history.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor requests a user one of to write a memo and to edit an existing memo for a telephone number of an incoming call when the incoming call is received.

19. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the call history processor requests a user one of to write a to-do list and to edit an existing to-do list for a telephone number of an incoming call when the incoming call is received.

20. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for managing telephone numbers based on call history in a mobile communication system, comprising;

a first code segment for receiving a selection for a telephone number from a user;

a second code segment for executing one of a memo writing function and an editing operation for the telephone number when one of the memo writing and the editing function is selected for the telephone number;

a third code segment for executing one of a to-do list writing function and an editing operation for the telephone number when one of the to-do list writing function and the editing function is selected for the telephone number; and

a fourth code segment for inquiring the user whether to register the telephone number in the phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of the selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in a phonebook.

21. An apparatus for transmitting a call using call history in a mobile communication system in combination with the recording medium of claim 20, the combination comprising:

means for displaying at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number when an outgoing call is made at the telephone number and the telephone number is in the call history; and

means for inquiring a user whether to register the telephone number in a phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of the selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in the phonebook.

22. An apparatus for receiving a call using call history in a mobile communication system in combination with the recording medium of claim 20, the combination comprising:

means for displaying at least one of a memo and a to-do list for a telephone number when a call of the telephone number is received and the telephone number is in the call history;

means for requesting a user to perform one of write a new memo and edit an existing memo for the telephone number;

means for requesting a user to perform one of write a new to-do list and edit an existing to-do list for the telephone number and;

means for inquiring a user whether to register the telephone number in a phonebook, and registering the telephone number in the phonebook upon receipt of a selection of the user for registration when the telephone number is not in the phonebook.