MESSAGING WITH A LOCKED COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a user input interface;
a display interface; and
a device-readable storage medium encoding a set of device-executable instructions for performing a process comprising;
transitioning the communication device to a locked state;
receiving input at the user input interface;
determining whether the received input is message input; and
when the received input is message input, storing a message based on the received message input.
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Abstract
A communication device supports leaving a message using a communication device input interface when the device is in a locked state. The communication device may be a network telephone having a display interface and a user input interface. The communication device may be configured to transition to a locked state, store a message based on input received at the locked communication device, and present the message to an intended recipient. The message may be presented to the intended recipient upon unlocking the device (e.g., stored locally and presented when the phone is unlocked), presented to the intended recipient in accordance with communication settings (e.g., delivered to an email account, cell phone, etc.), or otherwise delivered.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a user input interface; a display interface; and a device-readable storage medium encoding a set of device-executable instructions for performing a process comprising; transitioning the communication device to a locked state; receiving input at the user input interface; determining whether the received input is message input; and when the received input is message input, storing a message based on the received message input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a lock instruction at a communication device; receiving message input entered into a user interface located on the locked communication device; storing the received message input as a message; receiving an unlock instruction at the communication device; and presenting the message on an output interface of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device-readable storage medium encoding a set of device-executable instructions for performing a process comprising:
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receiving user input at a locked communication device; determining whether the received user input relates to an unlock operation; when the received user input relates to an unlock operation, determining whether the received user input includes valid unlock information; when the received user input includes valid unlock information, unlocking the communication device; when the received user input does not relate to an unlock operation, determining whether the received user input relates to a message input operation; and when the received user input relates to a message input operation, storing a message based on the received user input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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