METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPEED DIAL

• US 20080107253A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MediaTek India Technology Pvt Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Arun
• Application Number:
  US11/876,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20080107253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/216.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings

Abstract

An embodiment of a method of speed dial performed in an electronic apparatus comprising a keypad comprising multiple buttons and a display unit is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A numeric sequence is displayed on the display unit for further edit when detecting that a button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period. The numeric sequence is a portion of a full phone number.

Claims

1. A method of speed dial performed in an electronic apparatus comprising a keypad comprising a plurality of buttons and a display unit, the method comprising:

displaying a first numeric sequence on the display unit for further edit when detecting that a first button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period,

wherein the first numeric sequence is a portion of a first full phone number.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the full phone number by modifying the first numeric sequence; and

issuing a call connection request to a destination with the first full phone number to establish a call connection with the destination.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination is a telephone, a mobile phone or a smart phone.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising issuing a call connection request to a destination with a second numeric sequence when detecting that a second button is pressed over a predetermined time period.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

acquiring information indicating that the second button is associated with the second numeric sequence and a flag for the second numeric sequence; and

issuing the call connection request to the destination after determining that the flag indicates that the second numeric sequence is a full phone number.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring information indicating that the first button is associated with the first numeric sequence and a flag for the first numeric sequence; and

displaying the first numeric sequence one the display unit after determining that the flag indicates that the first numeric sequence is a partial phone number.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a speed dial set when detecting that a second button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period; and

retrieving the first numeric sequence from the determined speed dial set before displaying the first numeric sequence.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

switching to the next speed dial set when detecting that the second button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period;

retrieving a second numeric sequence from the newly determined speed dial set when detecting the first button is pressed over a predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

issuing the call connection request to a destination with the retrieved second numeric sequence after determining the second numeric sequence is a full phone number; and

displaying the second numeric sequence on the display unit for further edit after determining the second numeric sequence is a portion of a full phone number.

10. A method of speed dial configuration, comprising:

providing a numeric sequence;

providing a flag corresponding to the numeric sequence, indicating the numeric sequence is a first full phone number or a portion of a second full phone number;

providing information regarding a speed dial button on a keypad for the numeric sequence; and

storing the numeric sequence with the provided flag and information regarding the speed dial button in a storage unit.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

retrieving the stored numeric sequence and the flag when detecting that the speed dial button is pressed over a time period;

determining whether the retrieved flag indicates the numeric sequence is the first full phone number or a portion of the second full phone number; and

displaying the retrieved numeric sequence on a display unit for further edit when determining that the retrieved numeric sequence is a portion of the second full phone number.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising issuing a call connection request to a destination with the retrieved numeric sequence when determining that the retrieved numeric sequence is the first full phone number.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing an identity indicating a speed dial set; and

storing the numeric sequence further with the provided identity.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining that the speed dial set is switched to after detecting that a switching button is pressed over a predetermined time period;

retrieving the stored numeric sequence and the flag after detecting that the speed dial button is pressed over a time period and the speed dial set is switched to;

determining whether the retrieved flag indicates the numeric sequence is the first full phone number or a portion of the second full phone number; and

displaying the retrieved numeric sequence on a display unit for further edit when determining that the retrieved numeric sequence is a portion of the second full phone number.

15. A system of speed dial, comprising:

a keypad, comprising a first button;

a display unit; and

a processor, displaying a first numeric sequence on the display unit for further edit when detecting that the first button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period,

wherein the first numeric sequence is a portion of a first full phone number.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the processor generates the full phone number by modifying the first numeric sequence, and issues a call connection request to a destination with the first full phone number via the communication unit to establish a call connection with the destination.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the keypad further comprises a second button, and the processor issues a call connection request to a destination with a second numeric sequence via the communication unit when detecting that a second button is pressed over a predetermined time period.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the keypad comprises a second button, and the processor determines a speed dial set when detecting that the second button is pressed over a predetermined time period, and retrieves the first numeric sequence from the determined speed dial set before displaying the first numeric sequence.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor further switches to the next speed dial set when detecting that the second button on the keypad is pressed over a predetermined time period, and retrieves a second numeric sequence from the newly determined speed dial set when detecting the first button is pressed over a predetermined time period.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the processor further issues the call connection request to a destination with the retrieved second numeric sequence after determining the second numeric sequence is a full phone number, and displays the second numeric sequence on the display unit for further edit after determining the second numeric sequence is a portion of a full phone number.