MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20080064430A1
• Filed: 09/11/2006
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Nielsen, Peter Dam
• Application Number:
  US11/530,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20080064430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2044 Group features, e.g. closed user group
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15

Abstract

A method for generating a contact group is disclosed. The method includes identifying a plurality of contact items being associated with a context, defining a contact group being associated with the context, wherein the contact group includes the plurality of contact items, and generating the defined contact group. A contact group generator for performing the method and an apparatus comprising such a contact group generator is also disclosed. Further, a computer program for implementing the method is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for generating a contact group, comprising

identifying a plurality of contact items being associated with a context;

defining a contact group being associated with the context, wherein the contact group comprises the plurality of contact items; and

generating the defined contact group.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context comprises a conference call, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on participants in the conference call.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context is that an identical message is sent to a plurality of recipients, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the plurality of recipients.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context is that a plurality of communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously, wherein the contact items comprises contact information related to the plurality of communication apparatuses.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously at least a predetermined number of times.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context is that parties being in communication within a predetermined time recurrent interval, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context is that parties being in communication within a push-to-talk session, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the context is based on communication statistics, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on communication parties complying with a predetermined statistical criteria.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

prompting a user whether to generate the defined contact group;

and

based on a user input, generating the defined contact group.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising enabling the user to edit the contact group.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising automatically generating the defined contact group.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising saving the contact group in a memory for contact information.

13. A contact group generator arranged to identify a plurality of contact items being associated with a context and to define a contact group being associated with the context, wherein the contact group comprises the identified plurality of contact items.

14. The contact group generator according to claim 13, arranged to store the contact group in a memory for contact information.

15. The contact group generator according to claim 13, further comprising a contact group editor arranged to enable a user to edit the contact group.

16. The contact group generator according to claim 13, arranged to automatically generate the contact group.

17. The contact group generator according to claim 13, wherein the context is any of the group comprising:

a conference call, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on participants in the conference call;

an identical message is sent to a plurality of recipients, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the plurality of recipients;

a plurality of communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously, wherein the contact items comprises contact information related to the plurality of communication apparatuses;

a plurality of communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously, wherein the contact items comprises contact information related to the plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein the communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously at lease a predetermined number of times;

parties being in communication within a predetermined time recurrent interval, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties; and

parties being in communication within a push-to-talk session, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties.

18. The contact group generator according to claim 13, wherein the context is based on communication statistics, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on communication parties complying with a predetermined statistical criteria.

19. An apparatus comprising a memory for contact information and a controller handling said contact information, wherein the controller comprises a contact group generator arranged to identify a plurality of contact items being associated with a context and to define a contact group being associated with the context, wherein the contact group comprises the identified plurality of contact items.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the contact group generator is arranged to store the contact group in the memory for contact information.

21. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a user interface, wherein the contact group generator is arranged to prompt a user whether to generate the defined contact group by an output via the user interface, to receive a user input via the user interface, and to generate the defined contact group based on the user input.

22. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the contact group generator further comprises a contact group editor arranged to enable a user to edit the contact group.

23. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the contact group generator is arranged to automatically generate the contact group.

24. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the memory for contact information is a phone book.

25. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the context is any of the group comprising:

a conference call, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on participants in the conference call;

an identical message is sent to a plurality of recipients, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the plurality of recipients;

a plurality of communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously, wherein the contact items comprises contact information related to the plurality of communication apparatuses;

a plurality of communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously, wherein the contact items comprises contact information related to the plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein the communication apparatuses have participated in a shortrange radio network simultaneously at lease a predetermined number of times;

parties being in communication within a predetermined time recurrent interval, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties; and

parties being in communication within a push-to-talk session, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on the parties.

26. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the context is based on communication statistics, wherein the contact items comprises contact information on communication parties complying with a predetermined statistical criteria.

27. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising instructions for identifying a plurality of contact items being associated with a context;

defining a contact group being associated with the context, wherein the contact group comprises the plurality of contact items; and

generating the defined contact group.

28. The computer-readable medium according to claim 27, wherein the computer-executable components further comprises instructions for

prompting a user whether to generate the defined contact group;

and

based on a user input, generating the defined contact group.

29. The computer-readable medium according to claim 27, wherein the computer-executable components further comprises instructions for enabling the user to edit the contact group.

30. The computer-readable medium according to claim 27, wherein the computer-executable components further comprises instructions for automatically generating the defined contact group.

31. The computer-readable medium according to claim 27, wherein the computer-executable components further comprises instructions for saving the contact group in a memory for contact information.